taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C087CAD84DCA56FF2DF4A09E6CB24C.taxon	description	Figs 1 – 5	en	Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Sherwood, Danniella (2023): A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Zootaxa 5389 (4): 483-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.6, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5389.4.6/52532
03C087CAD84DCA56FF2DF4A09E6CB24C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name refers to the Thar Desert, where this species lives, and is a noun in apposition.	en	Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Sherwood, Danniella (2023): A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Zootaxa 5389 (4): 483-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.6, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5389.4.6/52532
03C087CAD84DCA56FF2DF4A09E6CB24C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂ (NRC-AA- 4153), INDIA: Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, Thar Desert, Sam area (26.8303 ° N, 70.5085 ° E). 235 m a. s. l., found on wall, collected by hand, 14 Aug. 2022, R. Tripathi coll. Paratypes: same data as holotype, ♂ (NRC-AA- 4154), ♀ (NRC-AA- 4155).	en	Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Sherwood, Danniella (2023): A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Zootaxa 5389 (4): 483-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.6, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5389.4.6/52532
03C087CAD84DCA56FF2DF4A09E6CB24C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Oecobius thar sp. nov. most closely resembles O. cumbrecita Wunderlich, 1987, O. fortaleza Wunderlich, 1992 and O. infierno Wunderlich, 1987 by the curved OTL (Figs 2 A – C, 3), however it can be distinguished by the apex of the OTL ending with three denticles (Figs 2 B – C), which are absent in O. cumbrecita, O. fortaleza and O. infierno. Females of O. thar sp. nov. can be distinguished by the triangle-shaped and heavily sclerotised epigyne (Fig. 2 D, not triangle-shaped in all other known congeners).	en	Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Sherwood, Danniella (2023): A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Zootaxa 5389 (4): 483-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.6, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5389.4.6/52532
03C087CAD84DCA56FF2DF4A09E6CB24C.taxon	description	Description. Male holotype: Colour (in alcohol): carapace and dorsal and lateral faces of palp dark brown; legs beige, with black annulation on all segments; opisthosoma overall dark brown (darker than carapace), dorso-lateral outermost quarters mottled with white blotches, dorso-medial area with foliate pattern at posterior extent, spinnerets and ventral face of the opisthosoma dark brown (Fig. 1 A – B). Total length 1.77. Carapace 0.75 long, 0.82 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.04, AME 0.06, PLE 0.08, PME 0.02, ALE – ALE 0.16, AME – AME 0.06, PLE – PLE 0.11, PME – PME 0.04. Opisthosoma 1.02 long, 0.68 wide. Legs: I 2.24 (0.68 + 0.13 + 0.50 + 0.51 + 0.42), II 2.51 (0.73 + 0.15 + 0.57 + 0.61 + 0.45), III 2.55 (0.74 + 0.18 + 0.55 + 0.62 + 0.46), IV 2.69 (0.76 + 0.22 + 0.59 + 0.63 + 0.49). Palp: with massive oecobiid tegular lobe tapering strongly in proximal third, apex with three denticles, process present at base; embolus short; oecobiid tegular apophysis well-developed with two projections at apex, base with proximal process; membranous conductor present and rounded, anterior part of tegulum smooth and unmodified (Figs 2 A – C, 3). Female paratype: Colour (in alcohol): carapace dark brown; legs beige and non-annulated; opisthosoma overall beige, overlain with black setae, dorso-median aspect with foliate pattern and two parallel black blotches, spinnerets and ventral face of opisthosoma mouse brown (Fig. 1 C – D). Total length 1.89. Carapace 0.66 long, 0.72 wide. Eyes: ALE 0.04, AME 0.06 PLE 0.07, PME 0.03, ALE – ALE 0.16, AME – AME 0.07, PLE – PLE 0.14, PME – PME 0.03. Opisthosoma 1.23 long, 0.79 wide. Legs: I 2.12 (0.67 + 0.14 + 0.48 + 0.43 + 0.40), II 2.36 (0.72 + 0.16 + 0.55 + 0.51 + 0.42), III 2.43 (0.75 + 0.19 + 0.51 + 0.57 + 0.41), IV 2.71 (0.71 + 0.22 + 0.63 + 0.75 + 0.40). Genitalia: epigyne triangle-shaped, sclerotised, with prominent proximal apex and widely spaced copulatory openings; copulatory atrium prominent, copulatory ducts twisted, each with an anterior diversion in the proximal third, copulatory ducts connecting at apex to asymmetrical globular spermathecae (Figs 2 D – E). We were unable to observe any fertilisation ducts, although cannot rule out their presence. Colour in vivo. Typically as found in the (freshly) preserved specimens, although both male (Fig. 4 A – C) and female (Fig. 4 D) are more vibrant in respective colours. Natural history. Oecobius thar sp. nov. exhibited a habitat preference consistent with a synanthropic lifestyle (Fig. 4 E). A large number of specimens were observed by RT on a residential wall, where female specimens constructed small sheet webs housing a cluster of eggs. They were observed to primarily predate ants and dipterans. During prey capture, the females employed a dynamic strategy, swiftly manoeuvring around their prey and utilizing a continuous silk-spinning technique to entrap and immobilize the target (RT pers. obs.). This behaviour is in no way unique, having been reported in several other congeners (Glatz 1967; Voss et al. 2007; García et al. 2014; Líznarová et al. 2013; Líznarová & Pekár 2015).	en	Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Sherwood, Danniella (2023): A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Zootaxa 5389 (4): 483-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.6, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5389.4.6/52532
03C087CAD84DCA56FF2DF4A09E6CB24C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality, in the Thar Desert (Fig. 5).	en	Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil V., Sherwood, Danniella (2023): A new species of Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from the Thar Desert, India (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Zootaxa 5389 (4): 483-490, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5389.4.6, URL: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5389.4.6/52532
