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FD558782130BFFFCFF18FE82CE69F8ED.text	FD558782130BFFFCFF18FE82CE69F8ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aelurillus galinae Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Aelıırillııs galinae Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Plates 1 —2, Figures 1 7</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.7&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.283333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.7/lat 25.283333)">Sharjah Desert Park</a>, 25 ° 17 'N 55 ° 42 'E, 1- 30. xi. 2008, in pitfall leg. A. Harten (Paratypes: 2♂ ‘, 1♀, data IQ, trap, van MRAC). same as holotype. locality but 1 12. ii. 2009, PT; 1♂ ‘, l 6. iii. 2009, WT, leg. C. Schmid-Egger. same</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species is easily distinguished by shape of anterior edge of carapace, with retreating anterior median eyes. The male is distinguishable by the presence of bended dorsal apophysis of palpal tibia. The female is difficult to recognise from congeners, but ventral structure of epigyne may be characteristic (long entrance ‘ bowls’ of seminal ducts, simple structute of receptacles).</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 1.5—1.6 / 1.7-1.8, Width 1.2 1.4 / 1.3 1.4, height 0.8-0.9 /O. 8 -l. 0. Abdomen length l. 4 -l. 6 / 1.9 2.2, width l.0 — l. l /l. 9 2.2. Eye field length O. 6 - 0.7 / 0.7-0.8, anterior Width 0.8 0.9 / 1.0, posterior width 0.7—0.8 / 0.9. Male. Small spider with short eye ﬁeld (Plate 1). Carapace brown, eye ﬁeld blackish. White hairs form four thin lines on eye ﬁeld, merging in two wider streaks on thoracic part (Fig. l), remaining part of ocular area covered with yellowish fawn hairs. Anterior eyes surrounded by whitish scales. Anterior lateral eyes placed clearly above anterior median ones (Fig. 2), they protrude beyond contour of carapax (when seen ﬁom above as in Figure 1). Clypeus brown, laterally white hairs on ‘ face’ (Fig. 2). Chelicerae light brown with line composed of dark' hairs (Fig. 2). Labium and sternum light brown, gnathocoxae brown with yellow tips. Abdomen yellow with wide median brown band, venter light. Spinnerets greyish. Legs yellow, ﬁrst tibia slightly darker with blackish hairs on ventral surface, light hairs on tibia and metatarsus. Spines long. Pedipalps light, clothed in dense white hairs. Palp structure as in Figures 3 5, two short tibial apophyses, dorsal one weakly sclerotised, slightly bent to retrolateral side (Fig. 5).</p> <p>Female. General appearance as in Plate 2. Cephalothorax as in male, but white stripes poorly contrasted. Position of eyes of first row as in male (Plate 4). Abdomen swollen, spherical, covered by mosaic of greyish and fawn patches. Dorsum of abdomen clothed in delicate short brown and grey hairs, among them sparse longer brown bristles. Legs yellow with brown spots. Epigyne typical for the genus, weakly sclerotised (Fig. 6), with copulatory openings shielded by ‘ wings’ receptacles composed of two parts (Fig. 7).</p> <p>Etymology: The species is dedicated to Dr Galina Azarkina, eminent salticid specialist, who has revised numerous species of the genus Aeluríllus.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782130BFFFCFF18FE82CE69F8ED	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782130BFFFAFF1EF8F8CF98FA0D.text	FD558782130BFFFAFF1EF8F8CF98FA0D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aelurillus kochi Roewer 1951	<div><p>Aelıırillııs koclıi Roewer, 1951 Plates 3-4, Figures 8 10</p> <p>Specimens examined: N ofAjman, 1 ♂, 21-25.x. 2007, WT; 1♂, ll 25.xi. 2006, WT.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 2.3-2.7, width 1.8-1.9, height 1.0- 1.1. Abdomen length 2.3 2.6, width 1.6-1.9. Eye ﬁeld length 0.8 1.0, anterior width 1.2-1.4, posterior width 1.1-1.2.</p> <p>Male. Medium-sized, hairy spider (Plate 3). Carapace dark, densely covered with greyish hairs, on lateral slopes hairs fawn. Three longitudinal light streaks on eye ﬁeld formed by white hairs, near eyes some brown long setae. Anterior eyes surrounded by fawn small scales. Clypeus with white hairs, chelicerae orange (Plate 4). Labium and gnathocoxae orange with white margins, sternum almost black. Abdomen dark grey, clothed in light hairs, venter whitish. Spinnerets yellow. Legs whitish yellow, covered with light hairs with admixture of brown ones, spines brown, scopulae dark. First leg with black tibia, metatarsus and tarsus (Fig. 8), femur bears dense white hairs, on retrolateral surface with two tufts of fawn ones.</p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>Pedipalps white, densely covered with long white hairs, but cyrnbium and bulb blackish. Palp structure as in Figures 9 and 10. Description of female: See Prószyñski (2003).</p> <p>Distribution: So far only known from Greece, Syria and Israel. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782130BFFFAFF1EF8F8CF98FA0D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782130DFFFAFF0CF983CCF2F844.text	FD558782130DFFFAFF0CF983CCF2F844.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Bianor albobimaculatus (Lucas 1846) Lucas 1846	<div><p>Bianor albobimaculatus (Lucas, 1846)</p> <p>Specimens examined: N of Ajman, 1♂, 1 - l 9.ix. 2007, WT. Near al-Hayer, 1 ♀, l 4.iii. 2005, HC. Wadi Shawkah, 1♂, 1- 9. iv. 2007, WT; 3♂, 4 ♀, 5 — l 2.v. 2007, WT; 4♂, 19— 22.v. 2007, WT; 43, SQ, 9- 24.vi. 2007, WT; 4♂, 1♀, 30.vi- 2.viii. 2007, WT; 1♂, 1 9-28. xi. 2007, WT; 1♂, 3 — l 8.ii. 2008, WT; 1♀, 17.viií *I l. ix. 2008, WT; 1♂, 24.ii. 2009, HC, leg. M. Jaschhof. Wadi Wurayah, 1♂, 26.xi. 2006, HC, leg. J.-L. Gattolliat; 1♂, l 4.xi- 4.xii. 2007, MT.</p> <p>Description: See Logunov (2000).</p> <p>Distribution: Widely distributed in the Afrotropical Region, in Mediterranean and Turkmenian subregions of the Palaearctic and the north-westem Orient. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782130DFFFAFF0CF983CCF2F844	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782130DFFFBFF0EF84BCE2DF71C.text	FD558782130DFFFBFF0EF84BCE2DF71C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cyrba ocellata (Kroneberg 1875) Kroneberg 1875	<div><p>Cyrba ocellata (Kroneberg, 1875) Fig. 11</p> <p>Specimens examined: Wadi Shawkah, 1♀, 5-12. v. 2007, WT.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 2.6 mm, width 2.0 mm, height 1.1 mm. Abdomen length 4.0 mm, Width 2.4 mm. Eye ﬁeld length 1.3 mm, anterior width 2.0 mm, posterior width 1.8 mm.</p> <p>Description 0f male see Wanless (1984) and Wesolowska &amp; Tomasiewicz (2008). Female. Mediuın-sized spider. Carapace low, elongated; eye ﬁeld short, anteriorly slightly wider; fovea long, sulciform. Colouration of carapace light brown, short yellowish hairs on eye ﬁeld, eyes surrounded by black rings, ﬁinged by whitish hairs, long brown bristles near eyes. Chelicerae brown, three teeth 0n promargin, ﬁve on retromargin. Mouthparts light brown with pale tips, sternum orange, oval. Abdomen elongated, narrower than carapace, yellowish grey, clothed in delicate grey hairs. Venter yellow. Spinnerets yellowish grey. Legs orange, hairy, especially tibiae and metatarsi of first pair. Spines brown. Epigyne strongly sclerotised, with median notch in posterior edge (Fig. ll).</p> <p>Distribution: Widespread pantropical species, known from Eastern Africa, Central Asia, Southern Orient and Eastern Australia. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782130DFFFBFF0EF84BCE2DF71C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782130CFFFBFF15F691CECEF600.text	FD558782130CFFFBFF15F691CECEF600.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Evarcha dotata (Peckham & Peckham 1903) Peckham & Peckham 1903	<div><p>Evarcha dotata (Peckham &amp; Peckham, 1903)</p> <p>Specimens examined: Wadi Wurayah, 1♀, 1 0- 26.xii. 2006, MT.</p> <p>Description: See Wesolowska &amp; van Harten (1994, 2007).</p> <p>Distribution: The species is widely distributed in the Afrotropical Region, from the Arabian Peninsula hitherto only known from Yemen. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782130CFFFBFF15F691CECEF600	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782130FFFF6FF77FB70CF54FDBA.text	FD558782130FFFF6FF77FB70CF54FDBA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Evarcha Wesolowska & van Harten 2007	<div><p>Evarcha seyum Wesolowska &amp; van Harten, 2007 Plates 5-6, Figures 12-16</p> <p>Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 1♂, 9. xi 7.xii. 2005, LT; 1♀, 2 — 22. xi. 2006, MT. N of Ajman, 7♂, 1♀, 16.1 X 12. X. 2006, WT; 4♂, II- 25. X 1.2006, WT; 1♂, 9 28.xll. 2 oo 6, WT; 5♂, 1♀, l 19.1 x. 2007, WT; ♂, 3 ♀, 21 25. x. 2007, WT. 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 1♂, 22.xii. 2004, WT; 1♀, 41.2005, HC; 1♀, 27.11.2006, HC. Jebel Haﬁt, 1♀, 8.1 V. 2005, HC. Khor Kalba lagoon, 1♂ ‘, 7. iv. 2005, HC; 1♂, 26.11.2006, HC. Khor al-Khwair, 2♂, 7 l 4. iv. 2007, LT; 1♀, 2 — 13. v. 2007, LT. Near Mahaﬁz, 1♂, 21 28.11 i. 2006, LT. Near Quiraya, 2♂, 5 30.xi. 2008, WT. Sharjah, 1♀, I 5. xi. 2004, HC. Sharjah Desert Park, 1♂, 12 21. v. 2007, LT; 1♂, 28. v— 4.vi. 2007, LT; 1♂, 1♀, I 30. xl. 2 oo 8, PT; 1♂, 11.Xii. 2008 6.1.2009, LT; 3♂, I «I 2.11.2009, PT. Sharjah-Ajman, 1♂, 2.xii. 2004, HC. Wadi Maidaq, 1♂, 27. X 1-22.X 11.2005, LT; 5♂, 28.xi—l.x 1.2005, WT; 5♂, 3 ♀, 26. x 1 i. 2005 - 2. i. 2006, WT; 2♂, l 4—25.i. 2006, WT; 5♂, 5♀, 4 ~ l 5. ii. 20 '06, WT; 3♂, 1♀, 7 14.1 ii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 29.111 l 0. iv. 2006, WT; 4♂, 3 ♀, 24.ix— 22.x. 2006, WT; 4♂, 26. x 9. Xi. 2006, WT; 4♂, 18. X 1 15.xll. 2 oo 7, PT; 3♂, 3 - I 7.1 i. 2008, WT; 1♂, 3 - I 7.1 i. 2008, WT; 1♂, 20.1 3.11.2008, WT; 2♂, 8 -I 2.Vi. 2008, WT. Wadi Bih dam, 1 ♀, 24—29.vi. 2008, LT. Wadi Safad, 3♂, 27. xi— 22. xil. 2 oo 5, WT; 3♂, 1♀, 26.xll. 2 oo 5 2.1.2006, WT. Wadi Shawkah, 9♂, 1♀, 3 I. x- 27. xi. 2006, WT; 1♂ ‘, 19 ~ 22.. 2007, WT; 5♂ ‘, 1♀, 9-24. vi. 2007, WT; 6♂, 3 ♀, 5-12.. 2007, WT; 11♂ ‘, 3 ♀, 30.vi v v 2. 111.2007, WT; 2♂, 1 ♀, 19 28.xi. 2007, WT; 2♂ ‘, 20.1 18.11.2008, WT; 1♂, 3 18.11.2008, WT; 1♂, V 25. v l 2. vi. 2008, WT; 2♂, 1 ♀, 11.vili ll. ix. 2008, WT. Wadi Siji, 1♂, 241 x l 2. x. 2006, WT. Wadi Wurayah, 1♂, l 2 — 14.iv. 2005, MT, leg. T. Pape; 3♂, 8 - I 2. V 1.2006, WT; 6♂, 1 ♀, l 0— 26.xi. 2006, WT; 10♂, 2 ♀, 5 30. xi. 2008, WT.</p> <p>Description. Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax: length 2.2-2.3 / 2.4—2.6, Width 1.6- 1.7 / 1.7 — l. 9, height l.0/1.0— 1.1. Abdomen: length 2.0 2.3 / 2.3 2.7, Width 1.3 — l. 5 /l. 6 — l. 8. Eye ﬁeld: length 0.9 1.0/ 0.9 1.1, anterior Width 1.4 l. 5 / 1.5 — l. 6, posterior Width 1.5-1.6 / 1.6-1.7. Male. General appearance in Plate 5. Small spider. Carapace rounded, dark brown, darker at its posterior margin, black in vicinity of eyes. Eyes of anterior row surrounded by fawn scales. White, dense hairs form large light patch on ocular area, sometimes divided by two longitudinal thin fawn lines. On thorax White semi-lunar patch, its ends extend to clypeus. In some specimens tufts of long dark hairs fonn ‘ horns’ near lateral median eyes. Chelicerae and labium brown, gnathocoxae brown With yellowish chewing margins. Sternum brownish.</p> <p>Abdomen dark brown with white anterior margin and wide longitudinal median band not extending to its end (Plate 5). Venter yellow with large triangular dark grey spot. Dense hairs in background colour cover whole abdomen, among them sparse long brown setae. Spinnerets dark. Legs light brown with darker rings, basal parts of femora yellow. First pair in some specimens dark brown. Spines numerous, brownish. Pedipalps yellowish brown. Bulb rounded, single tibial apophysis short, obtuse on its tip (Fig. 14). Embolus with accompanying spatula-shaped structure (Figs 12, 13). Female. General appearance in Plate 6. Slightly larger than male, colouration lighter. Carapace brown, near eyes darker, densely clothed in whitish hairs, among them sparse brown bristles, denser at anterior eyes. Tufts of long dark setae near smallest eyes. Clypeus with white hairs. Abdomen yellowish, with median streak formed by few pairs of poorly contrasting whitish spots (Plate 6). Epigyne with central rounded depression and two pockets located laterally (Fig. 15). Internal structure of epigyne as in Figure 16, seminal ducts weakly sclerotised, receptacles large, strongly sclerotised, multi-chambered.</p> <p>Distribution: Hitherto known only from Yemen. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782130FFFF6FF77FB70CF54FDBA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821301FFF6FF6EFD3EC89BF972.text	FD5587821301FFF6FF6EFD3EC89BF972.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heliophanillus conspiciendus Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Heliophanillus conspiciendus Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Figs 17 21</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.416668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.483334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.416668/lat 25.483334)">N of Ajman</a>, 25 ° 29 'N 55 ° 25 'E, 1 19. ix. 2007, in A. Harten 2♂ ‘, data 28, but Water trap, leg. van (MRAC). Paratypes: same as holotype. same locality 16. ix 12.24.2006, WT; 2♂?, same Iocality but 21-25.x. 2007, WT.</p> <p>Diagnosis: The male of the species is recognizable by the shape of tibial apophyses and by the embolus bent towards the apophyses (Fig. 18), i. e. in the direction opposite to other congeners.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 1.4-1.6, width 1.0 1.1, height 0.6 0.7. Abdomen length 1.6 1.7, width 1.0- 1.1. Eye ﬁeld length 0.5 » 0.6, anterior width 0.9 -1.0, posterior width 1.0 1. 1.</p> <p>Male. Dirninutive, dark coloured spider. Carapace low, oval, dark brown, eye ﬁeld black with metallic shine. Delicate, colourless hairs cover carapace, longer dark bristles on eye ﬁeld. White hairs form light line along lateral edges of carapace. Mouthparts brown with paler margins, sternum yellowish tinged with grey. Abdomen ovoid, black with three pairs of White spots (Fig. 17), spots of anterior pair extended to streak on sides of abdomen. Shiny scales clinging to dorsum cover abdomen. Venter light, yellowish orange tinged with grey. Anterior spinnerets light, posterior black. Legs light yellow, their hairs and spines brown. Pedipalps brown. Palpal femur without apophyses, two big apophyses on tibia (Figs 19, 20), tegulum irregular (Fig. 18).</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Etymology: The speciﬁc epithet is Latin word meaning’worth seeing’ and refers to the size and shape of its tibial apophysis.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821301FFF6FF6EFD3EC89BF972	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821301FFF7FF6CF97ECB2CF746.text	FD5587821301FFF7FF6CF97ECB2CF746.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heliophanillus fulgens (O. P-Cambridge 1872) O. P.-Cambridge 1872	<div><p>Heliophanillus fulgens (O. P-Cambridge, 1872)</p> <p>Specimens examined: Al-Ain al-Fayda, 1♂, 8. iv. 2005, HC. Al Ajban, 2 ♀, 22. x 9. xi. 2005, MT; 5♂, 2 ♀, 9.xi 7.xii. 2005, MT &amp; LT; 2♂, 7-28. xii. 2005, MT; 4♂ ‘, 4 ♀, 28.Xii. 2005 29. i. 2006, MT; 2♂, 26.ii 2. iv. 2006, MT; 13 ♀, 27. V 26.Vi. 2006, MT; 1♂, 25. V- 26.Vi. 2006, MT; 10♂, 9 ♀, 26. Vi 25.vii. 2006, MT; 2♂, 1♀, 20.vii 21.viii. 2006, MT; 2♂, 2 ♀, 2 22.xi. 2006, MT; 5♂ ‘, 1 ♀, 23.xi— 27.xii. 2006, MT. Bithnah, 1 ♀, 12.viii 9. ix. 2006, MT; 1♂, 19. x 16. xi. 2006, MT. SSW of ad-Dhaid, 3♂, 1 ♀, 29. xii. 2005 7. i. 2006, LT. Dubai, Mushrif Park, 1♀, 5 juv., 6. iii. 2005, HC. Near al-Hayer, 3♂, 14. iii. 2005, HC. Khor Kalba lagoon, 1♂, 12. iii. 2005, HC. Khor al-Khwair, 1♂, 7 — 14.iv. 2007, LT. Near Qurraya, 2♂, 16. iii. 2005, HC on Tamarix tree. S ofRas al~Khai 1 nal 1, 3♂, 2 ♀, 1 juv., 8.iii. 2008, HC; 1♂, 24-29.vi. 2008, WT. Sharjah Desert Park, 1♂, 3. iii. 2005, HC; 3 ♀, 17. x 9. xi. 2005, LT; 1♂, 6-28. xii. 2006, PT. Sharjah-Ajman, 1♂, 1 ♀, 2. xii. 2004, HC. Near Um al-Quwain, 1♂, ll l 3. iii. 2009, WT. Wadi Bih dam, 1♂, 24. iv l. V. 2007, LT; 1♂, 30. v 5. vi. 2007, LT; 1♂, 9 — 23.vii. 2008, LT. Wadi Maidaq, 1♂, 29.xi 22.xii. 2005, LT; 5♂, 1 ♀, I juv., 2 I. Xii. 2005 2. ii. 2006, LT; 1 ♀, 26.xii. 2006 — 20.ii. 2007, MT. Wadi Safad, 4♂, 26.Xii. 2005 - 2.1.2006, WT. Wadi Shawkah, 1♂, 3 I. x 27. xi. 2006, WT; 3♂, 1 — 9.iv. 2007, WT; 5♂, 2 ♀, 5 12.v. 2007, WT; 3♂, l 9-22. V. 2007, WT; 1♂, 2 ♀, 9 24. Vi. 2007, WT; 5♂, 30. Vi- 2. Viii. 2007, WT; 1♂, 28. x l 5. xi. 2007, WT; 1♂, 3 -18. ii. 2008, WT; 1♀, 25.v-l 2. vi. 2008, WT; 1♀, ll. viii-ll. ix. 2008, WT. Al- Wathba wetland reserve, 1♂, 23.viii. 2004, HC; 1♂, 1 ♀, cocoon with 6 spiderlings, 6. ix. 2004, WT.</p> <p>Description: See Wesolowska &amp; van Harten (1994).</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>:</p> <p>Mediterranean</p> <p>species</p> <p>,</p> <p>reported</p> <p>from</p> <p>North</p> <p>Africa</p> <p>and</p> <p>the</p> <p>Near</p> <p>East</p> <p>.</p> <p>New</p> <p>to</p> <p>the</p> <p>UAE</p> <p>.