Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical spiders of the genus Idiops Perty, 1833 (Araneae, Idiopidae), with description of four new species

Neotropical species of the genus Idiops Perty, 1833 are reviewed, and four new species are described from Brazil: I. duocordibus Fonseca-Ferreira, Guadanucci & Brescovit sp. nov., I. guri Fonseca-Ferreira, Guadanucci & Brescovit sp. nov., I. mocambo Fonseca-Ferreira, Guadanucci & Brescovit sp. nov. and I. sertania Fonseca-Ferreira, Guadanucci & Brescovit sp. nov. The majority of species are redescribed based on the examination of the types and extensive material. Males of I. petiti (Guérin, 1838), I. rastratus (Pickard-Cambrige, 1889), I. rohdei Karsch, 1886 and I. nilopolensis Mello-Leitão, 1923, and females of I. fuscus Perty, 1833 and I. pirassununguensis Fukami & Lucas, 2005, hitherto unknown, are described for the first time. Idiops nilopolensis, considered a nomen dubium, is revalidated. Idiops fulvipes Simon, 1889 is synonymized with I. argus Simon, 1889, and I. santaremius (Pickard-Cambrige, 1896) is synonymized with I. petiti. Neotypes are designated for Idiops fuscus, I. nilopolensis and I. siolii (Bücherl, 1953). Idiops bonapartei Hasselt, 1888 is considered species inquirendae, since the type is an immature female. Finally, an updated distribution map of Neotropical species is included. The genus now has 24 species in the Neotropical region.

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Umbyquyra gen. nov., a new tarantula spider genus from the Neotropical region (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae), with a description of eight new species

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2018.457 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Fabio De F. Gargiulo ◽

Antonio Domingos Brescovit ◽

Sylvia Marlene Lucas

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Genus ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

The Other ◽

Nomen Dubium ◽

Common Area ◽

First Time

Umbyquyra gen. nov., a new Theraphosinae genus with stridulatory bristles on the palpal trocanther of pedipalp trochanter and first leg, is proposed. The genus differs from the other genera with stridulatory bristles on the same segments, Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871, Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892, Longilyra Gabriel, 2014 and Nesipelma Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996, by having a palpal bulb with a very short and acuminate embolus and four short keels; separated tibial apophysis; and female spermathecae resembling those of Cyrtopholis, with two seminal receptacles with elongated ducts emerging from a common area. Cyrtopholis palmarum Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945 and C. schmidti Rudloff, 1996 from Brazil and Acanthoscurria acuminata Schmidt & Tesmoingt in Schmidt, 2005 from Bolivia are transferred to the new genus. The female of Umbyquyra palmarum (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945) gen. et comb. nov. and the male of U. schmidti (Rudloff, 1996) gen. et comb. nov. are described for the first time. Cyrtopholis zorodes Mello-Leitão, 1923 is considered a junior synonym of Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923 and Cyrtopholis meridionalis (Keyserling, 1891) is considered a nomen dubium. Eight new species from Brazil are described: Umbyquyra paranaiba gen. et sp. nov., U. cuiaba gen. et sp. nov., U. araguaia gen. et sp. nov., U. sapezal gen. et sp. nov., U. belterra gen. et sp. nov., U. caxiuana gen. et sp. nov., U. tucurui gen. et sp. nov. and U. tapajos gen. et sp. nov. Data and maps on the geographic distribution are provided.

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A taxonomic revision of the tarantula spider genus Lyrognathus Pocock 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with notes on the Selenocosmiinae

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2362.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2362 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

RICK C. WEST ◽

STEVEN C. NUNN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Nomen Dubium ◽

Senior Synonym ◽

Three New Species ◽

First Time ◽

Lombok Island

The tarantula genus Lyrognathus Pocock 1895 is revised with three new species described: L. achilles sp. nov. from Gunung Nibung, Borneo; L. fuscus sp. nov. from Simpang Kubur, Borneo and L. lessunda sp. nov. from Lombok Island, Indonesia. The male of L. robustus Smith 1988 is described for the first time, the female is redescribed. L. crotalus Pocock 1895 is considered a senior synonym of L. pugnax Pocock 1900. Several new characters are discussed, with Lyrognathus keyed to species. The diagnosis of the Selenocosmiinae is amended. Zoogeographic distribution, natural history and subfamilial relationships with proposed sister genera Selenocosmia Ausserer 1871 and Coremiocnemis Simon 1892 are discussed. Lyrognathus saltator is redescribed. Selenocosmia lyra Strand 1913 is considered a nomen dubium.

