SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

The genus Helvetia Peckham & Peckham, 1894 is revised. The species H. zebrina Simon, 1901 and H. zonata Simon, 1901 are synonymized with H. cancrimana (Taczanowski, 1872). The species H. insularis (Banks, 1902) is synonymized with H. albovittata Simon, 1901. The genus Deloripa Simon, 1901 is considered a junior synonym of Helvetia by transfer of its type species, resulting in the new combination Helvetia semialba (Simon, 1901). The species Cotinusa humillima Mello-Leitão, 1943, transferred to Helvetia by Galiano, is revalidated. Helvetia roeweri (Soares & Camargo, 1948) comb. nov. is transferred from the genus Naubolus Simon, 1901. The epigynal structures of the type species H. santarema Peckham & Peckham, 1894 and those of H....

Revisão das aranhas do gênero Lupettiana Brescovit (Araneae, Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae)

Palavras-chave: Deloripa; Neotropical Region; Systematics; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2008

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Brescovit,Antonio D..

The genus Luppetiana Brescovit, 1996 composed actually by nine species, from which five are herein described as new is revised: L. manauara from Brazil; L. levii from Dominican Republic; L. eberhardi from Costa Rica; L. piedra from Cuba; and L. bimini from Bahamas Islands. The species L. perpusilla (Banks, 1909) is synonymyzed with L. parvula (Banks, 1903). Lectotype and paralectotype of L. parvula are designated. The known geographical distribution of the genus ranges from United States of America to north of Brazil.

Revision of the Neotropical spider genus Gephyroctenus (Araneae: Ctenidae: Calocteninae)

Palavras-chave: Araneae; Anyphaenidae; Anyphaeninae; Lupettiana; Neotropical region; Systematics.

Ano: 1999

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Polotow,Daniele; Brescovit,Antonio D..

Gephyroctenus Mello-Leitão, 1936 (type species G. philodromoides Mello-Leitão, 1936) is revised. Three species formerly described in this genus are synonymized with species from other genera: G. kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947, with Acanthoctenus spinipes Keyserling, 1877, G. parvus Caporiacco, 1947, with Phymatoctenus comosus Simon, 1897, and G. vachoni Caporiacco, 1955, with Caloctenus gracilitarsis Simon, 1897. Eight new species are described: G. portovelho sp. nov., from the States of Rondônia and Amazonas, Brazil; G. divisor sp. nov. and G. acre sp. nov., from the State of Acre, Brazil; G. atininga sp. nov., G. esteio sp. nov. and G. mapia sp. nov., from the State of Amazonas, Brazil; G. juruti sp. nov., from the Department of Loreto, Peru and the State...

Three new genera of jumping spider from Brazil (Araneae, Salticidae)

Palavras-chave: Ant; Azteca; Cecropia; Taxonomy; Trumpet tree.

Ano: 2008

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Nosferattus gen. nov., Capeta gen. nov. and Amatorculus gen. nov. are proposed from North and Northeastern Brazil. Due to the absence of teeth on the retromargin of the chelicerae, these genera are included within the Sitticinae, and are probably related to the genus Aillutticus Galiano, 1987, with which they share a high, broad carapace, rounded laterally behind the posterior lateral eyes, and the cephalic region slightly convex. Nosferattus is proposed to include five species: the type species Nosferattus discus sp. nov. and Nosferattus ciliatus sp. nov. from Maranhão, Nosferattus aegis sp. nov. from Tocantins, Nosferattus occultus sp. nov. from Maranhão and Ceará, and Nosferattus palmatus sp. nov. from Sergipe. Capeta and Amatorculus are both monotypic...

Redescription and resolution of some Neotropical species of jumping spiders described by Caporiacco and description of a new species (Araneae: Salticidae)

Palavras-chave: Amycoida; Neotropical; Sitticinae; Systematics; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2005

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Type specimens of some of Caporiacco's Neotropical species are revised. The taxonomy of his species from French Guiana, whose type specimens are lost, is considered. The types of Corythalia hadzji Caporiacco, 1947, Corythalia luctuosa Caporiacco 1954, Hypaeus barromachadoi Caporiacco, 1947 and Naubolus melloleitaoi Caporiacco, 1947 are redescribed.The following new synonymies are established: Freya guianensis Caporiacco,1947 = Chira spinipes (Taczanowski, 1871) syn. nov.; Hypaeus bivittatus Caporiacco, 1947 = Hypaeus barromachadoi Caporiacco, 1947 syn. nov. New combinations are:Agelista petrusewiczi Caporiacco,1947 = Noegus petrusewiczi (Caporiacco,1947) comb. nov. .;Albionella chickeringi Caporiacco, 1954 = Mago chickeringi (Caporiacco,1954) comb....

