New species, new records, and a key to the Brazilian species of Gelanor (Araneae: Mimetidae)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Gelanor Thorell, 1969 comprises 11 Neotropical species. In this paper, two new species are described from Brazil: Gelanor hoga sp. nov., based on males and females from the state of Amazonas, and Gelanor cachimbo sp. nov., based lateral eyes (ALE); anterior median eyes (AME); basal process of paracymbium (BP); conductor (C); copulation duct (CD); copulatory opening (CO); distal apophysis of conductor (DA = TA1 in Shear 1981); chemosensory setae (CS); cymbium (Cy); distal margin of cymbium (DM); embolus (E); fertilization duct (FD); median boss on margin of cymbium (MB); median process of conductor (MP = TA2 in Shear 1981); patella (Pa); paracymbium (PC); posterior lateral eyes (PLE); posterior median eyes (PME); spermatheca (S); median septum of epigynum (MS); subtegulum (ST); tegulum (T); tibia (Ti). TAXONOMY Mimetidae Simon, 1881Gelanor Thorell, 1869Type species: Gelanor zonatus (C.L. Composition. Thirteen species, including two new species described here. Gelanor includes species exclusivelly from Neotropical Region. Gelanor muliebris Dyal, 1935, was described from Pakistan, but according benavideS & hormiga (2016) this species is misplaced in the genus.Gelanor hoga sp. nov. Diagnosis. Males of G. hoga sp. nov. resemble those of G. latus by the distal apophysis of conductor long, acuminate and sclerotized at the apex (Figs. 1, 30), median process of conductor large, not pronounced next to embolus (Figs. 1, 30) and by the presence of a median boss on the margin of the cymbium (Figs. 1, 3, 30, 32, 67), but differs from this species by the distal apophysis of conductor slender ( Fig. 1) and by the shape of basal process of paracymbium, which is a single projection (Figs. 1, 3). The female of Gelanor hoga sp. nov. resembles that of G. latus by the presence of pointed lateral projections on the epigynum (Figs. 4, 33, 71, 72) and by median septum short, but differs by the pointed lateral projections shorter (Fig. 4) and fertilization ducts adjacent to the posterior margin of epigynal plate (Fig. 5).Description. Male (Holotype, INPA). Carapace pale yellow. Eyes with dark borders. Chelicerae yellow. Sternum, endites and labium pale yellow. Legs yellow, except coxae pale yellow. Abdomen yellow with white spots scattered on dorsum and venter. Dorsum, anteriorly, with two circular white spots bordered with brown. Spinnerets and colulus yellow. Male palpus with embolus sclerotized (Figs. 1, 2) and conductor slightly sclerotized, translucent (Fig. 1 AME 0.21, ALE 0.10, PME 0.12, PLE 0.10. Interditances: AME-AME 0.12, AME-ALE 0.18, PME-PME 0.07, PME-PLE 0.27.Female (Paratype, INPA). Carapace as in male. Eyes, chelicerae yellow, sternum, endites and labium as in male. Legs pale yellow, femora with a ventral brown spot. Abdomen oval, yellow with white spots scattered on dorsum and venter. Dorsum, anteriorly, with two circular white spots bordered with red-brown. Spinnerets and colulus as in male. Epigynum with spermathecae close together, oval and fertilization ducts large (Fig. 5) .00/8.00. Palp, femur 0.89; p...