Oecobius cellariorum ( Dugès, 1836 )

Marusik, Yuri M. & Zonstein, Sergei, 2024, The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 53 (17), pp. 49-62 : 56

Oecobius cellariorum ( Dugès, 1836)

( Figs 4C, 5B, 6B)

Clotho cellariorum Dugès, 1836: 161 .

Oecobius domesticus Lucas, 1846: 101 , pl. 2, fig. 1 (♂ ♀).

Oecobius cellariorum : Simon 1875: 7; Wunderlich 1995: 593, figs 17–20 (♂ ♀).

Material examined: Israel: Lower Galilee : 2♂, 2♀, Alon Tavor Field School, 32°42.4'N 35°24.2'E, 150 m, 5.v.2024, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU). Arava Valley: 1♀, Qetura, 29°58.2'N 35°03.6'E, 120 m, 17.i.2017, S. Zonstein (SMNHTAU) .

Distribution: Mediterranean, Russia (European part), Azerbaijan, Jordan and Iran. Introduced to the USA, China and Japan ( WSC 2024). This is the first record of the species in Israel. Its occurrence from the Galilee in the north to the southern part of the Arava Valley suggests its wide distribution throughout the country.

Habitat: In Israel, the species is found (at least currently) to be synanthropic. The spiders has been collected on the walls inside houses and outbuildings.