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821301FFF7FF6CF97ECB2CF746	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821300FFF4FF7CF740CC6DF765.text	FD5587821300FFF4FF7CF740CC6DF765.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heliophanillus metallifer Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Heliophanillus</p> <p>metallifer</p> <p>Wesolowska</p> <p>&amp;</p> <p>van</p> <p>Harten</p> <p>nov</p> <p>.</p> <p>spec</p> <p>.</p> <p>Figures</p> <p>22</p> <p>24</p> <p>Specimens</p> <p>examined</p> <p>:</p> <p>holotype</p> <p>:</p> <p>(</p> <p>♂</p> <p>,</p> <p>United</p> <p>Arab</p> <p>Emirates</p> <p>,</p> <p>Khor</p> <p>Kalba</p> <p>lagoon</p> <p>,</p> <p>24</p> <p>°</p> <p>59</p> <p>'</p> <p>N</p> <p>56</p> <p>°</p> <p>2</p> <p>l'E</p> <p>,</p> <p>12</p> <p>.</p> <p>iii</p> <p>.</p> <p>2005</p> <p>,</p> <p>hand-collected</p> <p>,</p> <p>leg</p> <p>.</p> <p>A</p> <p>.</p> <p>van</p> <p>Harten</p> <p>(</p> <p>MRAC</p> <p>)</p> <p>.</p> <p>Paratype</p> <p>:</p> <p>1♂</p> <p>‘</p> <p>,</p> <p>Wadi</p> <p>Shawkah</p> <p>,</p> <p>24</p> <p>.</p> <p>ii</p> <p>.</p> <p>2009</p> <p>,</p> <p>HC</p> <p>.</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species is closely related to H. sııedicola (Simon, 1901). The male may be recognized by the longer strongly bent embolus and the shape of dorsal tibial apophysis, which is spike-like (bifurcate in H. suedico / a).</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 1.2 1.7, width 0.9-1.3, height 0.6. Abdomen length 1.3-1.9, width 0.9-1.3. Eye ﬁeld length 0.6 0.8, anterior width 0.8 _ 1.1, posterior width 0.9-1.1.</p> <p>Male. Diminutive, dark coloured spider. Carapace oval, low, almost black with metallic shine. Colourless hairs cover carapace, white hairs form line along lateral edges and small patches behind posterior lateral eyes. Some dark bristles on eye ﬁeld. Mouthparts brown, only chewing margins of gnatocoxae light, sternum light brown. Abdomen ovoid, black with three pairs of white spots, anterior pair extends to streak on abdominal sides. Shiny scales cover abdomen. Venter blackish. Spinnerets black. Legs orange, femur of ﬁrst pair with brown lateral surfaces. Leg hairs and spines brown. Pedipalps dark brown. Palpal femur without apophyses, two apophyses on tibia, dorsal one short, spike-like (Figs 23, 24), tegulum irregular, embolus bent (Fig. 22).</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Etymology: The speciﬁc name refers to metallic shine of the body of this species.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821300FFF4FF7CF740CC6DF765	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821303FFF5FF7BF764CC58FEA0.text	FD5587821303FFF5FF7BF764CC58FEA0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heliophanus abditus Wesolowska 1986	<div><p>Heliophanus abditus Wesolowska, 1986 Plate 7</p> <p>Specimens examined: 5 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 4 juv., 9.x. 2004, HC. 7 km S of al-Jazirat al- Hamra, 1 ♀, 16.24 i. 2004, HC; 1 ♀, 4. i. 2005, HC. 15 km ESE of Sharjah, 1 ♀, 2.24 ii. 2004, HC. Sharjah Desert Park, 1♂, 1 subad. ♀, l juv., 22.24 i. 2004, beaten from vegetation. Near Um al-Quwain, 1 ♀, 23 26.vi. 2008, WT.</p> <p>Description: See Wesolowska &amp; van Harten (2007). General appearance of female as in Plate 7.</p> <p>Distribution: Hitherto recorded in Near East (Syria?) and Yemen. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821303FFF5FF7BF764CC58FEA0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821302FFF5FF7EFE1CCC79F840.text	FD5587821302FFF5FF7EFE1CCC79F840.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Langona pallida Proszynski 1993	<div><p>Langona pallida Proszynski, 1993 Plates 9-11, Figs 25 30</p> <p>examined: N ofAjman, 1♂ ‘, 2 ♀, 16. ix l 2.. 2006, WT; 1♂, l 19. ix. 2007, WT. Fujairah, 1♂ ‘, Specimens x 2 ~ 30. i. 2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 4♂, 7 - l 4. iv. 2007, LT; 1♂, 2 I 3. v. 2007, LT. Near Mahaﬁz, 1♂, 21- 281112006, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 10♂, 3♀, 6 2861112006, PT; 4♂, 2♀, 21.1 17.11.2008, PT; 1♂, 4♀, 1-30.xi. 2008, PT; 5♂, 2 ♀, l 12. ii. 2009, PT; 1♂, 1♀, 16. iii. 2009, WT, leg. C. Schmid-Egger. Near Urn 1♂ ‘, l 1 3 iii 2009 WT. Wadi ‘, 9 11 iii 2009 WT. Wadi Shawkah 31. al-Quwain, —l.., Maidaq, 1♂..,, 1♀, x 27. xi. 2006, WT; 2♂, 2 (P 26. iii. 2007, WT; 19♂, 1 ♀, 1 9. iv. 2007, WT; 11♂, 5 12.v. 2007, WT; 22♂, 1 ♀, 9 ~ 24. Vi. 2007, WT; 75♂, 15 ♀, 30. vi 2.Viii. 2007, WT; 4♂, 1 ♀, 28.x ~ 15.xi. 2007, WT; 2♂, 1 ♀, 19 28.xi. 2007, WT; 1♂, 20. i l 8. ii. 2008, WT; 15♂, 2 ♀, 2 l. i l 7.ii. 2008, PT; 2♂, 1 ♀, 3 -18. ii. 2008, WT; 23♂, 7 ♀, 11.viii ll. ix. 2008, WT; 1♂, 24. ii. 2009, HC. Al-Wathba wetland reserve, 1♂, 23.Viii. 2004, HC.</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 2.7 3.4 / 3.2 -4.0, width 2.1 2.2 / 2.3-2.5, height 1.0 1.1 / 1.3-1.5. Abdomen length 2.6 31 / 3340, width 1.7 1.8 / 1.9 2.8. Eye ﬁeld length 1.0 1.2 / 1.3-1.4, anterior and posterior width 1.5 1.6 / 1. 8—2.2.</p> <p>Male. Medium-sized, light coloured spiders, lighter than other Langona spp. (Plate 9). Eye ﬁeld black, two light streaks of white hairs extend to thoracic part, anterior eyes encircled by whitish hairs. Thoracic region yellowish orange with two light streaks, between and laterally from them brown areas composed of dark hairs. Lateral surfaces of carapace yellow. Numerous light hairs on whole carapace. Clypeus With white hairs. Chelicerae orange, with large black spot on dorsal surfaces (Plate 10). Labium, gnathocoxae and sternum orange. Abdomen oval, light with two dark streaks composed of brown hairs, on anterior edge long bristles, venter whitish. Spinnerets yellow, covered with brown hairs. Legs yellow, ﬁrst ones with black ventral surfaces of femora, patellae and tibiae, whole metatarsi and tarsi dark. Spines light, leg hairs brownish. Pedipalps yellow, cymbiurn ﬂattened, its dorsal surface densely covered with black, metallic shining scales (Fig. 27), only tip of cyrnbium lighter. Tibial apophysis with hooked tip, tuft of long strong setae accompanies the apophysis (Fig. 26). Embolus long, spirally coiled on tip of bulb, hidden in cymbial pocket (Figs 25, 28).</p> <p>Female. Larger than male. General appearance as in Plate 11. Carapace similar to that of male in general but contrasted. Below anterior lateral ‘ face’ short whitish pattern, poorly eyes, on band. Abdomen uniformly light brown with sparse brown setae. Legs yellowish orange with brown small patches. Epigyne with deep oval depression, its posterior edge very strongly sclerotised (Fig. 29). Seminal ducts form loops, receptacles very strongly sclerotised, multi- chambered, last chamber spherical (Fig. 30).</p> <p>Distribution. So far known from Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821302FFF5FF7EFE1CCC79F840	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821302FFF0FF02F84BCC4CFDEE.text	FD5587821302FFF0FF02F84BCC4CFDEE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Menemerus affinis Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Menemerus affinis Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec.</p> <p>Figs 31 36</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.133335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.216667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.133335/lat 25.216667)">Wadi Shawkah</a>, 25 ° 13 'N 56 ° 08 'E, 25. v I 2. vi. 2008, in water trap, leg. A. van Harten (MRAC). Paratype: Dubai, Mushrif Park, 1 ♀, 6. iii. 2005, HC.</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species is closely related to Menemerus arabicus Prószynski, 1993, and M. fagei Berland &amp; Millot, 1941, being similar to them in body size and colouration. The male differs from M. fagei by the lack of cymbial process (compare Figure 34 herein with Figure 124 in Wesolowska, 1999) and from M arabicııs by the shape of embolus (compare Figure 31 herein with Figure 17 in Proszynski, 1993), also the shape of apophyses in the three species is slightly different. The female has notch in posterior epigynal edge and the epigynal pocket is clearly bigger than in M fagei (compare Figure 36 herein with Figure 133 in Wesolowska, 1999).</p> <p>.</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 2.9 / 2.7, width 2.3 / 1.8, height 0.8 / 0.7. Abdomen length 3.1 /4.0, width 2.0/ 2.4. Eye ﬁeld length 1.3 / 1.0, anterior width 1.6 / 1.4, posterior Width 1.6 / 1.5.