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Taxonomic revision of the genus Eudonia Billberg, 1820 from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Scopariinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3273.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3273 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

WEICHUN LI ◽

HOUHUN LI ◽

MATTHIAS NUSS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Male And Female ◽

First Time

The Chinese species of the genus Eudonia Billberg, 1820 are revised, and in total 25 species are recognized including 10new to science as follows: E. singulannulata sp. n., E. rectilineata sp. n., E. wolongensis sp. n., E. zhongdianensis sp. n.,E. lijiangensis sp. n., E. hexamera sp. n., E. furva sp. n., E. magna sp. n., E. duospinata sp. n. and E. cavata sp. n. Eudoniapersimilis Sasaki, 1991 and E. puellaris Sasaki, 1991 are recorded for the first time from China. Eudonia altissima Leraut,1986, syn. n. is synonymised with E. tibetalis (Caradja, 1937). Images of the adults and genitalia of the new species areprovided, along with keys for the identification of the Chinese species based on both male and female genitalia. A distribution map of Eudonia in China is included.

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Revision of the Neotropical nursery-web spider genus Thaumasia Perty, 1833 (Araneae: Lycosoidea: Pisauridae: Thaumasiinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3567.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3567 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ESTEVAM L. CRUZ DA SILVA ◽

JAMES E. CARICO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

Web Spider ◽

Nomen Dubium ◽

First Time

The Neotropical spider genus Thaumasia Perty, 1833 is revised. Seven of the known species are redescribed andillustrated: Thaumasia senilis Perty, 1833 (type-species); T. abrahami Mello-Leitão, 1948; T. annulipes F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903; T. argenteonotata (Simon, 1898); T. heterogyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936; T. scoparia (Simon, 1888)and T. velox Simon, 1898. Ten new species from the neotropical region are described and illustrated: T. caxiuana sp.nov., T. onca sp. nov., T. diasi sp. nov., T. xingu sp. nov., T. acreana sp. nov., T. caracarai sp. nov., T. peruana sp.nov., T. hirsutochela sp. nov., T. lisei sp. nov. and T. oriximina sp. nov. The types of Thaumasia senilis are assumed tobe lost and neotypes are designated. The males of Thaumasia heterogyna, T. annulipes, T. abrahami and the female ofThaumasia senilis are described and illustrated for the first time. Thaumasia annecta Bryant, 1948 and T. decemguttataMello-Leitão, 1945 are synonyms of Thaumasia velox. Thaumasia argyrotypa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 issynonymized with Thaumasia heterogyna. Thaumasia argentinensis Mello-Leitão, 1941 is transferred to Lycosidaeand Thaumasia benoisti Caporiacco, 1954 is a junior synonym of Architis spinipes (Taczanowski, 1874). The types ofThaumasia argyrura Mello-Leitão, 1943, Thaumasia brunnea Caporiacco, 1947, Thaumasia strandi Caporiacco, 1947and Thaumasia rubrosignata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) are juvenile specimens, and those species are considered as speciesinquirendae. The type of Thaumasia niceforoi Mello-Leitão, 1941 was not found and is this is species is considered a nomen dubium.

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A taxonomic revision of the genus Hexarhopalus (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4821.2.3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4821 (2) ◽

pp. 277-304

Author(s):

