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Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; male from Oman, Wadi Tiwi; ZFMK Ar 24405. Left male palp in prolateral (A), dorsal (B), and retrolateral (C) views. Abbreviations: b, genital bulb; c, coxa; f, femur; pa, patella; pr, procursus; ta, tarsus; ti, tibia; tr, trochanter. Scale line: 0.1 mm." captionText-1="FIGURE 7. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; male from Oman, Wadi Tiwi; ZFMK Ar 24405. AC. Left palpal tarsus and procursus, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views. DF. Left genital bulb, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views. GI. Chelicerae, frontal, lateral, and distal views. Abbreviations: dp, dorsal process; vp, ventral process. Scale lines: 0.1 mm." captionText-2="FIGURE 8. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; females from Yemen, Jaar (AE; ZFMK Ar 24427) and Oman, Wadi Shalyon (FJ; ZFMK Ar 24402). A, F. Epigyna, ventral views. BC, GH. Cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. DE, IJ. Internal transversal sclerites at higher magnifications. Scale lines: 0.2 mm." captionText-3="FIGURE 9. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; females from Oman, Wadi Tiwi (AE; ZFMK Ar 24405) and Oman, Wadi Ghul (FJ; ZFMK Ar 24403). A, F. Epigyna, ventral views. BC, GH. Cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. DE, IJ. Internal transversal sclerites at higher magnifications. Scale lines: 0.2 mm." captionText-4="FIGURE 10. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; from Oman, Wadi Tiwi (ZFMK Ar 24405). A, B. Male and female prosomata, dorsal views. C, D. Male and female chelicerae, oblique frontal views. E. Male gonopore and epiandrous spigots. F. Epigynum, ventral view; arrow points at process with pocket. G, H. Left female spinnerets and right female ALS. Abbreviations: aep, anterior epigynal plate; pep, posterior epigynal plate. Scale lines: 100 µm (A, B, F), 20 µm (C, D), 10 µm (E, G, H)." captionText-5="FIGURE 11. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; from Oman, Wadi Tiwi (ZFMK Ar 24405). A, B. Right male palp, retrolateral and retrolateral-dorsal views. C, D. Left male palp, prolateral and prolateral-dorsal views. E. Left male palpal tarsal organ (arrow). F. Female left femur 3, retrolateral-ventral view, showing cuticular plates (arrows). G. Male right metatarsus 2, dorsal view, showing rimmed pore (arrow). H. Trichobothrium on female right metatarsus 4. Abbreviations: b, genital bulb; dp, dorsal process; pr, procursus; vp, ventral process. Scale lines: 100 µm (AD), 10 µm (E, F, H), 2 µm (G)." captionText-6="FIGURE 12. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; from Oman, Wadi Tiwi (ZFMK Ar 24405). A. Thin metatarsal hair (arrow) on female right metatarsus 3, ventral-prolateral view. B. Thin metatarsal hair (arrow) on female left metatarsus 4, ventral-distal view. C. Putative chemoreceptor on male right tarsus 1, prolateral view. D. Sexually dimorphic short vertical hairs (arrows) and regular mechanoreceptors on male right tibia 1, prolateral view. E, F. Tarsal organs (and neighboring slit sensilla) on left male tarsi 1 and 2, retrolateral-dorsal views. G. Tip of female right tarsus 2, prolateral view. H. Tip of female left tarsus 4, retrolateral view. 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, figs 310314.
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, figs 128.
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB070CDFAD3FEAFFA8A" bold="true" box="[151,267,1353,1379]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">Remarks.</emphasis>
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,
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) described and illustrated both sexes of this species, but his male specimen(s) from
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seem to be lost (
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). The redescription in
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was based on specimens collected ~
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NE of the
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locality, in Jaʽar. This new material was identified as
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB0742CFA08FABBFA42" box="[1142,1311,1425,1451]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. subtilissima</emphasis>
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with some hesitation because of a discrepancy with Simons (1983) figure 488: a different curvature of the ventral bulbal apophysis. There is still no topotypical material available of this species, but our new material below shows that
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB075D9FA40FEB9F9FE" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. subtilissima</emphasis>
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is in fact widespread along the southern Arabian Peninsula. This supports the idea that the specimens in
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(and those listed below) are correctly identified.
