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      The first Western Palearctic record of Euprosthenops Pocock (Araneae, Pisauridae), with description of a new species from Israel

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      Afrotropical, Arava Valley, new species, paleotropical, spiders, taxonomy

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          The primarily Afrotropical genus Euprosthenops Pocock, 1897 is recorded in the Western Palearctic for the first time. A diagnosis and an illustrated description of E. insperatus sp. nov., based on a single male from southern Israel, are provided. Considering the structure of the male palp, the holotype of E. insperatus sp. nov. resembles males of two widespread African species, E. australis Simon, 1898 and E. proximus Lessert, 1916; it differs from them by colouration pattern as well as by the different shapes of the retrolateral tibial apophysis and the palpal sclerites. A short survey of the regional insect and spider genera of the paleotropical origin is also presented.

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          Flora and vegetation of Israel and adjacent areas.

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            Supraspecific taxonomy of the flea beetle genus Blepharida Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Afrotropical Region and description of Afroblepharida subgen. nov.

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              The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae) of Israel and adjacent lands

              Abstract Based on field studies, museums collections and literature sources, the current knowledge of the tiger beetle fauna of Israel and adjacent lands is presented. In Israel eight species occur, one of them with two subspecies, while in the Sinai Peninsula nine species of tiger beetles are now known. In the combined regions seven genera from two tribes were found. The Rift Valley with six cicindelids species is the most specious region of Israel. Cylindera contorta valdenbergi and Cicindela javeti azari have localized distributions and should be considered regional endemics. A similarity analysis of the tiger beetles faunas of different regions of Israel and the Sinai Peninsula reveal two clusters of species. The first includes the Great Rift Valley and most parts of the Sinai Peninsula, and the second incorporates most regions of Israel together with Central Sinai Foothills. Five distinct adult phenological groups of tiger beetles can be distinguished in these two clusters: active all-year (three species), spring-fall (five species), summer (two species), spring-summer (one species) and spring (one species). The likely origins of the tiger beetle fauna of this area are presented. An annotated list and illustrated identification key of the Cicindelinae of Israel and adjacent lands are provided.
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                urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:45048D35-BB1D-5CE8-9668-537E44BD4C7E
                urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:91BD42D4-90F1-4B45-9350-EEF175B1727A
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                1313-2989
                1313-2970
                2021
                22 October 2021
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                : 13-27
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Klausner 12, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel Steinhardt Museum of Natural History Tel-Aviv Israel
                [2 ] Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str.18, Magadan, Russia Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS Magadan Russia
                [3 ] Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa University of the Free State Bloemfontein South Africa
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                Corresponding author: Sergei Zonstein ( znn@ 123456tauex.tau.ac.il )

                Academic editor: Shuqiang Li

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                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4515-0630
                https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4499-5148
                Article
                74119
                10.3897/zookeys.1065.74119
                8556209
                7ff3c726-1c10-4ce5-9ef2-f53ccc581361
                Sergei Zonstein, Yuri M. Marusik

                This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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                : 07 September 2021
                : 22 September 2021
                Categories
                Research Article
                Pisauridae
                Biogeography
                Taxonomy
                Cenozoic
                Middle East

                Animal science & Zoology
                afrotropical,arava valley,new species,paleotropical,spiders,taxonomy
                Animal science & Zoology
                afrotropical, arava valley, new species, paleotropical, spiders, taxonomy

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