taxonID	type	description	language	source
641387CFBC359142DEBE8742B6A3FE69.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Ebo latithorax Keyserling, 1884 by monotypy	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC359142DEBE8742B6A3FE69.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Ebo evansae Sauer & Platnick, 1972: USA: Utah: 4 ♁, 4 ♀, Salt Lake City, dry canyon, 40 ° 46 ’ N, 111 ° 50 ’ W, 11 March 1944, leg. W. Ivie (AMNH). Ebo latithorax: USA: Pennsylvania: 2 ♁, Rector, 40 ° 12 ’ N, 79 ° 14 ’ W, 20 June 1967, leg. B. Vogel (AMNH). Ebo cf. latithorax: USA: Kansas: 1 ♁, 5 ♀, Ellsworth, 38 ° 34 ’ N, 98 ° 14 ’ W, 23 August 1935, leg. W. Ivie (AMNH). Ebo pepinensis Gertsch, 1933: USA: Utah: 3 ♁, 3 ♀, west side of Utah Lake, 40 ° 16 ’ N, 111 ° 56 ’ W, 11 March 1934, leg. W. Ivie (AMNH).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC359142DEBE8742B6A3FE69.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Philodromid spiders with enlarged AME (AME size index 0.067 - 0.08) and extremely elongated leg II (Leg II length index 1.5 - 2.2). Prosoma wider than long (Fig. 11). Clypeus low (Clypeus height index <0.1, Fig. 7). Leg formula 2143. Spination of legs generally reduced with species-specific modifications (males of E. latithorax are completely spineless), tibiae and metatarsi always without pro- and retrolateral spines. Metatarsus III and IV ventral 2 - 2 - 2 (except E. latithorax). Patella of male palp without apophysis, tibia with indistinct VTA (sometimes completely reduced) and small, weakly sclerotized RTA. Embolus curved, its tip flexible, pointing to retrolateral side (Fig. 2). Tegulum without apophysis. Conductor a retrolateral shallow groove. Epigyne weakly sclerotized, without atrium or grooves, epigynal suture entirely shifted to epigastric furrow. Glandular heads separated from receptacula, connected by thin ducts.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC359142DEBE8742B6A3FE69.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The Nearctic Ebo species were thoroughly revised by Schick (1965) and Sauer and Platnick (1972). In both these studies Titanebo described by Gertsch (1933) was regarded a subgenus of Ebo. All Nearctic species indeed share a number of characters, e. g. the lack of PTA, the curved embolus with a flexible tip and the constitution of the conductor. However, the leg spination pattern is strikingly different, with Titanebo resembling Rhysodromus (the Philodromus histrio group) and Halodromus gen. n. Ebo and Titanebo are also different in the structure of the female genitalia and in some morphometric indices (Table 1). In none of the phylogenetic analyses performed by Muster (2009) did Titanebo emerge as sister to Ebo. In conclusion, Titanebo clearly deserves generic re-establishment. Composition and distribution. The centre of diversity is undoubtly North America. Sauer and Platnick (1972) included seven Nearctic species in the subgenus Ebo: E. contrastus Sauer & Platnick, 1972, E. evansae Sauer & Platnick, 1972, E. iviei Sauer & Platnick, 1972, E. lathithorax Keyserling, 1884, E. merkeli Schick, 1965, E. pepinensis Gertsch, 1933, and E. punctatus Sauer & Platnick, 1972. Two further species were added by Platnick (1972) and Cokendolpher (1978), E. bucklei Platnick, 1972, and E. redneri Cokendolpher, 1978. Old World species described in Ebo are either transferred to Halodromus gen. n. or Philodromus, or they are regarded together with three Neotropical species as incertae sedis.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC369143DEBE8292B534F93B.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Titanebo macyi Gertsch, 1933 by original designation.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC369143DEBE8292B534F93B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Titanebo albocaudatus (Schick, 1965): USA: Texas: 1 ♁, Abilene, 32 ° 27 ’ N, 99 ° 46 ’ W, June 1962, leg. K. W. Haller (AMNH); 1 ♀, Quemado, 28 ° 56 ’ N, 100 ° 37 ’ W, leg. W. J. Gertsch et al. (AMNH). MEXICO: Coahuila: 1 ♁, La Gloria, 26 ° 41 ’ N, 101 ° 22 ’ W, 24 August 1947, leg. W. J. Gertsch (AMNH). Titanebo andreaannae (Schick, 1965): USA: Arizona: 1 ♁, 3 ♀, Tucson, 32 ° 15 ’ N, 110 ° 57 ’ W, leg. O. Bryant (AMNH). Titanebo mexicanus (Banks, 1898): USA: Arizona: 1 ♁, 1 ♀, Welton-Mohawk, 32 ° 44 ’ N, 113 ° 46 ’ W, 9 December 1955, leg. V. Roth (AMNH). MEXICO: Chihuahua: 1 ♁, 4 ♀, 2 juv. Samalayuca Dunes, 31 ° 21 ’ N, 106 ° 28 ’ W, 25 June 1947, leg. W. J. Gertsch (AMNH). Titanebo parabolis (Schick, 1965): USA: Utah: 4 ♁, 6 ♀, American Fork Canyon, 40 ° 25 ’ N, 111 ° 45 ’ W, 12 May 1934, leg. W. Ivie (AMNH).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC369143DEBE8292B534F93B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Philodromid spiders with moderately enlarged AME (AME size index 0.054 - 0.076) and strongly elongated leg II (Leg II length index 1.4 - 1.7). Prosoma as wide as long (Fig. 12). Clypeus of intermediate height (Clypeus height index 0.14 - 0.18, Fig. 8). Leg formula 2413 (occasionally 2143, but then leg IV almost as long as leg I). Spination of leg I: femur dorsal 0 - 1 - 1, prolateral 0 - 1 - 1 - [01]; tibia ventral 2 - 2 - 0, pro- and retrolateral [01] - 1 - 1, dorsal 0 - 0 - 1; metatarsus ventral 2 - 2 - 0, pro- and retrolateral [01] - 1 - 1, dorsal 0 - [01]. Metatarsus III and IV ventral 2 - 2 - 2. Patella of male palp without apophysis, tibia with two well developed apophyses, VTA a colourless lobe in close contact to the heavily sclerotized RTA, tip of RTA pointed and dentated. Embolus curved, its elongated, filiform tip pointing to RTA (Fig. 3). Tegulum without apophysis. Conductor in form of elongate retrolateral groove. Epigyne weakly sclerotized, without atrium or grooves. Vulva (Fig. 5) lateral and anterior of receptacula with long, sclerotised introductory tubes (= bursa copulatrix) on which the glandular heads (= spermathecal organs) sit, thus becoming copulatory ducts in the distal part. Receptacula with glandular mounds (= torus, Fig. 6).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC369143DEBE8292B534F93B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Titanebo is herewith re-elevated to full genus status; for a justification see remarks on Ebo. Titanebo species from North America were thoroughly revised by Schick (1965) and Sauer and Platnick (1972). Composition and distribution. The genus comprises 14 Nearctic species: Titanebo albocaudatus (Schick, 1965), T. andreaannae (Schick, 1965), T. californicus Gertsch, 1933, T. cantralli (Sauer & Platnick, 1972), T. cresotis (Schick, 1965), T. dispar (Schick, 1965), T. dondalei (Sauer, 1968), T. macyi Gertsch, 1933, T. magnificus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942, T. mexicanus (Banks, 1898), T. oblongus (Simon, 1895), T. parabolis (Schick, 1965), T. redneri (Cokendolpher, 1978), and T. texanus Gertsch, 1933. The primary centre of distribution is presumably the desert and shrub region of the southwestern Nearctic (Schick 1965).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914CDEBE8292B409FA9B.taxon	type_taxon	Type species of Rhysodromus: Thomisus histrio Latreille, 1819.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914CDEBE8292B409FA9B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Philodromus spiders with some Ebo - like characters: AME larger than other eyes (AME size index 0.035 - 0.06), leg II moderately elongated (Leg II length index 1.1 - 1.4). Prosoma longer than wide (or at least as wide as long). Clypeus high (Clypeus height index> 0.16, Fig. 10). Spination of legs similar to Halodromus and Titanebo, but more variable. Metatarsus III and IV ventral 2 - 2 - 2 (if always?). Patella of male palp usually without apophysis, in subgenus Locupletes Schick, 1965 with small apical apophysis (<1 / 4 length of patella), palpal tibia with 0 - 2 apophyses. Embolus stout, its tip pointing to cymbium tip. PTA present or absent. Conductor a membraneous outgrowth at anterior margin of tegulum. Female genitalia not clearly distinguishable from Halodromus.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914CDEBE8292B409FA9B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The eastern-Palaearctic species of the Philodromus histrio group were recently reviewed by Szita and Logunov (2008), but delineation of the taxon remained vague and no evidence for monophyly of the included species was provided. The histrio group in its current limits is most likely an artificial assemblage of superficially similar species. A recent cladistic analysis within Philodromidae (Muster 2009) has shown that histrio and related species are more closely related to the Thanatini (Thanatus and Tibellus) than to other Philodromus species groups. Thus, Rhysodromus clearly deserves re-elevation to genus rank, but the urgently required revision of the histrio group from a phylogenetic perspective is beyond the scope of this study.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914CDEBE8292B409FA9B.taxon	distribution	Composition and distribution. Szita and Logunov (2008) include 16 species from the eastern Palearctic in the Philodromus histrio group. In the Nearctic the taxon is represented by three polytypic species (Schick 1965; Dondale and Redner 1975). The group also occurs in the Mediterranean and in (northern) Africa, but species from this region still await a proper revision. Philodromus halophilus (Levy, 1977) comb. n. is transferred from Ebo to this group. The male lacks a patellar apophysis and the morphometric indices fall well within the range of the histrio group.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914EDEBE8742B492FD62.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 17 BBE 7 AC- 82 E 4 - 4 E 04 - BF 23 - BA 84 DE 086 EE 4	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914EDEBE8742B492FD62.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Ebo patellidens Levy, 1977	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914EDEBE8742B492FD62.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name Halodromus refers to the habit of hiding in salt tolerant dwarf shrubs and the relationship to some Philodromus (Rhysodromus) species. Gender masculine.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914EDEBE8742B492FD62.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Philodromid spiders with enlarged AME (AME size index 0.063 - 0.087) and strongly elongated leg II (Leg II length index 1.3 - 1.6). Prosoma wider than long (Figs 13 - 16). Clypeus of intermediate height (Clypeus height index 0.11 - 0.21, Fig. 9). Leg formula 2143. Spination of leg I: femur dorsal 0 - 1 - 1, prolateral 0 - 1 - 1; tibia ventral 2 - 2 - 0, pro- and retrolateral 0 - 1 - 1, dorsal 0 - 0 - 1; metatarsus ventral 2 - 2 - 0, pro- and retrolateral 1 - 1 - 1. Metatarsus IV ventral 2 - 2 - 2. Patella of male palp with long apophysis (at least half the length of patella), tibia with rounded RTA (Figs 17, 21, 25, 29, 33). Embolus stout, its tip pointing to cymbium tip (Fig. 1). PTA present. Conductor a narrow membrane accompanying distal embolus (Fig. 1). Epigyne with pair of both anterior and posterior guide pockets (Figs 19, 23, 27, 31, 35). Glandular heads without ducts, sitting at main body of receptacula.