Thyene imperialis (Rossi, 1846)

Wesolowska, W. & van Harten, A., 2010, Order Araneae, Arthropod fauna of the UAE, Abu Dhabi: Dar Al Ummah, pp. 27-69 : 59-60

Thyene imperialis (Rossi, 1846)

Specimens examined: Al-Ajban , 2♂, 1 ♀, 9.xi—7.xii.2005, LT ; 1♂, 1♀, 7428. xii.2005, MT ; 1♂, 27. v- 26.vi.2006, MT ; 1♂, 27.iii.2008, HC, leg. K. Mahmood . N of Ajman , 2♂, lI- 16.xi.2006, WT ; 1♂, 22.ix-l 7. x.2008, WT . Fujairah , 1♂, 5. iii ~ 6. iv.2005, LT . Ghayl , 1♂, l 7.iii.2008, HC . Hatta, 1♂, 19- 28. iii. 2006, LT . 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra , 1♂ ‘, 4.1.2005, HC ; 1♂, 27.11.2006, HC . S of Ras al- Khaimah , 16, 8. iii. 2008, HC . Sharjah, 1♀, 28.vi—23. vii.2005, LT . Sharjah Desert Park , 1♂, 5-6.x.2004, HC ; 18, I 7. xi.2004, HC ; 1♀, 3.1112005, HC ; 1♀, 2 l. vii-5. viii.2005, LT ; 1♂, 2 l— 28.v.2007, LT ; 1♀, I4. ii-I. iv.2008, LT . NARC, near Sweihan , 1♂, I4. iii~ 2. iv.2005, LT . Near Um al-Quwain , 1♂ ‘, 23- 26.vi.2008, WT . Wadi Bih dam , 1♂, I 7-25. iii. 2008, LT . Wadi Maidaq , 1♀, 29.xi-22. xi 1.2005, LT ; 2♂, 4-—l 5.ii.2006, WT ; 1♂, 7-l 4.iii. 2006, WT ; 1♂, 29. iii-I 0. iv.2006, WT ; 1♀, 27. vi ~ 29.Vii.2006, MT ; 1♂, 1♀, 29.vii-26.viii.2006, MT ; 3♂, 1 ♀, 24.ix—22.x.2006, WT ; 3♂, 26.x—9.xi.2006, WT ; 1♂, 18.xil 5.xii.2007, PT ; 2♂, 20.i—3.ii.2008, WT ; 1♂, 2 ♀, 3-I 7.ii. 2008, WT . Wadi Safad , 1♂, 1♀, 28.xi- I. xii.2005, WT ; 2♂, 1♀, 26.Xii.2005 - 2.i.2006, WT . Wadi Shawkah , 1♂, 31.x-27.xi. 2006, WT ; 2♂, 1- 9. iv. 2007, WT ; 2♂, 5 12. v. 2007, WT ; 1♂, 30.vi ~ 2. viii.2007, WT ; 1♂, 20. i—l 8.ii. 2008, WT ; 1♂, 3- 18. ii. 2008, WT ; 1 1♂ gi, 25. v 12.vi. 2008, WT . Wadi Wurayah , 1♂, 14: xi. 2006, HC . Al-Wathba wetland reserve , 1♂, 2 juv., 23.viii.2004, HC .

Description: See Metzner (1999).

Distribution: A species Widely distributed in eastern Africa and southern Asia. New to the UAE.