On the Neotropical genus Cybaeodamus (Araneae, Zodariidae, Storeninae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Four new species of the spider genus Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 are described and illustrated: C. meridionalis sp. nov. from Brazil and Argentina, C. taim sp. nov. from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, C. brescoviti sp. nov. and C. tocantins sp. nov. from setentrional region of Brazil. For the species Cybaeodamus enigmaticus (Mello-Leitão, 1939), C. lycosoides (Nicolet, 1849) and C. ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1938, new illustrations based on the examination of the types are presented. The species Cybaeodamus nigrovittatus Mello-Leitão, 1941 which the holotype is an immature specimen, C. pallidus (Mello-Leitão, 1943) which the type was not located, C. rastellifer (Mello-Leitão, 1940) and C. scottae Mello-Leitão, 1941, both described upon juvenile specimens, all from Argentina, are considered as species inquirendae.

Description of the male of Cybaeodamus lycosoides (Nicolet, 1849), with new distributional data of C. meridionalis Lise, Ott & Rodrigues 2009 (Araneae, Zodariidae)

“…In addition, we provide new localities for the species Cybaeodamus meridionalis, previously known from the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, and Mato Grosso do Sul, and the provinces of Jujuy and Salta, in northwestern Argentina (Lise et al 2009). These new records allow us to extend the known range of the latter species to central-eastern Argentina (Corrientes, Santa Fe, and Entre Ríos provinces).…”

“…google.com) from label data. Descriptions and nomenclature of the male palp follow Lise et al (2009) andJocqué (1991 Diagnosis. Males of C. lycosoides are very similar to the those of C. ornatus by general morphology of the palp, the cusps on coxae IV and the ventral patch of thickened setae on the abdomen, but differ by the shape of the distal tegular apophysis, with the two branches similar in size (Figs.…”

“…The genus was recently reviewed by Lise et al (2009), who described four new species: C. meridionalis, from Brazil and Argentina; C. taim, from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, and C. brescoviti and C. tocantins, from Brazil. Moreover, Dankittipakul et al (2012) transferred Storena lentiginosa Simon to Cybaeodamus.…”

“…Among that material, several males were found, which allow us to describe them for the first time. We also we provide new distributional data from Argentina for the species C. meridionalis Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009.…”

A new species of the genus Epicratinus Jocqué & Baert of Bolivia (Araneae: Zodariidae).

“…A raíz de los numerosos estudios realizados (dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqué, 1997;Jocqué & Baehr, 1992;Baehr, 2004a, b;Jocqué & dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006), sobre las especies de África y Australia, durante mucho tiempo se consideró que las faunas de esos continentes eran las más ricas, contraponiéndose a las de América central y del Sur sensiblemente menos diversas, representada por escasos géneros, mayormente los conocidos para las zonas meridionales de este último subcontinente (Cyrioctea, Leprolochus Simon, Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão y Platnickia Jocqué). no obstante, especialmente después de las revisiones de los géneros tropicales Tenedos o. P.-cambridge e Ishania chamberlin (Jocqué & Baert, 2002), Cybaeodamus (Lise et al 2009) y de la descripción de dos nuevos géneros Epicratinus y Colima por Jocqué & Baert (2005), se demostró que la fauna neotropical es diversa en morfología y rica en especies (Grismado & Platnick, 2008).…”