Redescription and notes on the natural history of the arboreal tarantula Iridopelma seladonium (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Aviculariinae)

Palavras-chave: French Guiana; Guyana; Taxonomy; Venezuela.

Ano: 2008

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Almeida-Silva,Lina M.; Camacho,Agustín; Brescovit,Antonio D.; Lucas,Sylvia M.; Brazil,Tania K..

The original description of this species was based on a single female and no illustrations of reproductive organs were presented. After we collected several specimens identified as I. seladonium, we decided to redescribe this species and discovered that the male, previously described as belonging to this species, was misidentified by MELLO LEITÃO (1923). Thus, in this paper the male of I. seladonium is newly described and the reproductive organs of male and female are described and illustrated in detail. Notes on the behavior and natural history of I. seladonium are presented based on the observation of live specimens in the field and in captivity. An immature of I. seladonium was observed constructing a hinged retreat with silk and little pieces of bark,...

Sobre o macho de Elaver valvula (Pickard-Cambridge) (Araneae, Clubionidae)

Palavras-chave: Behavior; Spiders; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2008

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Brescovit,Antonio D.; Bonaldo,Alexandre B..

The male of Elaver valvula (Pickard-Cambridge) was described by Chickering under the name Clubiona balboae, syn.n.. This species is herein synonymyzed with E. valvula and the male is redescribed.

Revision of the Neotropical spider genus Itatiaya Mello-Leitão (Araneae, Ctenidae) with considerations on biogeographic distribution of species

Palavras-chave: Araneae; Clubionidae; Elaver; Taxonomy.

Ano: 1995

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Polotow,Daniele; Brescovit,Antonio D..

Itatiaya Mello-Leitão, 1915, is revised and the type-species I. modesta Mello-Leitão, 1915, is redescribed and considered a senior synonym of Centroctenus sai Brescovit, 1996. Seven species are newly described: Itatiaya tacamby sp. nov. and I. ywyty sp. nov. from Rio de Janeiro; I. pucupucu sp. nov., I. pykyyra sp. nov. and I. tubixaba sp. nov., from Minas Gerais; I. iuba sp. nov. from São Paulo; I. apipema sp. nov. from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Notes on their distribution from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are presented.

The first record of the family Cithaeronidae (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea) to the new world

Palavras-chave: Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Distribution; Systematics.

Ano: 2006

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Carvalho,Leonardo S.; Bonaldo,Alexandre B.; Brescovit,Antonio D..

Three females of Cithaeron praedonius O.P.-Cambridge, 1872 (Araneae, Gnaphosoidea, Cithaeronidae), the most widespread species of the family, were found in urban areas in Teresina, capital of the state of Piauí, northeast Brazil. This first record of the family Cithaeronidae to the new world is explained by accidental introduction.

Spiders from the Island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil: Part III: Gnaphosidae (Araneae: Arachnida)

Palavras-chave: Biogeography; Cithaeron praedonius; Distribution; Neotropical.

Ano: 2007

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Brescovit,Antonio D.; Freitas,Gilson C. C.; Vasconcelos,Simão D..

The female of Zimiromus hortenciae Buckup & Brescovit, 1993 is described for the first time and Trachyzelotes kulczynskii (Bösemberg, 1902), a species introduced from Europe, is recorded for the first time on the island of Fernando de Noronha, state of Pernambuco. The latter, along with T. lyonneti (Audouim, 1826) recorded from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is the second species of this genus to be reported from Brazil. The spiders were collected with pitfall traps in five points of the island. Ecological data showed that Gnaphosidae was the fifth best sampled spider family, with 179 specimens, belonging to two species, T. kulczynskii and Z. hortenciae. Trachyzelotes kulczynskii was the most abundant with 118 adults while Z. hortenciae was...

Microhabitat selection and co-occurrence of Pachistopelma rufonigrum Pocock (Araneae, Theraphosidae) and Nothroctenus fuxico sp. nov. (Araneae, Ctenidae) in tank bromeliads from Serra de Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil

Palavras-chave: Neotropical region; Taxonomy; Trachyzelotes; Zimiromus.

