A survey of spider taxa new to Israel (Arachnida: Araneae) Author Zonstein, Sergei Author Marusik, Yuri Author Omelko, Mikhail text Zoology in the Middle East 2015 61 4 372 385 journal article 10.1080/09397140.2015.1095525 a55cada0-a34a-4733-ba22-22c096b3c07b 807961 Pholcomma gibbum (Westring, 1851) Pholcomma gibbum : Roberts, 1998 : 309, f. (♂♀). For a complete synonym listing and references, see the World Spider Catalog (2015) . Material. ISRAEL : Upper Galilee , ‘ En Ya’akov , 14‒19.i.2007 ( I. Shtirberg ) – 1♂ ( TAU ); Upper Galilee , Mt. Meron , 33°N, 35°24’E , 9‒16.v.2007 ( T. Levanony ) ‒ 1♂ ( TAU ) . Comments. This is a well-known West Palaearctic species, distributed from the Iberian Peninsula to Azerbaijan and south to northern Africa.