</p> <p>Male. Medium-sized spider. Carapace ﬂattened, brown with darker eye ﬁeld. White hairs cover ocular area and form median band on thoracic part. Thin white lines along lateral ii i*</p> <p>margins of carapace. Clypeus brown. Mouthparts and sternum brown. Abdomen greyish brown with light median leaf-shaped belt, anteriorly divided by dark longitudinal patch. Sides and venter light. Dense long brown and greyish hairs cover abdomen. Spinnerets light grey. Legs I and II brown, posterior pairs lighter. Leg hairs dense, brown; white hairs only on apical part of ﬁrst femora and basal part of patellae. Pedipalp brown, its femur dorsally with dense white hairs. Stridulatory apparatus present, composed of some bristles placed on small tubercules at base of femur 34 the ‘ is retrolateral surface of ventrally (Fig.); grater’ placed on chelicerae. Structure of palpal organ shown in Figures 31 34. Tegulum oval, with distinct furrow separating distal haematodocha, embolus with accompanying large conductor, the same shape as in M. fagei (Fig. 31), the conductor with narrow sclerotised keel. Tibial apophyses as in Figures 32, 33.</p> <p>Female. Similar to male, but along lateral margins of carapace wide white streaks. Epigyne wide, with deep notch in posterior margin and large pocket (Fig. 35). Laterally two depressions. Internal structure as in Figure 36, typical for the genus, with copulatory openings hidden in large, strongly sclerotised ‘ cups’ short seminal ducts and spherical receptacles. Etymology: The speciﬁc name refers to the relationship of the species to congeners.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821302FFF0FF02F84BCC4CFDEE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821307FFF0FF7FFDE6CC51FACA.text	FD5587821307FFF0FF7FFDE6CC51FACA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mogrus cognatus Wesolowska & van Harten 1994	<div><p>Mogrus cognatus Wesolowska &amp; van Harten, 1994 Figures 37-39</p> <p>Specimens examined: Khor al-Khwair, 1♂, 2- 13. v. 2007, LT.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 2.8, width 2.2, height 1.2. Abdomen length 3.1, width 1.8. Eye ﬁeld length 1.2, anterior width 1.9, posterior width 2.0.</p> <p>Male. Cephalothorax high, gently sloping posteriorly. Carapace dark brown, eye ﬁeld black, near eyes long brown bristles. Sides of carapace covered by dense white hairs. Two white streaks on thoracic part. Clypeus clothed in dense, long, white hairs. Chelicerae almost black, labium and gnathocoxae brown with paler tips, sternum yellow. Abdomen thin, elongated, pointed at the end, dark brown with two whitish streaks form by light hairs. Venter dark yellow with brownish longitudinal stripe. Spinnerets light brown. Legs dark yellow, only distal ends of femora brownish, on patellae and tibiae darker spots. Leg hairs and spines brownish. Pedipalps dark. Palpal organ typical for the genus. Cymbium narrow, tibial apophysis long with very thin end (Fig. 39), tegulum small, founded with large additional anterior protuberance, embolus long with broad ‘ pars pendula’ (Fig. 37).</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Distribution: Hitherto this species was only known from Yemen. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821307FFF0FF7FFDE6CC51FACA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821307FFF0FF7FFACCCB55F983.text	FD5587821307FFF0FF7FFACCCB55F983.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Mogrus logunovi Proszynski 2000	<div><p>Mogrus logunovi Prószyñski, 2000</p> <p>Specimens examined: 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 1♂, 1 ♀, 16. xi. 2004, HC; 2♂, 4. i. 2005, HC. Sharjah, 1♂, 22.xii. 2004, HC. Sharjah Desert Park, 1♂, 1 ♀, 1 12. ii. 2009, PT.</p> <p>Description: See Wesolowska &amp; van Harten (2007).</p> <p>Distribution: So far this species was known from Palestine, Jordan and Yemen. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821307FFF0FF7FFACCCB55F983	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821307FFF0FF7FF909CE4EF83E.text	FD5587821307FFF0FF7FF909CE4EF83E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Myrmarachne tristis (Simon 1882) Simon 1882	<div><p>Myrmarachne tristis (Simon, 1882)</p> <p>Specimens examined: Dubai, Mushrif Park, 3♂, 1 ♀, 5 juv., 6. iii. 2005, HC. Sharjah Desert Park, I juv., 2 I. Xil. 2 oo 7 23. i. 2008, LT.</p> <p>Description: See Wanless (1978).</p> <p>Distribution: Species known from North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (Wanless, 1978), very common in the Whole Yemen. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821307FFF0FF7FF909CE4EF83E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821307FFEFFF7EF7B0CBCFF786.text	FD5587821307FFEFFF7EF7B0CBCFF786.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Neaetha oculata (O. R-Cambridge 1876) O. P.-Cambridge 1876	<div><p>Neaetha oculata (O. R-Cambridge, 1876) Plate 8, Figures 40 ¬ 43</p> <p>Synonym: Neaetha murphyorurn Prószynski, 2000 nov. syn.</p> <p>Specimens examined: N of Ajman, 2 ♀, l 6.ix—l 2.x. 2006, WT; 1♀, 25.vi 5.v 1 i. 2008, WT; 1♂ ‘, 5 16.vll. 2 oo 8, WT; 2♂, 2 ♀, 16—23.vii. 2008, WT; 1 ♀, l—l 4.ii. 2009, WT; 3 ♀, 15 -16.111.2009, WT, leg. C. Schmid-Egger. 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 1♂, 16.xl. 2 oo 4, HC; 1♂, 4.1.2005, HC. Khor al-Khwair, 1♂, 1♀, LT. Near Qurraya, 1♂, 5— 30. xi. 2008, WT. Al-Rafah, 1♀, I I 2. ii. 2009, WT. S of Ra’s al- Khaimah, 1♀, 18 22.V. 2008, WT; same locality, 1 ♀, 18 28.vi. 2008, WT.</p> <p>Synonymisation: The type of N murphorum not examined, but analysis of the original description and ﬁgures does not reveal any differences between this species and N. oculafa; therefore these specific names are considered synonyms.</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 1.6 1.7 / 1.6 1.9, width 1.4- 1.5 / 1.6—1.8, height 0.7-0.8 / 0.7 0.8. Abdomen length 1.5 1.6 / 1.9-2.2, width 0.9 1.1 / 1.3 1.5. Eye ﬁeld length 0.8-0.9 / 0.9 -1.0, anterior width 1.1-1.2 / 1.2 1.4, posterior width 1.3 1.4 / 1.5 1.7.</p> <p>Male. Carapace rhomboid (Plate 8), widest at level of posterior eyes, high in cephalic part and sloping abruptly posteriorly. Anterior median eyes relatively large, their diameter over twice as large as diameter of anterior lateral eyes. Eye ﬁeld occupies about half of carapace. Carapace reddish brown, clothed in grey hairs, margins of carapace with thin dark line, eyes surrounded by black, anterior eyes fringed by fawn scales. White hairs form transverse line on eye ﬁeld along bases of anterior eyes and two lines along lateral margins of ocular area. Traces of two darker patches in centre of eye ﬁeld. Clypeus high, covered with dense white hairs. Chelicerae small, blackish with sparse white scales, mouthparts dark brown, sternum yellow. Abdomen narrower than carapace, oval, yellow with brownish grey pattern composed of longitudinal median dark streak on anterior part and lighter patch at lateral edges. Dorsum covered with grey hairs, among them some brown bristles. Venter light (in one specimen intensively orange). Spinnerets brownish grey. First pair of legs robust, femur reddish brown, patella, tibia and metatarsus black, long ﬂattened black hairs on these segments. Legs II-IV yellow with brownish rings, femora III distinctly longer than in other pairs. Pedipalps small, dark yellow, only femora darker. Tibial apophysis simple, wide at base (Fig. 41), bulb oval, embolus thin (Fig. 40).</p> <p>Female. Body shape as in male, colouration similar but lighter, legs uniformly dark yellow, black setae on ﬁrst legs absent. Epigyne with central pocket (Fig. 42), internal structure as in Figure 43, receptacles strongly sclerotised.</p> <p>1 " "l Distribution: Hitherto this species was known from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Israel. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821307FFEFFF7EF7B0CBCFF786	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821318FFEBFF1CF70BCC7BFB7E.text	FD5587821318FFEBFF1CF70BCC7BFB7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pellenes geniculatus (Simon 1868) Simon 1868	<div><p>Pellenes geniculatus (Simon, 1868) Plates 13-16, Figures 44-51</p> <p>Specimens examined: 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 1♀, 1.xii. 2004, WT; 1♀, 22.xii. 2004, WT. Near Mahaﬁz, 16, 2 l— 28. iii 2006, LT. S of Ra’s al-Khaimah 1♂ ‘, 25—26.iii. 2008, WT, leg. J. Bosák. Sharjah Desert Park, 1♂, 3 ♀, 3 juv., 5-6. x. 2004, HC; 1♀, 4- 8. 