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Four new species of the genus Nopsma Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020 are described: Nopsma miraflores sp. nov. (♂♀), Nopsma nauta sp. nov. (♂), Nopsma putuime sp. nov. (♂) and Nopsma rioja sp. nov. (♂). The taxonomic key proposed by Sánchez-Ruiz et al. (2021) for Nopsma is updated to include the new species proposed herein. A map showing th...
We revise the spider genus Cybaeolus Simon, 1884, endemic to Chile and Argentina, including three species, Cybaeolus delfini (Simon, 1904), Cybaeolus pusillus Simon, 1884, and Cybaeolus rastellus (Roth, 1967). The genus Clitistes Simon, 1902 is synonymized with Cybaeolus, and its type species Clitistes velutinus Simon, 1902 is synonymized with Cyba...
We examined the type series of Josa chazaliae (Simon, 1897) from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, composed of three females of two different species. Herein, we propose a lectotype for Josa chazaliae, redescribe the female, and describe the male of this species for the first time. A new species, Josa samaria sp. nov., is proposed based on a...
The South American species of the myrmecomorphic spider genus Mazax O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 (Castianeirinae, Corinnidae) are revised for the first time, increasing the number of known species from South America from two to six and the number of species in the genus from seven to 11. Here, we reevaluate the identity of Apochinomma acanthaspis Sim...
An update on the diversity and distribution of Caponiidae from Peru is presented. New distributional records for Caponina cajabamba Platnick, 1994 are given and the male is described for the first time. Additionally, three new species of the genus Nyetnops Platnick & Lise, 2007 are described: Nyetnops alexanderi Villarreal & Martínez sp. nov. (♂♀),...
Spiders evolved a distinctive sperm transfer system, with the male copulatory organs located on the tarsus of the pedipalps. In entelegyne spiders, these organs are usually very complex and consist of various sclerites that not only allow the transfer of the sperm themselves but also provide a mechanical interlock between the male and female genita...
Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, is the most diverse arrangement of Neotropical zodariids. The genus is composed by several species group, which only the barronus group is formally recognized. However, several groups remain uncharacterized despite being easily distinguishable by the distinctive sexual morphology. We formally proposed a second sp...
The solifuge genera Eutrecha Maury, 1982 and Xenotrecha Maury, 1982 are among the rarest and most elusive groups of camel spiders in the New World. Since their inception, both genera have remained unclassified within the subfamilial scheme of Ammotrechidae, where they belong, and their systematic position and affinities to other genera continue to...
A new species of the genus Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 belonging to the barronus group is described and illustrated based on both sexes. Tenedos barbarae sp. n. is described from Serranía del Perijá in Cesar department, Colombia. Specimens of the new species were collected during a standardized sampling in a landscape of tropical dry forest....
The genus Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 is the most diverse among Neotropical Zodariids. It is composed of 44 species, fourteen of which occur in Brazil, while in Colombia, the diversity of the genus is poorly known, with only seven species recorded for the country. Based on genital morphology, several species groups can be distinguished withi...
The spider subfamily Spartaeinae Wanless, with its only New World tribe Lapsiini (Araneae: Salticidae) is for the first time recorded from Colombia. Six new species of the genera Lapsias Simon and Thrandina Maddison are described and illustrated herein from the country. From the Andean region are described: L. iguaque sp. nov. (♂; Boyacá department...
Three new six-eyed species of the spider genus Caponina Simon, 1891 are described, photographed, diagnosed and illustrated: C. alejandroi sp. nov. (male and female) from the Boyacá Department, C. bochalema sp. nov. (male) from the Santander Department and C. huila sp. nov. (male) from the Huila Department. Also, a emended diagnosis for the genus, a...
Four new Colombian species of the spider genus Medionops Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit, 2017 are described and illustrated: M. carolinae sp. nov. (male and female) from Boyacá department, M. cauca sp. nov. (male) from Cauca department, M. luiscarlosi sp. nov. (male and female) from Caldas department and M. santarosa sp. nov. (male) from Risaralda depart...
Cosmetus Perty, 1833 is the type genus of the most diverse subfamily of Laniatores, Cosmetinae. The genus currently includes 22 valid species with a disconnected distribution, including coastal forests of NE Brazil, dry forests of the Ecuadorian Pacific, Chocó-Darien moist forests and the Venezuelan Andes. The morphology among species in the genus...
Three new Colombian species of the spider genus Nopsma Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020 are described and illustrated: Nopsma leticia sp. nov. (male) from Amazonas department, Nopsma macagual sp. nov. (male) from Caquetá department and Nopsma paya sp. nov. (male and female) from Putumayo department. The collection data of the holotype of Nop...
