Mogrus logunovi Prószyński, 2000

Alioua, Youcef & Bosmans, Robert, 2024, Spiders of arid lands: The Ghardaïa region (Northern Sahara) with seven new records for Algeria, Zootaxa 5497 (3), pp. 301-336 : 322

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.1
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scientific name	Mogrus logunovi Prószyński, 2000
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Mogrus logunovi Prószyński, 2000 View in CoL ( Figs. 11a–e View FIGURE 11 )

Mogrus logunovi View in CoL ; Prószyński 2000: 250; Prószyński 2003: 99; Wesołowska & van Harten 2007: 234.

The genus Mogrus Simon, 1882 View in CoL is represented in Algeria by only two species: Mogrus flavescentemaculatus ( Lucas, 1846) View in CoL which is endemic and known only from Oran ( Lucas 1846) and Mogrus neglectus (Simon, 1868) View in CoL that is known only from Sétif ( Simon 1899).

Material examined: GHARDAÏA: Kef Doukhane, hand collecting, 4 ♀. 17.XI.2022; 3 ♀, 24.XI.2022. (check my collection)

Previous records in Algeria: This is a new record of the species for Algeria.

Distribution: Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Yemen, United Arab Emirates ( World Spider Catalog 2024). This record is considered as the most western locality of the species in the World.

Comments: M. logunouvi was captured near the River of Kef Doukhane in Ghardaïa, from retreats built on Acanthorrhinum ramosissimum (Coss. & Durieu) Rothm. that bears naked and thorny branches .