2.2004, WT; 18, 1♀, ljuv., 6-28.xii. 2006, PT; l 1♂ ‘, l— 30. xi. 2008, PT; 1♀, 1-12.ii. 2009, PT; 1♂, l 6. iii. 2009, WT, leg. C. Sclnnid-Egger. Near Um al- Quwain, 2♂, 23- 26.vi. 2008, WT. Wadi Maidaq, 1♂, 14- 2512006, WT; 2♂, 4 ♀, 29.iii- 10.iv. 2006, WT; 2♂ ‘, l 8. xi—l 5.xii. 2007, PT. Wadi Safad, 1♂, 26.xii. 2005 - 2.i. 2006, WT. Wadi Shawkah, 2♂, 3 ♀, 31.x— 27. xi. 2006, WT; 7♂ ‘, 5 ♀, 5 — 12.v. 2007, WT; 2♂, 1 ♀, l 9—22.v. 2007, WT; 5♂, 3 ♀, 9 24.vi. 2007, WT; 7♂, 6 ♀, 1 juv., 30.vi- 2.viii. 2007, WT; 1♂, 28.. x-1 5. xi. 2007, WT; 3♂, 2 ♀, 19—28. xi. 2007, WT; 2 ♀, 20.i—l 8.ii. 2008, WT; 3♂, 25.v— 12.vi. 2008, WT; 3♂, 1 ♀, 11.viii-ll. ix. 2008, WT. Wadi Wurayah, 1♂, 16— 28. i. 2009, WT. Al-Wathba wetland reserve, 2 ♀, 4 juv., 23.viii. 2004, HC.</p> <p>.</p> <p>,</p> <p>.</p> <p>Description. Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 1.2 e 1.9 / l. 6 ~ 1.8, width 11 % 1.4 / 1.2-1.4, height 0.5—0.8 / 0.7—0.8. Abdomen length l. 1 † 1.8 / 1.9 ~ 2.1, width 0.9 — l. 21.3 — 1.6. Eye ﬁeld length 0.6—0.9 / 0.8 » 0.9, anterior width 0.7— 1.l. 2 / 0.9 — l. 1, posterior width 0.8- 1.3 /1.0- 1.3.</p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>Male. Diminutive spider, considerable variability in body size and colouration (Plates 13, 14). Carapace high, oval, brown with black eye field. Long brown setae in vicinity of eyes, white scales cover anterior half of ocular area, in some specimens white area reduced to small patch in centre of eye ﬁeld. Thorax with large crescent white spot, sometimes divided medially. Anterior median eyes surrounded by yellowish scales. Clypeus brown with white line. Chelicerae brown, with vertical lines composed of white scales. Mouthparts and sternum yellow to brown. Abdomen brown with white anterior margin and irregular median belt, marginally two pairs of diagonal light spots (but pattern variable — Plates 13, 14). Sides and venter light. Abdomen clothed in dense clinging light hairs, among them sparse brown bristles. Spinnerets dark. First pair of legs slightly larger than remaining, brown with blackish long scales on tarsi. Legs II-IV yellow to light brown. Pedipalp brown, only tip of cymbium whitish. White scales cover distal part of palpal femur and tibia. Palpal structure as in Figures 44-46. Tibial apophysis long, lying in shallow cymbial groove (Fig. 45). Embolus with large accompanying apophysis (Fig. 47).</p> <p>Female. Colouration similar to male, less white hairs on ocular area, usually only small light spot in centre of eye ﬁeld. Abdominal pattern variable (Plates 15, 16), in some specimens lighter, sometimes composed of three pairs of dark spots.</p> <p>Dark scales on ﬁrst leg absent. Epigyne typical for the genus, with central pocket (Figs 48, 49). lntemal structure as in Figures 50 and 51.</p> <p>Distribution. Species widely distributed in southern Palaearctic. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821318FFEBFF1CF70BCC7BFB7E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782131CFFEBFF7FFB7CCF18F6DB.text	FD558782131CFFEBFF7FFB7CCF18F6DB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pellenes hedjazensis Proszynski 1993	<div><p>Pellenes hedjazensis Prószyﬁski, 1993 Plate 17, Figures 52—56</p> <p>Specimens examined: N of Ajman, 2♂ ‘, 1♀, 25.v—l 2.vi. 2008, WT; 7♂ ‘, 1♀, 25. vi- 5.vii. 2008, WT; 3♂ ‘, 5 — 6. vii. 2008, WT; 2♂, 3 ♀, l 6—23.vii. 2008, WT; 3♂ ‘, 4 ♀, 23 — 30.vii. 2008, WT; 1♂ ‘, 22.ix ~ l 7..2008, WT. Wadi Siji, 1♀, 24.ix ~ 12.x. 2006, WT.</p> <p>l x</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 1.5 —2.0/ 1.6-1.7, width 1.2 - l. 5 / l. 2 - 1.3, height 0.7 ¬ 0.9 / 0.7-0.8. Abdomen length 1.9 2.6 /l. 8 - 2.6, width 1.3- 1.4 / 1.3-1.8. Eye ﬁeld length 0.8 -1.0/ 0.7-0.8, anterior width 1.0 — l. l/ 0.9 — l. 0, posterior width l.l— 1.2 /1.0— 1.1.</p> <p>Male. General appearance as in Plate 17 and Figure 52. Small, light coloured spider. Carapace oval, eye ﬁeld occupying about half of its length. Carapace striped, three longitudinal white streaks on light orange background, lateral stripes starting between lateral and median eyes run to posterior edge of carapace, median streak extends only to centre of ocular area (Fig. 52). Lateral sides of cephalothorax clothed in white hairs. Clypeus covered with dense white hairs but bases of chelicerae black. Mouthparts white yellowish, sternum yellow. Abdomen oval, whitish yellow with two longitudinal orange stripes (Fig. 52). Some white hairs on abdomen, among them sparse brown bristles. Venter light, almost white. Spinnerets yellowish. Legs yellow with white scales, spines light, only on ﬁrst legs brown. Sparse black ﬂattened long setae on ventral surface of ﬁrst tibia. Pedipalps light, only bulb brownish. Cymbium with retrolateral shallow depression. Tibial apophysis short (Fig. 54), embolus needle shaped, compound terminal apophysis large (Fig. 53).</p> <p>Female. Shape, size and colouration as in male, ﬁrst tibia without black setae. Epigyne typical for members of the genus, with central pocket (Fig. 55). Internal structures as in Figure 56. Remarks: The ﬁrst description of the female is given here.</p> <p>Distribution: Hitherto known only from Saudi Arabia. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782131CFFEBFF7FFB7CCF18F6DB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782131EFFE9FF7DFC8AC9F1F749.text	FD558782131EFFE9FF7DFC8AC9F1F749.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Plexippus minor Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Plexippus minor Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Plate 19, Figures 57-58</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂ ‘, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.133335&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.216667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.133335/lat 25.216667)">Wadi Shawkah</a>, 25 ° 13 'N 56 °08'E, 1 9. iv. 2007, in water trap, leg. A. van Harten (MRAC). Paratypes: 1♂, same data as holotype. 1♂, same locality but 5 — 12.v. 2007, WT; 2♂, same locality but 11. viii ll. ix. 2008, WT; 1♂, same locality but 19- 28. xi. 2007, WT.</p> <p>Diagnosis: The male may be distinguished from congeners by the short tibial apophysis and short embolus.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 3.1 3.3, width 2.3 2.5, height 1.3. Abdomen length 3.3 3.4, width 2.0. Eye ﬁeld length 1.3-1.4, anterior width 2.0 2.1, posterior width 1.9 2.0.</p> <p>Male. General appearance as in Plate 19. Carapace orange with two large light brown spots divided by light area on thoracic part, black line along margins of carapace. Eye ﬁeld almost black, covered with white hairs, the same hairs on slopes of carapace. Reddish hairs form patch between anterior" median eyes and surround them, long brown bristles laterally on ocular area. Chelicerae dark brown, white hairs on their dorsal surface. Gnathocoxae and labium brown with yellowish tips. Sternum yellow. Abdomen ovoid, with three longitudinal stripes, lateral ones brown, median white but its anterior part reddish fawn, sides of abdomen light with brown dots, Venter light, in dark specimens tinged with grey, with three dark streaks. Dense hairs cover abdomen, at anterior edge hairs denser and longer. Spinnerets light, their tips dark. First legs dark, almost black, brrt femur dorsally and patella prolaterally yellowish, white scales on femur. Second pair of legs slightly lighter, lateral surfaces of femur and dorsuin of patella brown. Legs III and IV yellow, with brown patches on ventral surfaces of femora. Spines long, brown, leg hairs dark. Pedipalps generally light, yellowish; basal part of femur tinged with brown, retrolateral surface of femur apically with tuft of long light scalelike hairs. Dense white hairs cover lower part of cymbium. Tibial apophysis considerably shorter than other Plexíppııs species, light, only tip dark (Fig. 58). Embolus short, prolateral edge of bulb with strongly sclerotised serrate keel (Fig. 57).</p> <p>Female unknown.</p> <p>Etymology: The speciﬁc name refers to body size smaller than in P. paykıılli, the second species of the genus occurring in the UAE.