RI-XIN JIANG ◽

XING-LONG BAI ◽

GUO-DONG REN ◽

HUI-YU YANG ◽

SHUO WANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Distribution Map ◽

First Time ◽

Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Chinese components of the genus Hexarhopalus Fairmaire, 1891 are revised. Four new species, Hexarhopalus (Hexarhopalus) liuyixiaoi Jiang, Bai, Ren & Wang sp. nov. from Hunan and Hubei, Hexarhopalus (Leprocaulus) qiujianyueae Jiang, Bai, Ren & Wang sp. nov. and Hexarhopalus (Leprocaulus) qiului Jiang, Bai, Ren & Wang sp. nov. from Yunnan and Hexarhopalus (Leprocaulus) xuhaoi Jiang, Bai, Ren & Wang sp. nov. from Xizang are described, figured and compared with their congeners. Hexarhopalus (Leprocaulus) difformis (Pic, 1922) is recorded from Yunnan, China for the first time. New distributional records are provided for Hexarhopalus (Leprocaulus) bisinuatus Ren & Xu, 2011 from Hunan, Sichuan and Fujian, China. Supplementary description is presented for Hexarhopalus (Hexarhopalus) sculpticollis Fairmaire, 1891, Hexarhopalus (Hexarhopalus) sculptilis Kaszab 1960 and Hexarhopalus (Leprocaulus) difformis (Pic, 1922) to include the genital characters. A checklist, key and the distribution map of all known Chinese Hexarhopalus species are also provided.

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The Ant GenusSphinctomyrmexMayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Cerapachyinae) in the Neotropical Region, with the Description of Two New Species

Psyche A Journal of Entomology ◽

10.1155/2012/342623 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rodrigo M. Feitosa ◽

Carlos Roberto F. Brandão ◽

Fernando Fernández ◽

Jacques C. H. Delabie

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Single Species ◽

Brazilian Amazon ◽

Type Specimen ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Southeastern Brazil ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Neotropical Species ◽

Two New Species

The ant genusSphinctomyrmexhas been represented in the Neotropical Region until now by a single species,S. stali, known only from sparse localities in southeastern Brazil. Two new neotropical species are herein described,S. marcoyisp. n. andS. schoerederisp. n. from workers collected in the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic Forest, respectively. New records forSphinctomyrmex staliare presented, and the species is redescribed together with discussions on its high morphological variation and the identity of its type specimen. A key for the neotropicalSphinctomyrmexworkers, images of all species presently known, and a distribution map are supplied.

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A new species of Eremotylus Forster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Peru, with a key to the Neotropical species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4758.2.13 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4758 (2) ◽

pp. 397-400

Author(s):

RODRIGO SUAREZ ◽

MABEL ALVARADO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Neotropical Species ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Eremotylus Forster currently comprises 16 described species, two of them occurring in the Neotropical region. The genus is recorded for the first time in Peru and Eremotylus pukayana sp. nov. is described. A key for the Neotropical species is also presented.

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The genus Synaldis Foerster, 1863 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae) in the Neotropical region: first record, descriptions of new species and a key to the New World taxa

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2017.386 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Francisco Javier Peris-Felipo ◽

Sergey A. Belokobylskij

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New World ◽

First Record ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Neotropical Species ◽

First Time

The genus Synaldis Foerster, 1863 is recorded in the Neotropical region for the first time. Five new Neotropical species, S. brasiliense Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., S. fritzi Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., S. longiflagellaris Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., S. magnioculis Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., and S. novateutoniae Peris-Felipo, sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The original combination for Synaldis ulmicola Ashmead, 1889 stat. rev. is proposed. A key for the determination of the all New World Synaldis species is provided.

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A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.107.1.1 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 107 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

J. A. CORRONCA

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Valid Species ◽

Distribution Data ◽

As Species ◽

First Time ◽

Species Inquirendae

The Afrotropical species of the genus Selenops (Araneae, Selenopidae) are revised. Twenty-eight species are recognized and figured. The female of Selenops lumbo Corronca is described for the first time and eleven new species are described: Selenops angolaensis sp. nov. (female only) from Moçâdemes, Angola; S. ansieae sp. nov. (female only) from the Waterberg District, South Africa; S. cristis sp. nov. from Acara, S.W. Coast Africa (Namibia?); S. dilamen sp. nov. (female only) from Tabora, Zaïre; S. dilon sp. nov. (female only) from Nelspruit, South Africa; S. feron sp. nov. (female only) from Baviaanspoort, South Africa; S. florenciae sp. nov. (female only) from Vilha Salazar, Angola; S. ilcuria sp. nov. (female only) from Marken, South Africa; S. lucibel sp. nov. from Kalahari; S. saldali sp. nov. (female only) from Achimota, Ghana and S. viron sp. nov. (female only) from Turkana, Kenya. Three species are listed as species inquirendae: S. fugitivus Walckenaer, 1837, S. modestellus Strand, 1907 and S. nanus Strand, 1907. S. ovambicus Lawrence, 1940 is here considered as a valid species. Lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for S. tenebrosus Lawrence, 1940 and S. krugeri Lawrence, 1940. Distribution data are given for all species and new data extend the ranges of some previously known species. A key to all recognized species is provided.