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914EDEBE8742B492FD62.taxon	description	Description. Somatic features. Small to moderately sized philodromid spiders, total length (♁ / ♀, n = 14 / 25) 2.0 - 3.7 / 2.6 - 5.1, cephalothorax width 0.95 - 1.75 / 1.15 - 1.85. Cephalothorax (Figs 13 - 16) slightly wider than long (CW / CL = 1.03 - 1.32), dorsal shield brownish with light median band that extends to posterior declivity, metadiscus a whitish V-sign, mesodiscus with conspicuous pattern, allatum usually with reticulating dark lines, posterior edges whitish with pubescence. Eyes in two slightly recurved rows, the second row almost straight, AME distinctly larger than other eyes (AME / PME 1.25 - 1.8), AME size index (AME / CW) 0.063 - 0.087, AME closer to ALE than to each other, PME interdistance index (PME-PME / PME-PLE) 1.35 - 2.09, PME almost equidistant to PLE and ALE, lateral eyes larger than medians. Clypeus 1.5 to 3 times as high as diameter of AME (Fig. 9), clypeus height index (ClyH / CW) 0.11 - 0.21, often with light patch. Cheliceral furrow without promarginal teeth. Leg formula 2143, leg II strongly elongated, Fem II 1.4 - 1.55 times longer than Fem I (length femur I 1.15 - 2.2 / 1.25 - 2.25, length fem II 2.25 - 3.25 / 1.85 - 3.1). Spination of leg I: femur dorsal 0 - 1 - 1, prolateral 0 - 1 - 1; tibia ventral 2 - 2 - 0, pro- and retrolateral 0 - 1 - 1, dorsal 0 - 0 - 1; metatarsus ventral 2 - 2 - 0, pro- and retrolateral 1 - 1 - 1. Spination of other legs similar, only metatarsus IV ventral 2 - 2 - 2. Tarsi and distal half of metatarsi densely covered with scopulae (Fig. 4). Legs yellowish to orange brown, usually mottled and with twofold annulations at femora, threefold annulations at tibiae and weak annulation at metatarsi. Opisthosoma oval, widest near middle, sides smoothly rounded, posteriorly tapering. Dorsum grey with conspicuous black cardiac mark, flanks often darkish, in posterior half with four to five chevrons. Pedipalp (Figs 1, 17 - 18, 21 - 22, 25 - 26, 29 - 30, 33 - 34). Patella with long retrolateral apophysis that is 0.4 to 1.2 times as long as tibia. Tibia with relatively short, broadly rounded RTA, VTA absent, tibia approximately half as long as cymbium. Cymbium drop-like, cymbial tip relatively short, covered with chemosensitive hairs. Cymbium length (CyL) 0.44 - 0.74, width (CyW) 0.2 - 0.44, ratio CyL / cephalothorax width 0.36 - 0.46. Subtegulum visible in ventral view. Tegulum with large, hooked PTA in retrolateral-distal position. Sperm duct opening between 7 and 9 o’clock position. Conductor a narrow, membranous distal outgrowth of tegulum, partially hidden behind embolus. Embolus at prolateral side of tegulum, divided in basal and distal embolus. Basal embolus widely merged with tegulum, distally often bulged. Distal embolus a stiff, thorn-like structure, pointing to cymbial tip. Epigyne-vulva (Figs 19 - 20, 23 - 24, 27 - 28, 31 - 32, 35 - 36). Median septum divides the atrium in two epigynal grooves (e. g. Fig. 27), or epigynal sutures may be covered by lateral plates, leaving no atrium visible (Fig. 35). Epigyne with two pairs of lateral guide pockets, the posterior guide pockets may be indistinct, anterior guide pockets are heavily sclerotised. Anterior guide pockets may serve for fixation of palpal patella during copulation, the intromittant orifice is presumably situated at the anterior end of the epigynal suture. Receptacula of variable shape, situated near the epigastric furrow (Fig. 32) or shifted anteriorly (Figs 24, 36), touching each other (Figs 20, 36) or well separated (Fig. 32). Glandular heads in anterior position at receptacula, ducts very short or absent, independent from intromittent canal. No glandular mounds appreciable at walls of receptacula. Fertilisation ducts at posterior end of receptacula.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC39914EDEBE8742B492FD62.taxon	distribution	Composition and distribution. Five species from Northern Africa (including the Canary and Cape Verde islands) and the Middle East (one presumably reaching the Iberian Peninsula) are included in the new genus. Two of them were hitherto placed in the genus Ebo, three species are newly described. While all species are present in the region around the Red Sea, three are rather widespread in the area outlined above (Fig. 37).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3A9149DEBE8032B484FB82.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 994 C 72 B 5 - 39 E 7 - 4520 - 8902 - 31614 C 7126 B 5 Figs 14, 17 - 20	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3A9149DEBE8032B484FB82.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after Dr Barbara Thaler-Knoflach in recognition of her merits in the exploration of theridiid spiders of the Mediterranean basin and beyond. Noun in genitive case.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3A9149DEBE8032B484FB82.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. Male. SPAIN: Murcia: Cartagena, 37 ° 36 ’ N, 0 ° 59 ’ W, leg. E. Simon, specimen in ethanol with left palp dissected, with hand-written labels as follows “ 13388 Cartagena! ” “ Halodromus barbarae Muster Holotype ” (MNHN ES 13388). Paratypes. EGYPT: Aswan: 1 ♀, Assuan synanthropic, 24 ° 4 ’ N, 32 ° 55 ’ E, 22 June 1975, leg. Kübelböck (MNHG). ISRAEL: Southern District: 1 ♀, Arava Valley, ‘ Iddan, 30 ° 47 ’ N, 35 ° 17 ’ E, 2 September 2008, D-Vac leg. V. Hochmann (TAU). SAUDI ARABIA: Eastern Province: 1 ♁, Al-Khobar, 26 ° 17 ’ N, 50 ° 12 ’ E, 12 January 1983, leg. E. Heiss (MNHG). SPAIN: Murcia: 3 ♀, 2 juv., Cartagena, 37 ° 36 ’ N, 0 ° 59 ’ W, leg. E. Simon (MNHN ES 13388).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3A9149DEBE8032B484FB82.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males are characterized by the shape of the embolus (“ foxtailed ”) and by the RTA reduced to a small bulge (Fig. 17). Females show a unique shape of the receptacula (Fig. 20).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3A9149DEBE8032B484FB82.taxon	description	Description. Measurements. Male (n = 2): total length 2.05 - 3.0, CL 0.9 - 1.39, CW 0.95 - 1.45, ClyH 0.11 - 0.21, OL 1.25 - 1.9, OW 1.0 - 1.4. Leg I 3.77 - 6.2 [1.45, 0.55, 1.25, 1.1, 0.64], FemII 2.65. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08 - 0.11, PME 0.04 - 0.06, AME – AME 0.1 - 0.14, AME – ALE 0.05, PME – PME 0.16 - 0.21, PME – PLE 0.09 - 0.12, ALE – PME 0.1 - 0.13. Pedipalp: PFem 0.36 - 0.56, PPat 0.15 - 0.24, PatApo 0.8 - 0.13, PTib 0.18 - 0,26, CyL 0.44 - 0.58, CyW 0.2 - 0.3. AME size index: 0.073 - 0.084. PME interdistance index: 1.72 - 1.76. Clypeus height index: 0.12 - 0.15. Leg II length index: 1.51. Female (n = 5): total length 3.6 (2.6 - 5.1), CL 1.2 (1.05 - 1.35), CW 1.36 (1.15 - 1.55), ClyH 0.18 (0.16 - 0.22), OL 2.55 (1.8 - 3.2), OW 2.07 (1.45 - 2.7). Leg I 5.26 (4.18 - 6.15) [1.58, 0.58, 1.31, 1.08, 0.71], FemII 2.29 (1.85 - 2.7). Eye sizes and inter- distances: AME 0.1, PME 0.064, AME – AME 0.1, AME – ALE 0.046, PME – PME 0.21, PME – PML 0.12, ALE – PME 0.13. AME size index: 0.075 (0.061 - 0.087). PME interdistance index: 1.78 (1.59 - 2.09). Clypeus height index: 0.14 (0.11 - 0.15). LegII length index: 1.47 (1.46 - 1.48). Colour. Pale species. Dorsal shield of prosoma (Fig. 14) light brown with yellowish median band that extends to posterior margin, posterior edges with whitish pubescence, allatum with radiating, furcated stripes of dark spots, whitish patches along longitudinal allatal stripes, metadiscus a central whitish W-sign, mesodiscus with inconspicuous pattern. Clypeus whitish, chelicerae uniformly beige. Sternum uniformly whitish with long pubescence. Legs yellowish-brown, mottled (particularly at prolateral-ventral side of femora), faint annulations distal at femora and basal and distal at tibia. Opisthosoma whitish grey with lanceolate cardiac mark, some dark patches and four to six chevrons in posterior half. Venter whitish grey. Pedipalp (Figs 17 - 18). Patella with shortest apophysis among all known congeners, barely half as long as tibia. Tibia with RTA reduced to a low bulge. Cymbial tip less than one third of CyL. Cymbium length (CyL) 0.44 - 0.58, width (CyW) 0.2 - 0.3, ratio CyL / cephalothorax width 0.40 - 0.46. Subtegulum visible in ventral view. Anterior border of tegulum bulged, PTA situated near this bulge, hooked, tip pointing ventrally. Sperm duct symmetric, opening in 7: 30 o’clock position. Conductor largely hidden behind embolus, in ventral view protruding at prolateral side of embolus. Embolus not clearly divided in basal and distal part, foxtail-shaped, embolus tip straight, projecting beyond anterior border of bulb, pointing to cymbial tip. Epigyne-vulva (Figs 19 - 20). Median septum with almost parallel margins, more than three times as long as wide, stretched grooves at both sides of median septum. Posterior guide pockets wide at epigastric furrow, anterior guide pockets small, moderately sclerotized. Receptacula kidney-shaped, in close contact. Glandular heads in lateral-distal position.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3A9149DEBE8032B484FB82.taxon	discussion	Remarks, distribution and habitat. Specimens from the Middle East are considerably smaller than those from Cartagena. However, there are no differences in the structure of the male and female genitalia, consequently there is no reason to doubt their conspecifity. The occurrence on the Iberian Peninsula needs to be confirmed, since the original labels of the type series from the Simon collection contained no other information than “ 13388 Cartagena! ”. This locality is somehow suspect because it is the single record of the genus from Europe. Given the wide range of H. patellaris and H. patellidens, this distribution is not entirely implausible, but at the same time it can not be excluded that Simon referred to the ancient city of Carthage in Tunisia. The species may also occur on the eastern Canary Islands. Schmidt and Krause (1996) illustrated the epigynum of a female from El Jable, Fuerteventura (mounted epigynum lost, Schmidt and Krause 1996: 268) that they provisionally allocated to Ebo patellaris, but they referred to differences from the original description by Wunderlich (1987). This figure corresponds well to H. barbarae, while it certainly does not show H. patellaris. No details on habitat were available from any of the original labels accompanying the specimens.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3C914BDEBE86B4B69CFC17.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 0 D 97 C 753 - 718 E- 4 BAF-BFA 7 - 818 A 10 F 20 BB 3 Figs 21 - 24	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3C914BDEBE86B4B69CFC17.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is dedicated to the Bulgarian arachnologist Dr Christo Deltshev on occasion of his 70 th anniversary. Noun in genitive case.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3C914BDEBE86B4B69CFC17.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. Male. YEMEN: ‘ Adan: Aden, 12 ° 48 ’ N, 45 ° 02 ’ E, 1889, leg. E. Simon, specimen in ethanol with three legs missing, with hand-written labels as follows “ 19099 Aden! ” “ Halodromus deltshevi Muster Holotype ” (MNHN ES 19099). Paratypes. 5 ♁, 11 ♀, same data as holotype (3 ♁, 4 ♀ MNHN ES 10779; 2 ♁, 7 ♀ MNHN ES 19099).