Oecobiidae  Blackwall, 1862 / Oecobius  Lucas, 1846   16 species

Oecobius teliger O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872

Description
Male

Pedipalp: radix apophysis large, bipartite. Prosoma length: 0.7-0.85 mm. Legs distinctly annulated.

Female

Epigyne with a large, posteriorly bipartite plate.

Additional information

Under stones in grassland (Chios, Greece)

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel
Figures
Distribution List
Cyprus   (Bosmans et al., 2019c) ||| Greece   (Russell-Smith et al., 2011) ||| Turkey (Asia)   (Danışman et al., 2025a) |||
References

Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173 pdf

Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info pdf

Demir H, Seyyar O, Aktaş M (2009b) Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Oecobius Lucas, 1846 from Turkey (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 33: 457-462 pdf

Marusik Y M, Zonstein S (2024) The spider genus Oecobius (Araneae: Oecobiidae) in Israel, with description of a new species and new synonymies. Israel Journal of Entomology 53: 49-62 pdf

Russell-Smith A, Allison R, Askins M, Blumsom W, Snazell R, Spilling C (2011) A provisional checklist and gazetteer of the spiders of Chios, Greece (Arachnida: Araneae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 15: 133-167 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Wunderlich J (1995l) Zu Taxonomie und Biogeographie der Arten der Gattung Oecobius Lucas 1846, mit Neubeschreibungen aus der Mediterraneis und von der Arabischen Halbinsel (Arachnida: Araneae: Oecobiidae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 4: 585-608 pdf

Updates
22-06-2024 Image insert
22-06-2024 Distribution update Detail
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