Oecobius trimaculatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872

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 : 60

Oecobius trimaculatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872

( Figs 4I, 5H, I, 6E)

Oecobius trimaculatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872: 219 , pl. 13, fig. 7 (♂ ♀); Wunderlich 1995: 599, figs 61–65 (♂ ♀); Zonstein & Marusik 2013: 62; Bosmans & Gavalas 2023: 27, fig. 13A–C (♀).

Material examined: Israel: Judean Hills : 5♂, 1♀, foothills near Yishpro 3 km W Modi'in, 31°53'N 34°59'E, 200 m, 11–20.iv.2012, I. Bernstein (SMNHTAU); 1♂, same but 9–17.v.2012, I. Bernstein (SMNHTAU) .

Distribution: The species had been described from the lowlands, also known from ancient times as the Plains of the Jordan, lying north-west of the Dead Sea and bordered in the east by the lower flow of the Jordan River. Later, it was found in Greece ( WSC 2024). The present records confirm the existence of this species in Israel, most probably throughout the country.

Habitat: The spiders were collected in pitfall traps, on rocky slopes covered by the Mediterranean shrubland of ‘batha’ type and grasslands.