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 Steatoda erigoniformis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 ) ( Figs. 14a–c ) Theridion erigoniforme ; O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872: 284 . Steatoda signata ; O. Pickard-Cambridge 1876: 568 . Crustulina signata ; Simon 1881: 161 . Lithyphantes septemmaculatus ; Keyserling 1884: 141 . Asagenella erigoniformis ; Levi & Levi 1962: 60 . Steatoda erigoniformis ; Levi 1962: 25 . For a complete list of taxonomic references, please see the World Spider Catalog (2024) . In Algeria , the genus Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 is represented by 8 species: S . albomaculata (De Geer, 1778) , S . ephippiata ( Thorell, 1875 ) , S . grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838) , S . latifasciata (Simon, 1873) , S . moerens ( Thorell, 1875 ) , S . nobilis ( Thorell, 1875 ) , S . paykulliana (Walckenaer, 1805) and S . triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802) . S . erigoniformis occurs in many countries over the world, in the Middle East, East Mediterranean, to reach the far East in China and Japan ( World Spider Catalog 2024 ), but in North Africa, the species is known only from Egypt ( Bosmans & Hervé 2021 ). Material examined: EL GUERRARA: Aghzou, pitfall traps, 7 ♂ , 22.II.2020 ; 1 ♂ , 3.III.2020 ; 2 ♂ , 17.III.2020 . El Amied, pitfall traps, 1 ♂ , 7.II.2020 . Previous records in Algeria : New record for Algeria. Distribution: East Mediterranean, Middle East, Caucasus, India , China , Korea , Japan . Introduced to USA , Caribbean, Venezuela , Cabo Verde , South Africa ( World Spider Catalog 2024 ).