Oecobius paulomaculatus Wunderlich, 1995

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 : 317

Oecobius paulomaculatus Wunderlich, 1995 ( Figs. 8a–c & figs. 9a–f)

Oecobius paulomaculatus ; Wunderlich 1995: 596.

Material examined: BERRIANE:Balouh, hand collecting, 4 ♂, 12.II.2021; 1 ♀, 10.IV.2021; 1 ♂, 17.IV.2021, pitfall traps, 1 ♀, 26.II.2021. Sidi Mbarek, hand collecting, 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 11.II.2021; 2 ♂, 4 ♀, 9.IV.2021; 1 ♀, 16.IV.2021; 3 ♀, 23.IV.2021; 2 ♀, 29.IV.2021. DHAYET BENDHAHOUA: Grazil, pitfall traps, 1 ♂, 5.II.2022

Previous records in Algeria: This species is endemic to Ghardaïa ( Wunderlich 1995). Until now it was only known from the palm yard of Beni Isguen.

Distribution: Algeria ( World Spider Catalog 2024). Besides Beni Isguen, the species has now also been collected in palm groves of Berriane and Dhayet Bendhahoua.

Comment: This study presents the photos of O. paulomaculatus for the first time.

Figures

FIGURE 8a–c. Oecobius paulomaculatus, (a) Dorsal view of the male, (b) Dorsal view of the female, (c) Ventral view of the female.