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 10.11646/zootaxa.5497.3.1 1175-5326 13618579 DC876897-235D-4EAD-95BB-4C1921EEF227 Oecobius paulomaculatus Wunderlich, 1995 ( Figs. 8a–c & figs. 9a–f) Oecobius paulomaculatus ; Wunderlich 1995: 596 . Material examined: BERRIANE:Balouh, hand collecting, 4 ♂ , 12.II.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 10.IV.2021 ; 1 ♂ , 17.IV.2021 , pitfall traps, 1 ♀ , 26.II.2021 . Sidi Mbarek, hand collecting, 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ , 11.II.2021 ; 2 ♂ , 4 ♀ , 9.IV.2021 ; 1 ♀ , 16.IV.2021 ; 3 ♀ , 23.IV.2021 ; 2 ♀ , 29.IV.2021 . DHAYET BENDHAHOUA: Grazil, pitfall traps, 1 ♂ , 5.II.2022 Previous records in Algeria : This species is endemic to Ghardaïa ( Wunderlich 1995 ). Until now it was only known from the palm yard of Beni Isguen. Distribution: Algeria ( World Spider Catalog 2024 ). Besides Beni Isguen, the species has now also been collected in palm groves of Berriane and Dhayet Bendhahoua. Comment: This study presents the photos of O . paulomaculatus for the first time.