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782131EFFE9FF7DFC8AC9F1F749	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782131EFFE6FF02F747CE85FDFE.text	FD558782131EFFE6FF02F747CE85FDFE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Plexippus paykulli (Audouin 1826) Audouin 1826	<div><p>Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826) Figures 59 60</p> <p>Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 2 ♀, 28. xii. 2005 29. i. 2006, MT; 1♂, 6—22. v. 2006, LT. Bithnah, 1♂, 12.viii 9. ix. 2006, MT; 2 ♀, l 9. x ~ 16. xi. 2006, MT. Fujairah, 1♂, 2. v 5. vi. 2005, LT; 1 ♀, 1 juv., 28. ii l. iv. 2006, LT; 1♂, l 8. iv. 2006, LT; 1♂, 20 — 27. v. 2006, LT. Ghalilah, 1 ♀, 8. iii. 2005, HC. Hatta, 1 ♀, ¿P I 1. iv. 2006, LT; 1 ♀, ll— 26.iv. 2006, LT. Khor al-Khwair, 1 ♀, 30.v— 5.vi. 2007, LT. Sharjah, 1♂, 30. Xi. 2004, HC; 1 ♀, l 5. iii. 2005, HC; 1♂, 17. iii. 2005, HC, leg. F. Van Harten; 1♂, 31.v. 2007, HC, leg. <p>N. van Harten; 1♂, 12-26. vi. 2005, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 1 ♀, 6.71.2004, HC; 1♂, 28. V 4 l. vi. 2007, LT; 1♂, 25. v—l 6.vi. 2008, LT. Wadi Bih dam, 1♂, 24.iv— 1. v. 2007, LT; 1 ♀, 7 — 13. v. 2007, LT; 1♂, 30. v— 5. vi. 2007, LT; 1♂, l 7— 25.iii. 2008, LT; 1♂, 30.iv— 4. vi. 2008, LT; 1♂, 13 24.vi. 2008, LT; 1 ♀, 9- 23.vii. 2008, LT; 1♂,1 ♀, 25. ii 8. iii. 2009, MT. Wadi Maidaq, 1 ♀, 27.xi 22.xii. 2005, LT.</p> </p> <p>N. van Harten; 1♂, 12-26. vi. 2005, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 1 ♀, 6.71.2004, HC; 1♂, 28. V 4 l. vi. 2007, LT; 1♂, 25. v—l 6.vi. 2008, LT. Wadi Bih dam, 1♂, 24.iv— 1. v. 2007, LT; 1 ♀, 7 — 13. v. 2007, LT; 1♂, 30. v— 5. vi. 2007, LT; 1♂, l 7— 25.iii. 2008, LT; 1♂, 30.iv— 4. vi. 2008, LT; 1♂, 13 24.vi. 2008, LT; 1 ♀, 9- 23.vii. 2008, LT; 1♂,1 ♀, 25. ii 8. iii. 2009, MT. Wadi Maidaq, 1 ♀, 27.xi 22.xii. 2005, LT.</p> <p>Description: See Wesolowska &amp; van Harten (1994). Palpal structure as shown in Figures 59 and 60 herein.</p> <p>Distribution: A common pantropical species. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782131EFFE6FF02F747CE85FDFE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821311FFE6FF65FDF0CC3BF94C.text	FD5587821311FFE6FF65FDF0CC3BF94C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudicius fayda Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Pseudicius fayda Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Figures 61-63</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♀, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.666668&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.083334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.666668/lat 24.083334)">al-Ain al-Fayda</a>, 24 °05 'N 55 ° 40 'E, 8. iv. 2005, hand-collected, leg. A. van Harten (MRAC).</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species is closely related to Pseudícíııs taınarícis Simon, 1885, but may be recognized by larger receptacles and seminal ducts having more loops (compare Figure 63 herein with Figure 617 in Prószyñski, 2003).</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 1.8, width 1.3, height 0.6. Abdomen length 2.9, width 1.4. Eye ﬁeld length 0.8, anterior 0.9, posterior width 1.0.</p> <p>Male unknown.</p> <p>Female. Small-sized spider. Carapace oval, low, brown with darker eye ﬁeld, clothed in dense light grey hairs, near eyes long brown bristles. Anterior eyes encircled with white setae, small white patches composed of hairs between anterior eyes. Clypeus low, brown with white hairs. Two diagonal light lines below posterior lateral eyes, on lateral surface of carapace. Chelicerae light brown, labium and gnathocoxae orange, sternum yellow. Stridulatory apparatus present, typical for the genus (of Ieg-carapace type). Abdomen elongated, greyish beige, darker at the end, with two pairs of light patches in posterior half and poorly contrasted lighter area in centre, anterior margin and sides whitish (Fig. 61). Dense light hairs on abdomen. Venter whitish with silver patches composed of translucent guanine crystals. Spinnerets grey. Legs yellow, ﬁrst pair slightly thicker than remaining, on prolateral surface of tibia 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 spines, on metatarsus ventrally 2 - 2. Leg hairs brown. Epigyne with two long pockets in anterior part, placed close to each other (Fig. 62). Internal structure as shown in Figure 63, seminal ducts weakly sclerotised in initial part, long, composed a few loops, receptacles large.</p> <p>Etymology: The speciﬁc name is a noun in apposition, referring to the type locality.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821311FFE6FF65FDF0CC3BF94C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821311FFE7FF65F95DCC61F695.text	FD5587821311FFE7FF65F95DCC61F695.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudicius mushrif Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Pseudicius mushrif Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Figures 64-66</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♀, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.466667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.283333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.466667/lat 25.283333)">Dubai, Mushrif Park</a> , 25 ° 17 'N 55 ° 28 'E, 6. ill. 2 oo 5, hand-collected, leg. A. van Harten (MRAC).</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species is closely related to Pseııdíciııs wadís Prószynski, 1989, differs in abdominal pattern and details of epigynal structure; epigyne is shorter and wider, With more distant pockets, seminal ducts are clearly shorter, accessory glands have different shape (compare Figure 66 herein with Figure 69 in Prószyñski, 1989).</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 2.0, Width 1.5, height 0.6. Abdomen length 3.9, Width 2.2. Eye ﬁeld length 0.9, anterior 1.1, posterior Width 1.2.</p> <p>Male unknown.</p> <p>Female. Carapace low, oval, reddish brown, black in vicinity of eyes, covered with delicate whitish hairs. Two diagonal light lines below posterior lateral eyes, on lateral surface of carapace. Chelicerae brown, clypeus with light hairs. Stridulatory apparatus present; a row of thick bristles on carapace under lateral eyes and a few small protuberances on femur of ﬁrst leg apically on prolateral surface. Abdomen oval, greyish brown, darker posteriorly, with poorly contrasted pattern composed of a few median lighter spots and two transverse whitish stripes in posterior part (Fig. 64). Delicate clinging hairs cover abdominal dorsum. Venter yellowish. Spinnerets light. First leg longer and thicker than remaining, orange, tibia slightly swollen, prolaterally with 0 - 1 - 1 short strong spines, metatarsus with two pairs ventrally. Legs II-IV yellow. Epigyne with two long pockets anteriorly, placed far from each other (Fig. 65). Internal structure as in Figure 66, accessory gland tubular, long.</p> <p>Etymology: The speciﬁc name is a noun in apposition, referring to the type locality.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821311FFE7FF65F95DCC61F695	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821310FFE3FF1DF617CC72FE39.text	FD5587821310FFE3FF1DF617CC72FE39.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rafalus arabicus Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Rafalus arabicus Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Plates 20-21, Figures 67-73</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂, United Arab Emirates Wadi Maidaq, 25 ° 18 ‘N 56 ° O 7 ‘E, 24.ix- 22.x. 2006, in water trap, leg. A. van Harten (MRAC). Paratypes: 1♂ ‘, 7 ♀, same data as <p>‘</p> <p>,</p> <p>holotype; 1 ♀, same locality but 27. xi— 22. xii. 2005, LT; 1♂, 1♀, 28.xi-I. xii. 2005, WT; 1♂, 1♀, l juv., 26.xii. 2005 — 2. i. 2006, WT; 1♂, 14 P 25.i. 2006, WT; 1♂, 1♀, 4-15. ii. 2006, WT; 2♂, 3 ♀, 4 — l 5.ii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 2 ♀, 7-14.iii. 2006, WT; 4♂, 2 ♀, 29.iii—l0. iv. 2006, WT; 3 ♀, 26.x— 9. xi. 2006, WT; 2♂, 4 ♀, 18. xil 5. xii. 2007, PT; 1 ♀, 20. i- 3. ii. 2008, WT. 1♂, Khor al-Khwair, 7 — 14.iv. 2007, LT. 1 ♀, Wadi Bih dam, 24. iv-l. v. 2007, LT. 2 ♀, Wadi Safad, 27.xi— 22. xii. 2005, WT; 3 ♀, 26.xii. 2005 - 2. i. 2006, WT. 1 ♀, Wadi Shawkah, 1 — 9.iv. 2007, WT; 4♂, 5 -l 2.v. 2007, WT; 2♂, l 9— 22.v. 2007, WT; 4♂, 3 ♀, 9-24.vi. 2007, WT; 2♂, 6 ♀, 30.vi— 2.viii. 2007, WT; 1♂, 28. x—l 5.xi. 2007, WT; 3♂, 25.v-l 2. vi. 2008, WT; 4♂, 11.viiill. ix. 2008, WT. 1♀, Wadi Wurayah, 22.iv. 2006, WT; 1♂, 1 ♀, l 0— 26.xii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 18- 25. iii. 2007, MT; 3♂, 7 ♀, 5-30.xi. 2008, WT.