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Taxonomic Revision of the Spider Genus Actinopus Perty, 1833 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Actinopodidae)

Megataxa ◽

10.11646/megataxa.2.1.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-256

Author(s):

LAURA TAVARES MIGLIO ◽

FERNANDO PÉREZ-MILES ◽

ALEXANDRE B. BONALDO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Type Species ◽

New Records ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

British Guiana ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time ◽

Informal Groups ◽

Species Inquirendae

Actinopus Perty, 1833 is characterized and redescribed, including 80 species occurring from Panama to Argentina. Eighteen previously known species are redescribed: A. rufipes (Lucas, 1834); A. longipalpis C. L. Koch, 1842; A. nattereri (Doleschall, 1871); A. crassipes (Keyserling, 1891); A. robustus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892); A. wallacei F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896; A. princeps Chamberlin, 1917; A. xenus Chamberlin, 1917; A. fractus Mello-Leitão, 1920; A. paranensis Mello-Leitão, 1920; A. pusillus Mello-Leitão, 1920; A. dubiomaculatus Mello-Leitão, 1923; A. trinotatus Mello-Leitão, 1938; A. cucutaensis Mello-Leitão, 1941; A. echinus Mello-Leitão, 1949; A. clavero Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018; A. gerschiapelliarum Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018; and A. palmar Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff, 2018. Additionally, A. tarsalis Perty, 1833, the type species, A. insignis (Holmberg, 1881) and other 18 species recently described species from Argentina and Bolivia, are re-evaluated. Forty-two new species are described: Actinopus castelo sp. nov., A. apalai sp. nov., A. mairinquensis sp. nov., A. obidos sp. nov., A. buritiensis sp. nov., A. pinhao sp. nov., A. ducke sp. nov., A. hirsutus sp. nov., A. jaboticatubas sp. nov., A. confusus sp. nov., A. pampulha sp. nov., A. candango sp. nov., A. paraitinga sp. nov., A. cornelli sp. nov., A. vilhena sp. nov., A. harveyi sp. nov., A. itapitocai sp. nov., A. ipioca sp. nov., A. itaqui sp. nov., A. xingu sp. nov., A. mesa sp. nov., A. caxiuana sp. nov., A. utinga sp. nov., A. emas sp. nov., A. bocaina sp. nov., A. osbournei sp. nov., A. dioi sp. nov., A. tutu sp. nov., A. azaghal sp. nov., A. itacolomi sp. nov., A. parafundulus sp. nov., A. urucui sp. nov., A. reznori sp. nov., A. anselmoi sp. nov., A. guajara sp. nov., A. apiacas sp. nov., A. jamari sp. nov. from Brazil; A. laventana sp. nov. from Argentina and Uruguay; A. lomalinda sp. nov. from British Guiana and Colombia; A. concinnus sp. nov. from Venezuela and Brazil; A. pindapoy sp. nov. from Argentina; A. panguana sp. nov. from Peru. The females of A. dubiomaculatus and A. cucutaensis and the males of A. nattereri are described for the first time. New records are presented for A. clavero; A.crassipes; A. dubiomaculatus; A. fractus; A. gerschiapelliarum; A. nattereri; A. palmar; A. paranensis; A. princeps, A. pusillus, A. robustus and A. wallacei. Ten old species names are herein considered species inquirendae: A. caraiba (Simon, 1889); A. harti Pocock, 1895; A. liodon (Ausserer, 1875); A. nigripes (Lucas, 1834); A. pertyi Lucas, 1843; A. piceus (Ausserer, 1871); A. rojasi (Simon, 1889); A. rufibarbis Mello-Leitão, 1930; A. scalops (Simon, 1889) and A. valencianus (Simon, 1889). Most species presently recognized were included in 11 informal groups based mainly on male palpal characters. A key for these groups plus three species, not included in any group, but known from males, is presented.

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