Specimens of the palpimanid spider subfamily Otiothopinae Platnick are commonly collected in soil and leaf litter in tropical and subtropical environments (Platnick 1975; Cala-Riquelme et al. 2018). However, otiothopines are generally poorly represented in biological collections and usually collected in low numbers during field campaigns, with many...
The knowledge on the diversity of the genus Patrera Simon in Colombia is widely expanded. P. auricoma (L. Koch, 1866)
and P. armata (Chickering, 1940) are redescribed and their females are described for the first time and recorded from
Cundinamarca and Meta departments, respectively. Aysha strandi (Caporiacco, 1947) is synonymized with P. armata....
Two new species of the elongated-body ghost spider genus Macrophyes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 from Colombia are
herein described and illustrated: Macrophyes sanzi n. sp. known by both sexes from Chocó department and Macrophyes
ceratii n. sp. by females from Santander department. Additionally, the male of Mesilla vittiventris Simon, 1903 is describ...
El género Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 constituye el grupo más diverso de los representantes américanos de la familia Zodariidae. Incluye 45 especies descritas y válidas, distribuidas exclusivamente en la región Neotropical, siendo Brasil el país con mayor riqueza de especies (14). En este trabajo se presenta una revisión taxonómica de las es...
Two new species of the armored spider genus Tetrablemma O. P.-Cambridge, 1873 from Colombia and Venezuela are herein described and illustrated: Tetrablemma tatacoa sp. nov. from Huila department, Colombia and T. mochima sp. nov. from Sucre state, Venezuela. These species represent the second record of the genus in the New World. Specimens of these...
A new species of the armored spider genus Caraimatta Lehtinen, 1981 from Colombian Tropical dry forest fragments is described and illustrated: Caraimatta brescoviti sp. nov. (based on male and female) from Bolivar and Sucre departments, representing the first record of the genus from Colombia. Additionally, photographs of Monoblemma muchmorei Shear...
Five new species of the ghost spider genus Anyphaenoides Berland from Colombia are described and illustrated: A. sierraensis sp. nov. (based on male and female) from Magdalena department, A. caribensis sp. nov. (male and female) from
Atlántico department, A. foreroi sp. nov. (male) from Vaupes department, A. hilli sp. nov (male) from Putumayo depar...
The jumping spider genus Gypogyna Simon (Salticidae: Salticinae: Scopocirini) is recorded for first time from Colombia, with its only species, G. forceps Simon, 1900 from the Córdoba department. This is the first record of the genus from the northern hemisphere of South America. A distribution map is included with both new and previously published...
A first record of the jumping spider genus Simprulla Simon (Salticidae: Sarindini) from Colombia is presented, with new records of S. nigricolor Simon, 1901 from the Atlántico and Bolívar Departments in tropical low and dry forest ecosystems. A map with the known distribution of this genus in the Neotropical region is included.
A first record of the jumping spider genus Xanthofreya Edwards, 2015 (Salticidae: Freyina) from Colombia is given, with new records of X. albosignata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) from the Bolívar and Choco Departments and X. arraijanica (Chickering, 1946) from the Sucre Department, in tropical low and dry forest ecosystems. A map is included to...
A new species of camel-spider belonging to the genus Eutrecha Maury, 1982 is herein described based on one male and three females (the first known females into the genus) collected at the departments of Bolivar and Atlántico, Colombia, respectively. This is the first record of this genus from Colombia and the second species described for this taxon...
Three new jumping spiders of the genus Hypaeus Simon, 1900 are described and illustrated from Colombia, two of which are sympatric: H. arhuaco sp. nov. and H. proszynskii sp. nov., from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena department. The third species, H. varzea sp. nov., is described from a várzea forest in the Amazonas department. The new spe...
The spider genus Parachemmis Chickering, 1937 (Araneae: Corinnidae: Corinninae) is reported from Colombia for the first time. Parachemmis julioblancoi sp. n. Martinez-G & Villarreal is described and illustrated from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena department. The exclusive morphology of the short and apically truncated retrolateral tibi...
The jumping spider tribe Huriini Simon is recorded for the first time from Colombia, with new records for Hurius vulpinus and Simonurius quadratarius, both representing the northwesternmost records for the tribe. H. vulpinus is recorded from the Cundinamarca and Meta departments, both in urbanized or conserved ecosystems. S. quadratarius is recorde...