</p> </p> <p>‘</p> <p>,</p> <p>holotype; 1 ♀, same locality but 27. xi— 22. xii. 2005, LT; 1♂, 1♀, 28.xi-I. xii. 2005, WT; 1♂, 1♀, l juv., 26.xii. 2005 — 2. i. 2006, WT; 1♂, 14 P 25.i. 2006, WT; 1♂, 1♀, 4-15. ii. 2006, WT; 2♂, 3 ♀, 4 — l 5.ii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 2 ♀, 7-14.iii. 2006, WT; 4♂, 2 ♀, 29.iii—l0. iv. 2006, WT; 3 ♀, 26.x— 9. xi. 2006, WT; 2♂, 4 ♀, 18. xil 5. xii. 2007, PT; 1 ♀, 20. i- 3. ii. 2008, WT. 1♂, Khor al-Khwair, 7 — 14.iv. 2007, LT. 1 ♀, Wadi Bih dam, 24. iv-l. v. 2007, LT. 2 ♀, Wadi Safad, 27.xi— 22. xii. 2005, WT; 3 ♀, 26.xii. 2005 - 2. i. 2006, WT. 1 ♀, Wadi Shawkah, 1 — 9.iv. 2007, WT; 4♂, 5 -l 2.v. 2007, WT; 2♂, l 9— 22.v. 2007, WT; 4♂, 3 ♀, 9-24.vi. 2007, WT; 2♂, 6 ♀, 30.vi— 2.viii. 2007, WT; 1♂, 28. x—l 5.xi. 2007, WT; 3♂, 25.v-l 2. vi. 2008, WT; 4♂, 11.viiill. ix. 2008, WT. 1♀, Wadi Wurayah, 22.iv. 2006, WT; 1♂, 1 ♀, l 0— 26.xii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 18- 25. iii. 2007, MT; 3♂, 7 ♀, 5-30.xi. 2008, WT.</p> <p>"l</p> <p>Diagnosis: The male is distinguished by thin, longer than in other congeners embolus, white hairs on retrolateral surface of palp and characteristic black and white hairs on ventral surface of femur of ﬁrst leg. The female is easily recognisable by the structure of epigyne, unlike in other species of the genus, without deep pocket, with copulatory openings placed paracentrally and small, single-chambered receptacles.</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 2.8 — 3.0/3.0- 3.4, width 2.1- 2.2 / 2. l— 2.4, height 1.1-1.3 / 1.5-1.6. Abdomen length 2.8 -3.0/ 3.3 — 3.5, width 1.9 / 2.3-2.4. Eye ﬁeld length 1.4 / 1.4-1.5, anterior 1.9 / 1.9-2.1, posterior width 1.8 / 1.7- 1.9.</p> <p>Male. Medium-sized, hairy spider (Plate 20). Carapace dark brown with eye ﬁeld black, covered with dense, short, greyish hairs, on lateral sides hairs white, black line along lateral edges. Anterior part of ocular area with numerous long brown bristles. Anterior eyes fringed by fawn small scales. Clypeus low, yellowish brown. Chelicerae light brown, on promargin two small teeth, on retromargin single tooth. Labium and gnathocoxae brownish with pale tips, sternum brown. Abdomen greyish brown, with small scutum occupying about half of its length. Dorsum clothed in short whitish and long brown hairs. Sides and venter of abdomen light. Dark hairs cover sternum, coxae and abdomen ventrally. Spinnerets brown. Legs brown, covered with short light hairs, among them sparse longer brown ones. Spines numerous, brown. F emora I and ll lighter, yellowish, with brown patches (covered with black scale-like hairs) on ventral surfaces basally and tufts of dark hairs retrolaterally at distal end, long white hairs between the two dark areas (Fig. 67). Pedipalps slender, clothed in very dense hairs. Palpal hairs blackish, except retrolateral surface Where hairs white (in ﬁgures white hairs marked broken lines). Tegulum elongated, with posterior triangular lobe, visible end of embolus thin (Fig. 68), tibial apophysis short (Fig. 69).</p> <p>Female. Similar to male, less hairy, on abdomen traces of lighter median streak (Plate 21), legs light brown with darker patches or rings. Epigyne small, weakly sclerotised, with central elevated ridge (Figs 70, 71). Copulatory openings ﬁssure-like, seminal ducts form loose loops, receptacle small, spherical (Fig. 72).</p> <p>Etymology: The species is named after its ‘ terra typica’ (the Arabian Peninsula).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821310FFE3FF1DF617CC72FE39	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821314FFE0FF70F979CF82F7C0.text	FD5587821314FFE0FF70F979CF82F7C0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rafalus feliksi Proszynski 1999	<div><p>Rafalus feliksi Prószyñski, 1999 Figures 76-82</p> <p>Specimens examined: Wadi Shawkah, 1 ♀, 31. x 27.xi. 2006, WT; 1♀, 5-12. v. 2007, WT; 2♂, 19 22.v. 2007, WT; 2♂, 30. vi- 2. Viii. 2007, WT; 3♂, 25. V l 2. vi. 2008, WT. Near Um al-Quwain, 1♂, 1 ♀, i-soxizoos, PT.</p> <p>Description: Measurements (male/female). Cephalothorax length 3.1-3.3 /3.0- 3.2, width 2.1- 2.6 / 2.3 2.5, height 1.3 1.4 / 1.2-1.3. Abdomen length 2.7-3.5 / 3.5-3.7, width 1.9 2.4 / 2.5 -3.0. Eye ﬁeld length 1.2 / 1.0 1.1, anterior 1.9 / 1.6-1.8, posterior width 1.8 / 1.7-1.9.</p> <p>Male. Medium-sized, very pilose spider. Carapace dark brown with black eye ﬁeld, densely clothed in delicate whitish grey hairs, among them sparse brown setae, denser and very long on anterior part of eye ﬁeld. Anterior eyes surrounded by white scales. Chelicerae brown, their bases dorsally clothed in dense reddish hairs, some white hairs on clypeus. Labium orange with darker base, gnathocoxae with whitish inner margins. sternum light brown. Abdomen greyish brown, its dorsum covered with small brown scutum, occupying less than half of the abdomen length, posterior" part clothed in brown and reddish hairs. Venter yellow. Spinnerets dark. Legs yellow, femora I and II covered With very dense, long white hairs (sometimes with admixture of black, scale-like ones), in some specimens at distal end of femur I and II ventrally dark patch. Spines numerous, long. Leg hairs dense, blackish Dark scopulae on all tarsi. Pedipalps yellow, densely covered with long white hairs and scattered dark brown hairs. Palpal structure as in Figures 76 and 77, ernbolus hidden, only its tip visible, with accompanying terminal apophysis (Figs 78, 79).</p> <p>Female. Carapace as in male, chelicerae dark brown, without reddish hairs. Traces of two parallel streaks below anterior" lateral eyes, on ‘ cheeks’ Mouthparts brown with lighter tips, sternum yellowish grey. Abdomen blackish grey, densely covered with light grey and fawn hairs (abdominal pattern composed of greyish and brownish fawn patches), among them sparse brown setae, venter yellow tinged with grey. Spimrerets dark. Legs yellow to light brown with darker rings and spots. Epigyne weakly sclerotised, with single pocket at epigastric furrow (Figs 80, 81). Seminal ducts tube-like, receptacles strongly sclerotised, five-chambered, compact (Fig. 82).</p> <p>Remarks: The first description of the male is given here. The male of the species is similar to Rafalus christophori Prószynski, 1999, and may be recognized by the presence of dense orange hairs on the dorsal surfaces of the chelicerae.</p> <p>Distribution: So far this species was known only from Egypt. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821314FFE0FF70F979CF82F7C0	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821317FFDFFF73F7C9CF36F869.text	FD5587821317FFDFFF73F7C9CF36F869.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Rafalus minimus Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Rafalus minimus Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Plate 23, Figures 83 86</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=55.483334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.433332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 55.483334/lat 25.433332)">N of Ajman</a>, 25 ° 26 ' N 55 ° 29 ' E, 15 16 iii 2009 in A. Harten MRAC 2♂ ‘, data.., water trap, leg. van (). Paratypes: same as holotype.</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species differs from congeners by the smaller size and by short, wide tibial apophysis of male palp.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 2.1 2.3, width 1.5-1.6, height 0.9 -1.0. Abdomen length 1.9-2.1, width 1.4-1.5. Eye ﬁeld length 0.8-0.9, anterior 1.2-1.3, posterior width 1.3.</p> <p>.</p> <p>¬ _, _. _ _</p> <p>Male. Small species, smaller and less hairy than other congeners, colouration pattern striped, typical for Phlegra species (Plate 23). Carapace oval, slightly broader posteriorly, dark brown with two white longitudinal bands composed of light hairs. Slopes with some greyish hairs. Eye ﬁeld short, long brown bristles near eyes. Clypeus brown with some grey hairs. Mouthparts and sternum dark brown, only inner margins of gnathocoxae yellowish. Dark patches on coxae. Abdomen ovoid, brown with whitish median stripe, covered with short hairs, among them sparse longer brown bristles. Sides of abdomen yellow, venter yellow tinged with grey. Spinnerets light, bases of posterior ones blackish. Legs I and II brownish with lighter metatarsi and tarsi, posterior pairs yellow, but lateral sides of femora brown and brown rings at bases of tibiae and metatarsi. Pedipalps yellowish, only basis of femur brown. Tibial apophysis short, wide at base (Fig. 84), embolus as in Figures 85 and 86. Female unknown.</p> <p>Etymology: Thc speciﬁc name refers to the small size of this species.