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB0709DF9DFFEE6F9B6" bold="true" box="[199,322,1605,1631]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Males differ from all known congeners (and the Omani
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB073E6F9DCFBFFF9B6" box="[956,1115,1605,1631]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">Magana velox</emphasis>
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) by combination of: pointed procursus (
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;
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, fig. 4; similar only in
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB07396F9F0FBB8F96A" box="[972,1052,1641,1667]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. faro</emphasis>
Huber
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and
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB074F8F9F0FAABF96A" box="[1186,1295,1641,1667]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. toliara</emphasis>
Huber &amp; El Hennawy
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; in other species not pointed); long cheliceral apophyses wide apart (
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;
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, figs 56; similar only in
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB0725AF928FDD5F922" box="[512,625,1714,1739]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. minuta</emphasis>
(Berland)
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; in other species shorter and/or closer together); and genital bulb with pointed dorsal process (
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;
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, fig. 4; in other species not pointed). From geographically close and morphologically similar
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB07345F960FC2AF8FA" box="[799,910,1785,1811]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. amoud</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB073C2F963FC51F8FA" bold="true" box="[920,1013,1785,1811]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">
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</emphasis>
also by absence of flattened sclerite on dorsal bulbal process (present in
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB07261F884FD0EF8DE" box="[571,682,1821,1847]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. amoud</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB072EEF887FCB4F8DE" bold="true" box="[692,784,1821,1847]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2775796FFB4FFB072EEF887FCB4F8DE" box="[692,784,1821,1847]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, cf.
<figureCitation id="130B2A7AFFB4FFB0731DF887FC6BF8DE" box="[839,975,1821,1847]" captionStart="FIGURE 14" captionStartId="20.[151,250,1838,1862]" captionTargetBox="[157,1422,181,1809]" captionTargetId="figure-17@20.[151,1436,181,1813]" captionTargetPageId="20" captionText="FIGURE 14. Ninetis amoud Huber sp. nov.; male paratype from Saudi Arabia, NE of Wadi Amoud; ZFMK Ar 24407. A C. Left palpal tarsus and procursus, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views. DF. Left genital bulb, prolateral, dorsal, and retrolateral views; thick arrows point at distinctive flattened dorsal sclerite. GI. Chelicerae, frontal, lateral, and distal views. Abbreviations: dp, dorsal process; vp, ventral process. Scale lines: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14596077" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14596077/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">Fig. 14DF</figureCitation>
). Females distinguished by combination of: trapezoidal epigynum with central pocket on membranous process (pocket in other species either absent or not on membranous process) and with pair of lateral indentations (
<figureCitation id="130B2A7AFFB4FFB073CDF8FFFC46F896" box="[919,994,1893,1919]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1563,1587]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1539]" captionTargetId="figure-17@12.[151,1436,181,1539]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 8. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; females from Yemen, Jaar (AE; ZFMK Ar 24427) and Oman, Wadi Shalyon (FJ; ZFMK Ar 24402). A, F. Epigyna, ventral views. BC, GH. Cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. DE, IJ. Internal transversal sclerites at higher magnifications. Scale lines: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14596065" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14596065/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">Figs 8</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="130B2A7AFFB4FFB073ABF8FFFBA5F896" box="[1009,1025,1893,1919]" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="13.[151,250,1767,1791]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,345,1744]" captionTargetId="figure-119@13.[151,1436,345,1744]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 9. Ninetis subtilissima Simon, 1890; females from Oman, Wadi Tiwi (AE; ZFMK Ar 24405) and Oman, Wadi Ghul (FJ; ZFMK Ar 24403). A, F. Epigyna, ventral views. BC, GH. Cleared genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. DE, IJ. Internal transversal sclerites at higher magnifications. Scale lines: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14596067" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14596067/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">9</figureCitation>
,
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) (otherwise present only in
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB075D9F8FCFE82F84A" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. russellsmithi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); internal genital sclerites almost in straight line (
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) (similar only in
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB074DFF810FB56F84A" box="[1157,1266,1929,1955]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">N. samail</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB4FFB074A3F813FAF7F84A" bold="true" box="[1273,1363,1929,1955]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2775796FFB4FFB074A3F813FAF7F84A" box="[1273,1363,1929,1955]" pageId="17" pageNumber="307" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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; more curved in other species).
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB3709DFF0DFED1FF59" bold="true" box="[199,373,150,177]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">Type material.</emphasis>
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leg.;
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, in pure ethanol; same collection data as for preceding,
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(amendments, see
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: 0.520.60 (mean 0.57); in
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chelicerae with stridulatory files consisting of ~35 ridges each, distances between ridges 1.4 µm (
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).
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chelicerae without stridulatory files (
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).
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gonopore with four epiandrous spigots in two pairs (
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).
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dimorphic short vertical hairs (
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) on male tibia 1 only, apparently in four rows, with ~414 hairs in each row.
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metatarsal hairs present in female (one each on metatarsi 3 and 4;
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), not seen in male.
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organ of leg 4 apparently non-functional.
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characters as in congeners (leg cuticular plates and pores; other tarsal organs; trichobothria; chemosensory hairs; tarsal claws; spinnerets;
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).
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB3709DFC34FE7EFC21" bold="true" box="[199,474,942,968]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">Intraspecific distances.</emphasis>
The genetic (K2P) distance between two sequenced specimens (from Wadi Tiwi and Wadi Ghul; geographic distance:
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) was 11%; no morphological differences were seen between specimens of these localities.
