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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793D0C203DF6F974FE60F935" box="[151,455,1734,1757]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Megamyrmaekion caudatum</emphasis>
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, leg. E. Rueppell (SMF, 2864; examined).
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<bibRefCitation id="E2114B2E793D0C203CEAF954FDB2F915" author="Levy" box="[395,533,1766,1789]" pageId="13" pageNumber="49" refString="Levy, G. (1999 b) Spiders of six uncommon drassodine genera (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology, 45, 427 - 452." type="journal article" year="1999" yearSuffix="b">Levy, 1999b</bibRefCitation>
: 442
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Ψ from
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(not the mis-associated ♂ here transferred to
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793D0C2039B2F954FA80F915" box="[1235,1319,1766,1789]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">M. hula</emphasis>
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; see below).
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793D0C203DA6F897FEA4F8D5" bold="true" box="[199,259,1829,1853]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Note.</emphasis>
Pitfall trapping elicited matching pairs and drawings of fresh material were newly prepared.
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793D0C203DF6F8F4FE16F8B5" box="[151,433,1862,1885]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Megamyrmecion pumilum</emphasis>
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, ♂
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from Gabes,
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, leg. M. Sedillot (MNHN, B. 627, Ar. 4727; examined).
<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793D0C203C25F8D7FE29F895" bold="true" box="[324,398,1893,1917]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">n. syn.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="41804D5C793D0C203DF6F834FEF8F875" ID-CoL="5CZK6" box="[151,351,1926,1949]" class="Arachnida" family="Gnaphosidae" genus="Zelotes" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="fuscorufus">
<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793D0C203DF6F834FEF8F875" box="[151,351,1926,1949]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Zelotes fuscorufus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(not
<bibRefCitation id="E2114B2E793D0C203CC5F834FD91F875" author="Simon" box="[420,566,1926,1949]" pageId="13" pageNumber="49" refString="Simon, E. (1878) Les Arachnides de France 4. Roret, Paris, 334 pp." type="book" year="1878">Simon, 1878</bibRefCitation>
).
<treatmentCitation id="072110CE793D0C203F2FF834FCE8F875" author="Caporiacco" box="[590,847,1926,1949]" page="318" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" year="1933">
<bibRefCitation id="E2114B2E793D0C203F2FF834FCB3F875" author="Caporiacco" box="[590,788,1926,1949]" pageId="13" pageNumber="48" refString="Caporiacco, L. di. (1933) Araneidi. In: Spedizione scientifica all'oasi di Cufra. Annali del Museo di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova, 56, 311 - 340." type="journal article" year="1933">Caporiacco, 1933</bibRefCitation>
: 318
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; ♂ from Es Sahabi,
<collectingCountry id="FE97764F793D0C203922F834FB26F875" box="[1091,1153,1926,1949]" name="Libya" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Libya</collectingCountry>
(MSNG, no numeration; examined). Misidentification.
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. Body and legs hirsute, drab yellow. Male without dorsal scutum. Eyes large, closely grouped with AME largest. Chelicerae with 2 teeth (a third one is barely visible). First pair of legs shortest.
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. Measurements (10ɗɗ): total length 4.77.5; carapace length 2.23.8, width 1.72.8, index 1.201.36; labial index 1.01.2; clypeal index 0.661.0; MOQ index 5.05.9; legs length: I 6.29.9, II 6.310.2, III 6.410.6, IV 8.513.1; patella-tibia index 0.961.07.
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793E0C233DA7FEEBFE87FE9A" box="[198,288,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Palpus.</emphasis>
Narrow with short, fine embolar tip projecting apically among light tapering laminae (
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). Broad retrolateral tibial apophysis armed with strong perpendicular process (
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).
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793E0C233DF6F825FEFAF847" bold="true" box="[151,349,1943,1967]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">FIGURES 29, 30.</emphasis>
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Reuss, 1834
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, ♂, left palpus. 29. Ventral view. 30.Tibia dorsal view.
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223DF6FD77FEC7FD35" bold="true" box="[151,352,709,733]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">FIGURES 31, 32.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223C06FD74FD3DFD35" box="[359,666,710,733]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Megamyrmaekion caudatum</emphasis>
Reuss, 1834
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, Ψ. 31.
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, ventral view. 32. Spermathecae, dorsal (inner) view.
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223DA7FC9CFE81FCAF" box="[198,294,814,839]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Female.</emphasis>
Measurements (8ΨΨ): total length 4.49.5; carapace length 2.23.9, width 1.83.0, index 1.161.41; labial index 1.051.29; clypeal index 0.611.11; MOQ index 5.836.88; legs length: I 6.310.2, II 6.410.3, III 6.610.8, IV 8.313.8; patella-tibia index 1.0.
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<taxonomicName id="41804D5C793F0C223DA7FC10FE9AFC53" box="[198,317,930,955]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Apocynaceae" genus="Epigynum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Gentianales" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223DA7FC10FE9AFC53" box="[198,317,930,955]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Epigynum</emphasis>
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. Sclerotized rim encircles median cavity with two coned protuberances (
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). Brown spermathecae consist of globular and oblong bodies connected by narrow duct (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CE9A6554793F0C223DA7FC5DFDD1FBBE" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="863F36DF793F0C223DA7FC5DFDD1FBBE" blockId="15.[151,1436,813,1265]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223DA7FC5DFE98FBE1" bold="true" box="[198,319,1007,1033]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. The male palpus with the peculiar salient process on the tibial apophysis, and the epigynal plate of the female with protruding cones and the shape of the spermathecal structure distinguish
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223863FBA4FA3CFBC7" box="[1282,1435,1046,1071]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">M. caudatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from all other
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<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223C5EFB8FFDB4FBBE" box="[319,531,1085,1110]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Megamyrmaekion</emphasis>
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species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CE9A6554793F0C223DA7FBD1FE2AFB4C" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="863F36DF793F0C223DA7FBD1FE2AFB4C" blockId="15.[151,1436,813,1265]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223DA7FBD1FEF8FB95" bold="true" box="[198,351,1123,1149]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Distribution</emphasis>
.
<collectingCountry id="FE97764F793F0C223C0FFBD1FE15FB95" box="[366,434,1123,1149]" name="Israel" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Israel</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="FE97764F793F0C223CDFFBD1FDA0FB95" box="[446,519,1123,1149]" name="Egypt" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Egypt</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="FE97764F793F0C223F75FBD1FDFCFB95" box="[532,603,1123,1149]" name="Libya" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Libya</collectingCountry>
,
<collectingCountry id="FE97764F793F0C223F06FBD1FD65FB95" box="[615,706,1123,1149]" name="Tunisia" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Tunisia</collectingCountry>
. Records.
<collectingCountry id="FE97764F793F0C223E5DFBD1FC26FB95" box="[828,897,1123,1149]" name="Israel" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Israel</collectingCountry>
: Ginnosar, Kadoorie, En Harod and along the Arava Valley to Elat.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="CE9A6554793F0C223DA7FB02FC31FB19" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="863F36DF793F0C223DA7FB02FC31FB19" blockId="15.[151,1436,813,1265]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B4F4EACD793F0C223DA7FB02FEEAFB22" bold="true" box="[198,333,1200,1226]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Comments</emphasis>
. Adults were collected the year round. Body size varies greatly in both sexes, with the southern specimens found in the Arava Valley being the smallest.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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