Spiders of arid lands: The Ghardaïa region (Northern Sahara) with seven new records for Algeria Author Alioua, Youcef Laboratoire de Valorisation et Conservation des Ecosystèmes Arides (LVCEA). Faculty of Natural, Life and Earth Sciences, University of Ghardaïa, BP 455, 47000 Ghardaïa, Algeria Author Bosmans, Robert Terrestrial Ecology Unit, Ledeganckstraat 35, B- 9000 Gent, Belgium text Zootaxa 2024 2024-08-26 5497 3 301 336 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.1 journal article 302049 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.1 17a5aed6-cb2f-449b-87e5-484becc9bfb5 1175-5326 13618579 DC876897-235D-4EAD-95BB-4C1921EEF227 Setaphis fuscipes ( Simon, 1885 ) Echemus fuscipes ; Simon 1885: 36 . Setaphis fuscipes ; Simon 1899: 83 ; Platnick & Murphy 1996: 8 ; Bosmans & Janssen 1999: 84 . Material examined: BERRIANE: Balouh, hand collecting, 3 ♀ , 2.II.2021 ; 3 ♂ , 4.II.2021 ; 2 ♂ , 12.II.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 19.II.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 3 ♀ , 26.II.2021 ; 3 ♂ , 3 ♀ , 5.III.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 26.III.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 3.IV.2021 ; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 10.IV.2021 ; 3 ♀ , 17.IV.2021 ; 2 ♀ , 24.IV.2021 ; 4 ♂ , 8 ♀ , 30.IV.2021 ; Pifall traps, 1 ♀ , 19.III.2021 ; 2 ♀ , 25.III.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 17.IV.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 24.IV.2021 ; 2 ♂ , 30.IV.2021 . Sidi Mbarek, hand collecting, 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 6.II.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 3 ♀ , 11.II.2021 ; 2 ♀ , 18.II.2021 ; 3 ♂ , 2 ♀ , 25.II.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 11.III.2021 ; 3 ♀ , 18.III.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 5 ♀ , 9.IV.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 16.IV.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 3 ♀ , 23.IV.2021 ; 2 ♂ , 2 ♀ , 29.IV.2021 , pitfall traps, 2 ♀ , 11.III.2021 , 2 ♀ , 18.III.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 23.IV.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 29.IV.2021 . DHAYET BENDHAHOUA: Grazil, hand collecting, 1 ♂ , 5.II.2022 ; 2 ♀ , 15.II.2022 ; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 25.II.2022 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 5.III.2022 ; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 25.III.2022 , pitfall traps, 1 ♀ , 5.II.2022 ; 1 ♂ , 15.II.2022 ; 1 ♀ , 25.II.2022 ; 1 ♀ , 25.III.2022 ; Oumdjer, hand collecting, 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 5.II.2022 ; 2 ♀ , 25.II.2022 ; 1 ♂ , 5.III.2022 . EL ATTEUF: Palm grove of El Atteuf, hand collecting, 1 ♀ , 15.XII.2014 ; 2 ♀ , 05.II.2015 , 1 ♀ , 16.II.2015 ; 1 ♀ , 15.III.2015 ; 1 ♀ , 25.III.2015 ; 1 ♀ , 5.IV.2015 ; 1 ♂ , 18.IV.2015 , pitfall traps, 2 ♀ , 25.II.2015 ; 1 ♀ , 06.III.2015 ; 1 ♀ , 25.III.2015 ; 2 ♂ , 18.IV.2015 ; 1 ♂ , 25.I.2015 . EL GUERRARA: Aghzou, hand collecting, 1 ♂ , 17.III.2020 , pitfall traps, 1 ♀ , 3.III.2020 ; 1 ♀ , 11.III.2020 ; 1 ♂ , 17.III.2020 ; El Amied, hand collecting, 1 ♂ , 31.I.2020 ; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 3.III.2020 . MANSOURA: Mansoura Kedima, hand collecting, 1 ♀ , 4.II.2017 ; pitfall traps, 1 ♂ , 20.XII.2014 ; 4 ♂ , 27.XII.2014 ; 1 ♂ , 12.I.2014 ; 3 ♂ ; 31.I.2015 ; 1 ♂ , 7.II.2021 ; 2 ♂ , 14.II.2021 . METLILI: Guemgouma, hand collecting, 1 ♂ , 25.II.2022 ; 1 ♀ , 15.III.2021 ; Souareg, hand collecting, 1 ♀ , 5.III.2022 ; 1 ♀ , 25.III.2021 . Previous records in Algeria : Béchar , Béni Abbès, Djanet, Djelfa , El Meniaâ, El Oued , Ghardaïa , Illizi , Laghouat , M’sila , Touggourt ( Simon 1885 ; Simon 1899 ; Platnick & Murphy 1996 ; Bosmans & Janssen 1999 ). Distribution: Morocco to Israel ( World Spider Catalog 2024 ).