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Spiders of the genera Araniella, Zygiella, Zilla and Mangora (Araneae, Araneidae) from Israel, with notes on Metellina species from Lebanon
Author(s) -
LEVY GERSHOM
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1987.tb00071.x
Subject(s) - biology , genus , zoology , ecology , orb (optics) , artificial intelligence , computer science , image (mathematics)
Orb‐weaver spiders from Israel of the genera Araniella, Zygiella, Zilla and Mangora , and Lebanese spiders of the genus Metellina have been revised. Species of Zygiella and Zilla are recorded for the first time from Israel. The occurrence of Araniella species formerly not known from Israel has been proved and new authenticated records of Mangora acalypha from this country are provided. Descriptions of the hitherto unknown male of Zygiella inconveniens and a new species, Z. poriensis , are given. Notes on Metellina species from Lebanon, including an erroneous determination, are discussed. Illustrations of diagnostic characters of the species are provided, along with updated records of distribution and reports in the literature pertaining to some European species.