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB3709DFB80FEC5FBDD" bold="true" box="[199,353,1050,1076]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known from several localities in
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and
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB3709DFBA5FE20FBB1" bold="true" box="[199,388,1086,1113]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">Natural history.</emphasis>
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collected this species under stones and in the cracks of rocks (“sous les pierres et dans les fissures des rochers”). The specimens reported in
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were shaken from
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(
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grass) in a garden in town. The newly collected specimens from
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were collected under rocks and in leaf litter. At Wadi Shalyon,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D7CFFB7FFB371BAFB31FD2DFB2C" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1890" box="[480,649,1195,1221]" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Ninetis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="subtilissima">
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB371BAFB31FD2DFB2C" box="[480,649,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">N. subtilissima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was found together with
<taxonomicName id="4C304D7CFFB7FFB373EBFB31FBBBFB2C" authorityName="Huber &amp; Meng" authorityYear="2025" box="[945,1055,1195,1221]" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Ninetis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="marnif" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB373EBFB31FBBBFB2C" box="[945,1055,1195,1221]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">N. marnif</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB37472FB31FB27FB2C" bold="true" box="[1064,1155,1195,1221]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2775796FFB7FFB37472FB31FB27FB2C" box="[1064,1155,1195,1221]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, but in slightly different microhabitats: while
<taxonomicName id="4C304D7CFFB7FFB371DFFB55FE55FB00" authorityName="Huber &amp; Meng" authorityYear="2025" box="[389,497,1231,1257]" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Ninetis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="marnif" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB371DFFB55FE55FB00" box="[389,497,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">N. marnif</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB371A3FB55FDF7FB00" bold="true" box="[505,595,1231,1257]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2775796FFB7FFB371A3FB55FDF7FB00" box="[505,595,1231,1257]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was found under rocks lying on sandy soil,
<taxonomicName id="4C304D7CFFB7FFB3741DFB55FB4BFB00" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1890" box="[1095,1263,1231,1257]" class="Arachnida" family="Pholcidae" genus="Ninetis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="subtilissima">
<emphasis id="B944EAEDFFB7FFB3741DFB55FB4BFB00" box="[1095,1263,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">N. subtilissima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was found in a rocky area without sand. In Wadi Ghul, the spiders were found under small stones at the base of a large rock used by goats as a shelter (
<figureCitation id="130B2A7AFFB7FFB371DCFA8DFE44FAD8" box="[390,480,1302,1329]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1758,1782]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1734]" captionTargetId="figure-25@9.[151,1436,181,1734]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 5. Typical habitats of Ninetis Simon on the Arabian Peninsula. A, B. Oman, Wadi Ghul and Wadi Tiwi (N. subtilissima Simon). C, D. Saudi Arabia, SW of Mecca and NW of Al Fatiha (N. amoud Huber sp. nov.). E, F. Oman, near Samail and near Al Hoota cave (N. samail Huber sp. nov.). G, H. Oman, near Marnif and Wadi Shalyon (N. marnif Huber sp. nov.)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14596059" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14596059/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
). In Wadi Shab and Wadi Tiwi, the species was extremely abundant in the shaded leaf litter of mango trees at the trailside/roadside (
<figureCitation id="130B2A7AFFB7FFB372D5FAA1FD42FABC" box="[655,742,1338,1365]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="9.[151,250,1758,1782]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,181,1734]" captionTargetId="figure-25@9.[151,1436,181,1734]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 5. Typical habitats of Ninetis Simon on the Arabian Peninsula. A, B. Oman, Wadi Ghul and Wadi Tiwi (N. subtilissima Simon). C, D. Saudi Arabia, SW of Mecca and NW of Al Fatiha (N. amoud Huber sp. nov.). E, F. Oman, near Samail and near Al Hoota cave (N. samail Huber sp. nov.). G, H. Oman, near Marnif and Wadi Shalyon (N. marnif Huber sp. nov.)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14596059" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14596059/files/figure.png" pageId="18" pageNumber="308">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="EFA14B0EFFB7FFB372A3FAA1FC37FABC" author="Simon, E." box="[761,915,1339,1365]" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" pagination="77 - 124" refId="ref20177" refString="Simon, E. (1890) Etude sur les arachnides de l'Yemen. Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 6, 77 - 124." type="journal article" year="1890">Simon (1890)</bibRefCitation>
noted that egg sacs usually contained only 2
<specimenCount id="9D36FD76FFB7FFB375CAFAA1FF6AFA90" count="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" type="egg">3 eggs</specimenCount>
. Four newly collected egg sacs contained 5
<specimenCount id="9D36FD76FFB7FFB37298FAC4FCA8FA90" box="[706,780,1374,1401]" count="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="308" type="egg">8 eggs</specimenCount>
, with an egg diameter of 0.390.44.
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