Palaestina expolita O. Pickard-Cambridge 1872

Palaestina expolita O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 Figs 21–22 Palaestina expolita O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872: 269, pl. 13 fig. 6. Palaestina smyrna Jocqué, 1991: 141, figs 350–351a. Palaestina expolita – Simon 1893: 439, figs 412–413. — Roewer 1928: 119. — Jocqué 1991: 138, figs 336–342. — Levy 1992: 69, figs 1–12. — Lecigne 2023: 24, fig. 17a–f. Diagnosis Refer to Jocqué (1991) and Levy (1992). Material examined CYPRUS • 7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Larnaca Salt Lake, Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque; 34.884° N, 33.610° E; 0 m a.s.l.; 28 Apr. 2022; S. Pekár, S. Shafaie, V. Šoltýsová and O. Michálek leg.; CMU • 4 ♂♂; Güzelyurt, Kyra (Mevlevi); 35.197° N, 33.064° E; 991 m a.s.l.; 26 Apr. 2022; S. Pekár, S. Shafaie, V. Šoltýsová and O. Michálek leg; CMU. GREECE • 3 ♂♂; 1.5 km after Dadia; 600 m a.s.l.; 14 May–22 Jun. 2015; M. Chatzaki leg.; CMU • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 22 Jun.–21 Jul. 2015; M. Chatzaki leg.; CMU. Description For a detailed description, refer to Levy (1992). Remarks A critical re-examination of the illustrations associated with P. smyrna Jocqué (1991) reveals inconsistencies in both figure numbering and morphological content (Jocqué 1991: figs 351a–b, 352). In fact, figure 352 appears to depict a representative of Palfuria, rather than P. smyrna, while the curvature of the middle arm in figure 351a is incongruent with that in figure 351b. Upon closer inspection, figure 351a corresponds more closely to figure 350, which was formerly used to illustrate Palaestina dentifera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872. Based on this reassessment, it is likely that figures 343–349 and 351b pertain to P. dentifera, whereas figures 350–351a more accurately depict P. smyrna. Distribution Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel.