Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)

Ibrahimi, Krenare, Islami, Blertina, Kastrati, Blearta, Geci, Donard, Bilalli, Astrit & Ibrahimi, Halil, 2024, New findings and an updated checklist of Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Kosovo, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (3), pp. 547-555 : 551

Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802) ( Fig. 4)

Material examined. 1♂, KOSOVO, Veriq , Istog municipality (42°45'08.89''N, 20°33'10.47''E), 21-VII-2021, Coll. Donard Geci.

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Russia (to far East), Central Asia, China; introduced to Hawaii ( World Spider Catalog, 2024).

Diagnostic note. Habitus: Carapace brownish-black. Opisthosoma dark red to brownish-black, with bright pattern, posteriorly with three protuberances dorsally, anteriorly with two. Male palp: with rectangular-shaped bent distal apophysis, bearing a very long tip. Median apophysis distally with 2 stout jags. Embolus long and robust ( Nentwig et al., 2024) ( Figs 4A–D).