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821317FFDFFF73F7C9CF36F869	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD5587821328FFDCFF74F87ACB6FFE2F.text	FD5587821328FFDCFF74F87ACB6FFE2F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Thyene imperialis (Rossi 1846) Rossi 1846	<div><p>Thyene imperialis (Rossi, 1846)</p> <p>Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 2♂, 1 ♀, 9.xi— 7.xii. 2005, LT; 1♂, 1♀, 7428. xii. 2005, MT; 1♂, 27. v- 26.vi. 2006, MT; 1♂, 27.iii. 2008, HC, leg. K. Mahmood. N of Ajman, 2♂, lI- 16.xi. 2006, WT; 1♂, 22.ix-l 7. x. 2008, WT. Fujairah, 1♂, 5. iii ~ 6. iv. 2005, LT. Ghayl, 1♂, l 7.iii. 2008, HC. Hatta, 1♂, 19- 28. iii. 2006, LT. 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 1♂ ‘, 4.1.2005, HC; 1♂, 27.11.2006, HC. S of Ras al- Khaimah, 16, 8. iii. 2008, HC. Sharjah, 1♀, 28.vi— 23. vii. 2005, LT. Sharjah Desert Park, 1♂, 5- 6.x. 2004, HC; 18, I 7.xi. 2004, HC; 1♀, 3.1112005, HC; 1♀, 2 l. vii- 5. viii. 2005, LT; 1♂, 2 l— 28.v. 2007, LT; 1♀, I 4. ii-I. iv. 2008, LT. NARC, near Sweihan, 1♂, I 4. iii~ 2. iv. 2005, LT. Near Um al-Quwain, 1♂ ‘, 23- 26.vi. 2008, WT. Wadi Bih dam, 1♂, I 7-25. iii. 2008, LT. Wadi Maidaq, 1♀, 29.xi- 22. xi 1.2005, LT; 2♂, 4 -—l 5.ii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 7 -l 4.iii. 2006, WT; 1♂, 29. iii-I 0. iv. 2006, WT; 1♀, 27. vi ~ 29.Vii. 2006, MT; 1♂, 1♀, 29.vii- 26.viii. 2006, MT; 3♂, 1 ♀, 24.ix— 22.x. 2006, WT; 3♂, 26.x— 9.xi. 2006, WT; 1♂, 18.xil 5.xii. 2007, PT; 2♂, 20.i— 3.ii. 2008, WT; 1♂, 2 ♀, 3 -I 7.ii. 2008, WT. Wadi Safad, 1♂, 1♀, 28.xi- I. xii. 2005, WT; 2♂, 1♀, 26.Xii. 2005 - 2.i. 2006, WT. Wadi Shawkah, 1♂, 31.x- 27.xi. 2006, WT; 2♂, 1- 9. iv. 2007, WT; 2♂, 5 12. v. 2007, WT; 1♂, 30.vi~ 2. viii. 2007, WT; 1♂, 20. i—l 8.ii. 2008, WT; 1♂, 3- 18. ii. 2008, WT; 1 1♂ gi, 25. v 12.vi. 2008, WT. Wadi Wurayah, 1♂, 14: xi. 2006, HC. Al-Wathba wetland reserve, 1♂, 2 juv., 23.viii. 2004, HC.</p> <p>Description: See Metzner (1999).</p> <p>Distribution: A species Widely distributed in eastern Africa and southern Asia. New to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD5587821328FFDCFF74F87ACB6FFE2F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782132BFFDCFF7CFDA2C936F7C1.text	FD558782132BFFDCFF7CFDA2C936F7C1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Yllenus logunovi Wesolowska & van Harten	<div><p>Yllenus logunovi Wesolowska &amp; van Harten nov. spec. Plate 12, Figures 87-91</p> <p>Specimens examined: Holotype: ♂, United Arab Emirates, <a href="http://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=56.066666&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.8" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 56.066666/lat 25.8)">Wadi Bih dam</a>, 25 ° 48 'N 56 ° 04'E, 24- 29.vi. 2008, in light trap, leg. A. van Harten (MRAC). Paratypes: 2♂, 2 ♀, same data as holotype. 1♂, N of Ajman, 16.ix l 2. x. 2006, WT; 5♂, 1 ♀, 27. iv. 2008, WT; 1♂, 1 ♀, 5. v 11.vi. 2008, WT; 13♂, 5 - 16.7.2008, WT; 3♂, 2 ♀, 5 l 6. vii. 2008, WT; 6♂, 2 ♀, l 6-23. vii. 2008, WT; 2♂, 27 30. iv. 2008, WT; 2 ♀, l 8-22. v. 2008, WT; 2♂, 1 ♀, 25.v l 2. vi. 2008, WT; 8♂, 4 ♀, 25.vi— 5. vii. 2008, WT; 1♂, 16- 23.vii. 2008, WT; 1♂, 2 ♀, 22. ix l 2.x. 2008, WT; 2♂, 1 l 4.ii. 2009, WT; 1♂, 1 ♀, 15 l 6. iii. 2009, WT, leg. C. Schmid-Egger. 1♂, S of Ra’s al-Khaimah, 25 — 26. iii. 2008, WT, leg. J. Bosák. 5♂, near Um al- Quwaín, 1 30.xi. 2008, PT; 3♂, 23 — 26. vi. 2008, WT; 1♂, 2 ♀, 11-13. iii. 2009, WT.</p> <p>Diagnosis: The species is related to Y. salsicola (Simon, 1937); the male may be recognised by smaller tegulum, narrower terminal apophysis accompanying embolus and straight tibial apophysis; the female has simpler epigyne, with clearly shorter seminal ducts.</p> <p>Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 1.5-1.8 / 1.7 -2.0, width 1.4-1.7 l 1.6-1.8, height 0.8 0.9 / 0.9 -1.0. Abdomen length 1.6-1.8 /2.0 2.2, width 1.2 1.4 / 1.7 2.1. Eye ﬁeld length 0.7 0.8 / 0.9 1.0, anterior width 1.1 1.2 / 1.1 1.3, posterior width 1.3-1.4 / 1.4 1.5. Male. General appearance as in Plate 12. Small, swollen spider. Carapace high, sloping behind ocular area, dark brown with two longitudinal white streaks composed of light hairs. Anterior" part of eye ﬁeld covered with small light scales. Clypeus brown, clothed in whitish hairs. Chelicerae dark brown, mouthparts light brown with paler apices. Abdomen whitish with wide median brown band and two poorly marked lateral brownish stripes, sides and venter‘ yellow. Dorsum of abdomen covered with dense hairs. Spinnerets beige. Legs yellow with brown patches, dark scopule on tarsi. Pedipalps brownish. Tibial apophysis straight, cymbial process well developed (Fig. 89). Tegulum small, posteriorly narrower (Figs 87, 88).</p> <p>Female. Slightly larger than male. Carapace brown, eye ﬁeld blackish, only its anterior part lighter, clothed in light scales. Thoracic part light brown with median darker belt. Numerous whitish grey hairs cover carapace. Abdomen rounded, yellow or fawn with indistinct median brown streak, whole abdomen clothed in dense greyish hairs. In some specimens abdomen darker, with indistinct pattern composed of grey chevrons and spots. Venter yellowish or grey. Legs as in male, lighter coloured. Epigyne typical for the (Fig. 90). Internal genus structures simple, seminal ducts short, receptacles spherical (Fig. 91).</p> <p>Remarks: This species belongs to the albocinctus species group (see Logunov &amp; Marusik, 2003).</p> <p>Etymology: This species is named after Dr Dmitri Logunov, excellent specialist of salticids, who recently revised the genus Yllenus.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782132BFFDCFF7CFDA2C936F7C1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
FD558782132BFFDBFF09F7CACB65FED7.text	FD558782132BFFDBFF09F7CACB65FED7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Yllenus tschoni (Caporiacco 1936) Caporiacco 1936	<div><p>Yllenus tschoni (Caporiacco, 1936) Figures 92-97</p> <p>Specimens examined: 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 1 1♂ 6 ‘:, 1.xii. 2004, WT. Al-Rafah, 1 ♀ Q3, 27 30. iv. 2008, WT; 2♂, 1 l 2. ii. 2009, WT. Sharjah Desert Park, 1 1♂ d, 22.xi. 2004, WT; 1♂, 1 30. Xi. 2008, PT. Description: Measurements. Cephalothorax length 1.5 1.7 / 2.1, width 1.5 1.6 /2.0, height 1.0 1.1 / 1.2. Abdomen length 1.8 2.0/ 2.9, width 1.2 — 1.4 / 2.4. Eye ﬁeld length 0.7-0.8 / 1.0, anterior width 1.0- 1.1 / 1.5, posterior width 1.2-1.3 / 1.8.</p> <p>Male. Small spider with short legs. Carapace rounded, high in cephalic part, highest approximately at posterior lateral eyes, and sloping behind eye ﬁeld. Colouration of carapace dark brown, darker near eyes, eye ﬁeld covered with numerous small scales, which form large yellowish spot on anterior part of eye ﬁeld. Long brown bristles in vicinity of eyes. On thoracic part two white Stripes running from posterior lateral eyes to posterior edge of carapace. Clypeus clothed in long dense white hairs extending to lateral sides of carapace. Mouthparts and sternum brown. Abdomen ovoid, brown with two broad longitudinal white bands, venter yellowish. Spinneters light with brown tips. Legs short, dark yellow, in some specimens with brown patches on lateral surfaces of femora and tibiae, also metatarsi apically brown. Leg hairs long, dense, White. Palpal structure as in Figures 92-95, tibial apophysis long, embolus long, with accompanying large ‘ membraneous conductor’</p> <p>if?</p> <p>Female. Carapace high, brown, eye ﬁeld black laterally. Whole carapace densely covered with short whitish hairs, especially densely on slopes. Fawn scales surround anterior eyes and form spot on eye ﬁeld anteriorly. Chelicerae dark brown, gnathocoxae and labium light brown with whitish tips, sternum brown with large light central patch. Abdomen swollen, greyish beige with broad brown streak. Dense light hairs cover abdomen, among them sparse brown setae. Spinnerets beige. Legs orange, their hairs light, on tarsi dark scopule. Epigyne with central pocket (Fig. 90). Seminal ducts long, their initial weakly sclerotised Part forms loop (Fig. 97 97))-.</p> <p>Remarks: The species was reported as Yllenus saliens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876) (misidentiﬁed) by Denis (1966) from Algeria and by Proszynski (1968) from Egypt.</p> <p>Distribution: Hithert O tl HS ' Species. is _ known from Algeria ’ Liby a» E gypt and Israel ~ N@W to the UAE.</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD558782132BFFDBFF09F7CACB65FED7	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Wesolowska, W.;van Harten, A.	Wesolowska, W., van Harten, A. (2010): Order Araneae. In: Arthropod fauna of the UAE. Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah: 27-69, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.269135