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3C914BDEBE86B4B69CFC17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males are characterized by the prominent bulge at the base of the patellar apophysis (Figs 21 - 22), females are unique in the shape of the epigynal grooves (Fig. 23).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3C914BDEBE86B4B69CFC17.taxon	description	Description. Measurements. Male (Holotype): total length 3.25, CL 1.58, CW 1.65, ClyH 0.28, OL 1.9, OW 1.4. Leg I 7.4 [2.1, 0.75, 2.0, 1.6, 0.95], FemII 3.25. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.12, PME 0.09, AME – AME 0.14, AME – ALE 0.055, PME – PME 0.27, PME – PLE 0.16, ALE – PME 0.14. Pedipalp: PFem 0.66, PPat 0.28, PatApo 0.28 PTib 0.32, CyL 0.66, CyW 0.34. AME size index: 0.073. PME interdistance index: 1.69. Clypeus height index: 0.17. Leg II length index: 1.55. Female (n = 5): total length 3.2 (2.8 - 3.5), CL 1.34 (1.25 - 1.4), CW 1.51 (1.4 - 1.6), ClyH 0.24 (0.23 - 0.26), OL 2.08 (1.7 - 2.2), OW 1.69 (1.4 - 1.9). Leg I 5.56 (5.4 - 5.75) [1.69, 0.6, 1.43, 1.13, 0.71], FemII 2.42 (2.3 - 2.65). Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.1, PME 0.07, AME – AME 0.11, AME – ALE 0.06, PME – PME 0.23, PME – PML 0.14, ALE – PME 0.13. AME size index: 0.068 (0.064 - 0.076). PME interdistance index: 1.65 (1.35 - 1.92). Clypeus height index: 0.16 (0.15 - 0.17). LegII length index: 1.43 (1.35 - 1.56). Colour. Dorsal shield of prosoma brown with orange-brown median band that extends to posterior margin, posterior edges with whitish pubescence, allatal stripes discontinuous, metadiscus a central whitish V-sign, mesodiscus with conspicuous pattern (similar to Fig. 16). Clypeus brown with whitish patch, chelicerae light brown with black spots. Sternum whitish with dots and brown patches at the margin. Legs yellowish-brown, mottled and with double annulations at femora, single annulations at patel- lae, threefold annulations at tibiae and weak annulations at metatarsi. Opisthosoma densely covered with whitish pubescence, interspersed with dark setulae. Dorsum grey with lanceolate cardiac mark, two posterior dots are usually fused with the cardiac mark, flanks darkish. Venter whitish with grey patches and sometimes grey median stripe. Pedipalp (Figs 21 - 22). Patella with bifid apophysis: a rounded bulge at ventral base and a long (three quarters the length of the tibia), blunt dorsal process. Tibia with short, rectangular processing RTA with rounded tip. Cymbial tip approximately one third of CyL. Cymbium length (CyL) 0.66, width (CyW) 0.34, ratio CyL / cephalothorax width 0.4. Subtegulum visible in ventral view. Anterior border of tegulum indistinct, PTA originating in central position, hooked, tip pointing to RTA. Sperm duct symmetric, opening in 7: 30 o’clock position. Conductor largely hidden behind embolus, in ventral view protruding at retrolateral side of embolus. Embolus at transition from basal to distal part with distinctive prolateral bulge that projects above prolateral margin of bulb, embolus tip a thin, slightly curved spur. Epigyne-vulva (Figs 23 - 24). Epigyne longer than wide. Median septum narrowed posteriorly, epigynal sutures sigmoid. Epigynal grooves almost as wide as median plate at epigastric furrow. Posterior guide pockets relatively small, anterior guide pockets externally only moderately sclerotized, in dorsal view visible as voluminous pockets. Receptacula bagpipe-shaped, separated from epigastric furrow by approximately their diameter. Glandular heads in inner-distal position, almost touching one another.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3C914BDEBE86B4B69CFC17.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Only known from the type locality (Fig. 37), no information on habitat available.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3E9155DEBE81C7B69CFC17.taxon	description	urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 7 AA 44 C 33 - C 217 - 4106 - AC 3 A-B 5206 AC 19 FF 5 Figs 16, 25 - 28	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3E9155DEBE81C7B69CFC17.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named in honour of Dr Gershom Levy, who described the first species of the genus from Israel and unfortunately passed away during preparation of this manuscript. Noun in genitive case.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3E9155DEBE81C7B69CFC17.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Holotype. Male. ERITREA: Semienawi Kayih Bahri [Northern Red Sea]: Massawa, 15 ° 36 ’ N, 39 ° 27 ’ E, 1889, leg. F. Jousseaumme, specimen in ethanol with four legs missing, with hand-written labels as follows “ 11889 Massaua Philodromus ” “ Halodromus gershomi Muster Holotype ” (MNHN ES 11889). Paratypes. 1 ♁, 12 ♀, 6 juv., same data as holotype (MNHN ES 11889).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3E9155DEBE81C7B69CFC17.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males are distinguishable from similar species by the shape of patellar apophysis and PTA (Figs 25 - 26). The epigynum is wider than long with exceptionally wide posterior guide pockets (Fig. 27).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3E9155DEBE81C7B69CFC17.taxon	description	Description. Measurements. Male (Holotype): total length 3.3, CL 1.58, CW 1.65, ClyH 0.3, OL 2.15, OW 1.55. Leg I 7.55 [2.2, 0.9, 2.0, 1.5, 0.95], FemII 3.1. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.1, PME 0.08, AME – AME 0.16, AME – ALE 0.088, PME – PME 0.29, PME – PLE 0.16, ALE – PME 0.15. Pedipalp: PFem 0.68, PPat 0.3, PatApo 0.2 PTib 0.3, CyL 0.6, CyW 0.3. AME size index: 0.063. PME interdistance index: 1.81. Clypeus height index: 0.18. LegII length index: 1.41. Female (n = 5): total length 3.0 (2.8 - 3.5), CL 1.28 (1.1 - 1.4), CW 1.46 (1.4 - 1.55), ClyH 0.23 (0.22 - 0.24), OL 1.97 (1.85 - 2.1), OW 1.6 (1.45 - 1.85). Leg I 5.09 (4.78 - 5.85) [1.54, 0.56, 1.28, 0.98, 0.73], FemII 2.18 (1.95 - 2.4). Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.1, PME 0.07, AME – AME 0.11, AME – ALE 0.06, PME – PME 0.24, PME – PML 0.14, ALE – PME 0.12. AME size index: 0.068 (0.061 - 0.076). PME interdistance index: 1.80 (1.66 - 2.0). Clypeus height index: 0.16 (0.15 - 0.18). Leg II length index: 1.42 (1.3 - 1.5). Colour. Dorsal shield of prosoma (Fig. 16) brown with wide orange-brown median band that extends to posterior margin, median band wider than the dark sides which show blackish venation, posterior edges with whitish pubescence, allatal stripes discontinuous, metadiscus a central whitish V-sign, mesodiscus with inconspicuous pattern. Clypeus brown with bi-humped beige area, chelicerae brown with black spots, distally more light. Sternum whitish with dots and brown patches at the margin. Legs yellowish-brown, mottled and with double annulations at femora, single annulations at patellae, threefold annulations at tibiae and weak annulations at metatarsi. Opisthosoma densely covered with whitish pubescence, interspersed with dark setulae. Dorsum grey with conspicuous black cardiac mark, followed by a separated black dot and grey chevrons posteriorly, flanks darkish. Venter whitish with a conspicuous, grey median stripe. Pedipalp (Figs 25 - 26). Patellar apophysis less than two thirds the length of the tibia, with inconspicuous groove at ventral border, tip rounded, pointing to dorsal margin of tibia. Tibia with rectangular processing RTA with rounded tip which merges with a second, more dorsally situated bulge. Cymbial tip relatively long and narrow, approximately one third of CyL. Cymbium length (CyL) 0.6, width (CyW) 0.3, ratio CyL / cephalothorax width 0.36. Subtegulum visible in ventral view. PTA in central position, hooked, tip pointing in ventral-proximal direction, not reaching lateral margin of cymbium. Sperm duct symmetric, opening in 7 o’clock position. Conductor largely hidden behind embolus, in ventral view protruding at both sides of embolus. Embolus at transition from basal to distal part with distinctive prolateral bulge that projects above prolateral margin of bulb, embolus tip a thin, almost straight spur. Epigyne-vulva (Figs 27 - 28). Epigyne distinctly wider than long. Median septum triangular, narrowed posteriorly, epigynal sutures straight. Epigynal grooves large. Posterior guide pockets exceptionally wide and well developed, anterior guide pockets externally moderately sclerotized, in dorsal view visible as voluminous pockets. Receptacula bagpipe-shaped, somewhat separated from epigastric furrow, not touching each other. Glandular heads in inner-distal position, pointing in lateral-distal direction.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC3E9155DEBE81C7B69CFC17.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Only known from the type locality (Fig. 37), no information on habitat available.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC209157DEBE81C7B585FB52.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. CANARY ISLANDS: Lanzarote: 1 ♁, 2 ♀, Playa Famara, dunes, 29 ° 67 ’ N, 13 ° 33 ’ W, March, leg. J. Wunderlich (CJW). TUNISIA: Kairouan: 2 ♀, salt vegetation 12 km E Kairouan, 35 ° 40 ’ N, 10 ° 9 ’ E, 26 April 2007, leg. C. Muster (CM). Monastir: 12 ♁, 10 ♀, 2 juv., salt marsh near Monastir Airport, 35 ° 45 ’ N, 10 ° 47 ’ E, 27 April 2007, leg. C. Muster (CM).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC209157DEBE81C7B585FB52.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males are characterized by the triangular shape of the patellar apophysis and the small, narrow PTA (Figs 29 - 30), females by the parallel anterior guide pockets (Fig. 31).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC209157DEBE81C7B585FB52.taxon	description	Description. Measurements. Largest species of the genus. Male (n = 5): total length 3.26 (2.9 - 3.7), CL 1.54 (1.45 - 1.7), CW 1.62 (1.55 - 1.75), ClyH 0.28 (0.24 - 0.34), OL 1.88 (1.55 - 2.2), OW 1.47 (1.15 - 1.7). Leg I 7.08 (6.55 - 7.55) [1.98, 0.67, 1.94, 1.53, 0.96], FemII 2.91 (2.75 - 3.0). Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, PME 0.08, AME – AME 0.13, AME – ALE 0.052, PME – PME 0.23, PME – PLE 0.14, ALE – PME 0.16. Pedipalp: PFem 0.69 (0.64 - 0.75), PPat 0.26 (0.24 - 0.27), PatApo 0.18 (0.14 - 0.20), PTib 0.27 (0.24 - 0.28), CyL 0.71 (0.68 - 0.74), CyW 0.41 (0.38 - 0.44). AME size index: 0.07 (0.067 - 0.074). PME interdistance index: 1.63 (1.5 - 1.81). Clypeus height index: 0.17 (0.16 - 0.21). Leg II length index: 1.48 (1.45 - 1.53). Female (n = 5): total length 3.16 (2.9 - 3.5), CL 1.27 (1.05 - 1.45), CW 1.4 (1.15 - 1.6), ClyH 0.23 (0.18 - 0.27), OL 2.09 (1.8 - 2.3), OW 1.87 (1.6 - 2.1). Leg I 5.16 (4.2 - 5.9) [1.56, 0.55, 1.35, 1.05, 0.65], FemII 2.29 (1.95 - 2.6). Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, PME 0.07, AME – AME 0.1, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.2, PME – PML 0.11, ALE – PME 0.12. AME size index: 0.076 (0.067 - 0.087). PME interdistance index: 1.81 (1.65 - 1.97). Clypeus height index: 0.16 (0.15 - 0.18). LegII length index: 1.47 (1.39 - 1.56). Colour. Dorsal shield of prosoma (Fig. 15) brown with bright orange-brown median band that extends to posterior margin, allatal stripes discontinuous, metadiscus a whitish V-sign, mesodiscus with characteristic pattern. Clypeus with a rectangular beige area (Fig. 9), chelicerae brown with black spots. Sternum whitish with dots and brown patches at the margin. Legs orange-brown, intensely mottled and with double annula- tions at femora, threefold annulations at tibiae and single, weak annulations at metatarsi. Opisthosoma densely covered with whitish pubescence, interspersed with dark setulae. Dorsum grey with conspicuous black cardiac mark, flanks darkish, in posterior half with four to five chevrons and two lateral dark patches. Venter greyish marbled. Pedipalp (Figs 1, 29 - 30). Patellar apophysis relatively short, less than two thirds the length of tibia, in ventral view narrow, in lateral view triangular, with small but distinct bulge at basis of ventral margin. Tibia with broad, rounded RTA. Cymbial tip short, less than one fifth of CyL, broadly rounded. Cymbium length (CyL) 0.68 - 0.74, width (CyW) 0.38 - 0.44, ratio CyL / cephalothorax width 0.44 - 0.46. Subtegulum visible in ventral view. PTA a small narrow hook, directed retrolaterally, its tip pointing in ventral direction. Sperm duct forming an elongate, asymmetric loop in retrolateral half of tegulum, opening in 8: 30 o’clock position. Conductor partly hidden behind embolus, in ventral view visible at retrolateral side of embolus. Embolus clearly divided in basal and distal embolus. Basal embolus with prolateral-distal bulge and curved keel at ventral side. Distal embolus stout, curved to retrolateral side. Epigyne-vulva (Figs 31 - 32). Epigyne wider than long. Median septum almost quadrangular, epigynal sutures short. Epigynal grooves covered by lateral plates. Posterior guide pockets small, anterior guide pockets prominent, heavily sclerotized, with almost parallel slits, extending anteriorly far beyond receptacula. Receptacula at epigastric furrow, separated from each other by their diameter. Glandular heads in innerdistal position, with short ducts pointing in lateral-distal direction.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC209157DEBE81C7B585FB52.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Due to the serious illness of Dr Gershom Levy I failed to receive the type series of Ebo eremus Levy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for examination. However, the species was sufficiently characterized by Levy (1999, 2007) to propose synonymy with Halodromus patellaris (Wunderlich).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC209157DEBE81C7B585FB52.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. The species is known from the eastern Canary Islands Fuerteventura (Wunderlich 1987, 1992) and Lanzarote, from the Negev desert in southern Israel (Levy 1999, 2007), and from Tunisia (Fig. 37). All specimens from Israel were taken using pitfall traps. The specimens from Tunisia were beaten from prostrate halophytic shrubs in saline habitats at both coastal and inland sites. They were perfectly camouflaged in the dense vegetation.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC229152DEBE8704B58BFBBE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. ALGERIA: Biskra: 1 ♁, Biskra, 34 ° 51 ’ N, 5 ° 44 ’ E, leg. E. Simon (MNHN ES 12383). CABO VERDE: Sal: 1 ♀, Santa Maria, 16 ° 36 ’ N, 22 ° 54 ’ W, 29 March 1988, leg. M. Schmidt (SMF 37380); 1 ♀, same locality (SMF 38000); 1 ♁, same locality, 3 April 1994, leg. M. Schmidt (SMF 38018). KUWAIT: Al Ahmadi: 2 ♀, 1 juv., Kubbar Island, 29 ° 04 ’ N, 48 ° 29 ’ E, 17 March 1988, leg. W. Büttiker (NHMB); 1 ♀, same data, leg. W. Al-Bouty (NHMB). SAUDI ARABIA: Eastern Province: 1 ♀, Al-Khobar, 26 ° 17 ’ N, 50 ° 12 ’ E, 12 January 1983, leg. E. Heiss (CTh). TUNISIA: Tataouine: 1 ♀, Bir Thelethine S Tataouine, in Salicornia and tamarisk bushes, 32 ° 55 ’ N, 10 ° 27 ’ E, 18 December 2000, leg. R. Bosmans (CB). YEMEN: ‘ Adan: 6 ♁, 8 ♀, Aden, 12 ° 48 ’ N, 45 ° 02 ’ E, 1889, leg. E. Simon (1 ♁, 1 ♀ MNHN ES 10779; 5 ♁, 7 ♀ MNHN ES 19099). Hadramowt: 2 ♁, 4 juv., Island Perim, 12 ° 65 ’ N, 43 ° 41 ’ E, leg. F. Jousseaumme (MNHN ES 10818).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC229152DEBE8704B58BFBBE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males are characterized by the exceptionally large patellar apophysis and by the large PTA that projects beyond the retrolateral margin of the cymbium (Figs 33 - 34). Females are recognizable by the coiled anterior guide pockets and the shape of the receptacula (Figs 35 - 36).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC229152DEBE8704B58BFBBE.taxon	description	Description. Measurements. Male (n = 5): total length 2.89 (2.65 - 3.2), CL 1.37 (1.25 - 1.45), CW 1.47 (1.35 - 1.55), ClyH 0.24 (0.22 - 0.27), OL 1.65 (1.5 - 1.8), OW 1.33 (1.2 - 1.6). Leg I 6.11 (5.9 - 6.3) [1.78, 0.63, 1.63, 1.28, 0.81], FemII 2.53. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.12, PME 0.07, AME – AME 0.1, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.22, PME – PLE 0.11, ALE – PME 0.14. Pedipalp: PFem 0.58 (0.5 - 0.6), PPat 0.23 (0.2 - 0.25), PatApo 0.32 (0.26 - 0.36), PTib 0.3 (0.28 - 0.32), CyL 0.65 (0.6 - 0.68), CyW 0.36 (0.35 - 0.36). AME size index: 0.08 (0.077 - 0.083). PME interdistance index: 1.83 (1.75 - 2.0). Clypeus height index: 0.17 (0.15 - 0.18). LegII length index: 1.46 (1.41 - 1.53). Female (n = 5): total length 3.16 (2.9 - 3.5), CL 1.27 (1.05 - 1.45), CW 1.4 (1.15 - 1.6), ClyH 0.23 (0.18 - 0.27), OL 2.09 (1.8 - 2.3), OW 1.87 (1.6 - 2.1). Leg I 5.16 (4.2 - 5.9) [1.56, 0.55, 1.35, 1.05, 0.65], FemII 2.29 (1.95 - 2.6). Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, PME 0.07, AME – AME 0.1, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.2, PME – PML 0.11, ALE – PME 0.12. AME size index: 0.076 (0.067 - 0.087). PME interdistance index: 1.81 (1.65 - 1.97). Clypeus height index: 0.16 (0.15 - 0.18). LegII length index: 1.47 (1.39 - 1.56). Colour. Dorsal shield of prosoma (Fig. 13) brown with bright orange-brown median band that extends to posterior margin, allatum with dark radiating stripes and whitish patches along longitudinal allatal stripes, metadiscus a whitish V-sign, mesodiscus with characteristic pattern. Clypeus with a beige area, chelicerae orange brown with dark spots. Sternum whitish with numerous small spots. Legs orange-brown, intensely mottled and with double annulations at femora and threefold annulations at tibiae. Opisthosoma densely covered with whitish pubescence, interspersed with dark setulae. Dorsum grey with conspicuous black cardiac mark that broadens in posterior third, followed by two dark spots and some partially fused chevrons, flanks darkish, in posterior half with four to five chevrons and two lateral dark patches. Venter greyish marbled with three faint longitudinal stripes. Pedipalp (Figs 33 - 34). Patella exceptionally long and voluminous, longer than tibia. Tibia with almost rectangular processing RTA with rounded tip. Cymbial tip relatively short, less than one fourth of CyL. Cymbium length (CyL) 0.6 - 0.68, width (CyW) 0.35 - 0.36, ratio CyL / cephalothorax width 0.4 - 0.47. Subtegulum visible in ventral view. Anterior border of tegulum indistinct, PTA large, laminar, projecting be- yond retrolateral margin of cymbium, its tip pointing in ventral direction. Sperm duct forming an elongate, asymmetric loop in retrolateral half of tegulum, opening in 8 o’clock position. Conductor a narrow membrane at retrolateral side of embolus, mostly visible in ventral view. Embolus broadly merged with tegulum, near distal embolus with prolateral bulge, distal embolus stout, pointing in a retrolateral-distal direction. Epigyne-vulva (Figs 35 - 36). Epigyne slightly wider than long. Median septum triangular, but margins covered by lateral plates, thus epigynal sutures and epigynal grooves invisible in ventral view, margins of lateral plates sigmoid. Posterior guide pockets small, indistinct, anterior guide pockets conspicuously coiled structures, in dorsal view covered by receptacula. Receptacula widely separated from epigastric furrow, with median insection, distal parts in close contact. Glandular heads in inner - distal position, pointing inwards.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC229152DEBE8704B58BFBBE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Due to the serious illness of Dr Gershom Levy I failed to receive the type series of Ebo patellidens Levy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for examination. However, the detailed figures provided by Levy (1977) allow the unequivocal identification of the examined material with this species.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC229152DEBE8704B58BFBBE.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. The available evidence suggests that H. patellidens is rather widespread in the Middle East, but also along the north-African coast (Fig. 37). The occurrence of H. patellidens on the Cape Verde islands (Schmidt 1990; Schmidt and Krause 1995) was doubted by Wunderlich (1992: 504 - 505), yet it could be confirmed through examination of material from the SMF. On the other hand, the species has not been recorded from the Canary Islands. The record from Fuerteventura (Schmidt 1990) results from the erroneous synonymization with H. patellaris (already rejected by Wunderlich 1992: 504). Habitat information is scarce, but Schmidt and Krause (1995) collected the species from halophytes.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC279152DEBE8742B568F934.taxon	discussion	Remarks. No information on leg spination and morphometric indices is given in Tikader (1965, 1971, 1980). Without re-examination of the type series the relationship of this species cannot be inferred.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC269153DEBE8292B46AFE69.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Mello-Leitão (1942, 1943, 1944) described three Ebo species from South America. From the information given in the original descriptions I feel unable to deduce their correct generic placement. With five pairs of ventral spines on tibia I and four pairs on the metatarsus the leg spination in Ebo carmineus it is strikingly different from North American Ebo, suggesting generic misplacement.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC269153DEBE801DB4DFFC59.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. RUSSIA: Altai Republic: 1 ♁, vicinity of Kosh-Agatch, Kurai Mt. range, approx. 50 ° 10 ’ N, 88 ° 40 ’ E, June 1970, leg. Berman (holotype, ZMUM); 1 ♁, same data (paratype, SZMN); 1 ♀, same locality, 26 May 1970, leg. A. P. Kononenko (allotype, epigynum missing, ZMUM).	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC269153DEBE801DB4DFFC59.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The leg spination pattern and other features preclude the retention of this species in Ebo. Several morphological characters (configuration of embolus, lack of PTA, leg spination pattern) suggest a sister-group relationship with Titanebo. On the other hand, it differs from Titanbeo in the reduced tibial apophyses, and the presence of an apical pair of ventral spines on the tibiae is a unique character.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC269153DEBE860DB690FB52.taxon	discussion	Remarks. See E. carmineus.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
641387CFBC269153DEBE8704B691FA64.taxon	discussion	Remarks. See E. carmineus.	en	Muster, Christoph (2009): The Ebo-like running crab spiders in the Old World (Araneae, Philodromidae). ZooKeys 16 (16): 47-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.16.230