Ano: 2008

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Dias,Sidclay Calaça; Brescovit,Antonio D..

Microhabitat selection and co-occurrence of Pachistopelma rufonigrum Pocock (Theraphosidae) and Nothroctenus fuxico sp. nov. (Ctenidae), in tank bromeliads were investigated. Thermal conditions, inside and outside the plants, were measured in order to verify if the temperature of the water that accumulates inside the plant affects the behavior of these species. Measurements of foliar parameters were taken in order to evaluate if and how plant structure affects spider abundance and microhabitat selection. Apparently, differences in plant structure do not affect either spider abundance or microhabitat selection. No microhabitat preference was observed and co-ocurrence of both species was a random event. In addition, notes on the distribution range of P....

Two new species of ant-mimicking spiders of the genus Ianduba Bonaldo (Araneae, Corinnidae) from Southern Bahia, Brazil

Palavras-chave: Microhabitat preference; Inter specific co-existence; Spiders; Terrestrial's bromeliads; Thermal conditions.

Ano: 2004

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Bonaldo,Alexandre B.; Brescovit,Antonio D.; Rocha,Pedro L. B. da; Costa,Misonete G. C..

Two new species of the ant mimicking spider genus Ianduba Bonaldo (Araneae, Corinnidae), I. mugunza sp. nov. and I. abara sp. nov., are described based on males and females from Porto Seguro, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. All specimens were collected in pitfall traps, installed in two forested areas: Estação Ecológica de Vera Cruz, a well preserved Atlantic forest fragment, and a contiguous field of Eucalyptus monoculture.

On the Amazonian species of the genus Scytodes Latreille (Arachnida, Araneae, Scytodidae)

Palavras-chave: Arachnida; Dionycha; Neotropical Region; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2007

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Rheims,Cristina A.; Brescovit,Antonio D..

Eight species of Scytodes Latreille, 1804 are newly described: Scytodes iara sp. nov. and S. caure sp. nov. from Amazonas; S. mapinguari sp. nov. from Amazonas and Roraima; S. curupira sp. nov. from Amazonas and Rondônia; S. saci sp. nov. from Roraima; and S. jurupari sp. nov., S. tinkuan sp. nov. and S. caipora sp. nov. from Acre. In addition, the female of S. altamira Rheims & Brescovit, 2000 is described and new records are presented for S. auricula Rheims & Brescovit, 2000, S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837, S. longipes Lucas, 1844, S. martiusi Brescovit & Höfer, 1999, S. piroca Rheims & Brescovit, 2000, S. romitii Caporiacco, 1947 and S. vieirae Rheims & Brescovit, 2000.

Sobre o gênero Neotropical Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge (Araneae: Zodariidae), com a descrição de três espécies novas

Palavras-chave: Neotropical; Spitting spiders; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2004

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Candiani,David F.; Bonaldo,Alexandre B.; Brescovit,Antonio D..

São propostas três espécies novas de Tenedos O. Pickard-Cambridge: T. garoa sp. nov., do Parque do Estado, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil; T. carlosprestesi sp. nov., de Barra dos Bugres, Mato Grosso, Brasil e T. nancyae sp. nov., de Panguana, Huanuco, Peru. Storena major (Keyserling, 1891) e S. minor (Keyserling, 1891), ambas conhecidas apenas por exemplares imaturos, descritas de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brasil são transferidas para Tenedos e redescritas com base em fêmeas adultas. Storena hirsuta Mello-Leitão, 1941, macho de Rio Negro, Paraná, Brasil, é também transferida para Tenedos e redescrita. Novos registros de Tenedos perfidus Jocqué & Baert, 2002, T. procreator Jocqué & Baert, 2002, T. infrarmatus Jocqué & Baert, 2002 e T....

Description of the male of Aillutticus rotundus Galiano and five new species of Aillutticus Galiano from Brazil (Araneae, Salticidae, Sitticinae)

Palavras-chave: Epicratinus; Nova combinação; Registros novos; Taxonomia.

Ano: 2008

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The male of Aillutticus rotundus Galiano, 1987 is described for the first time and new records are presented from the states of Acre, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo, Brazil. In addition, five new species of this genus are described from Brazil: A. knysakae sp. nov. from the states of Minas Gerais, Piauí and Tocantins, A. montanus sp. nov. from the state of Minas Gerais, A. raizeri sp. nov. from the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, A. soteropolitano sp. nov. from the state of Bahia, and A. viripotens sp. nov. from the states of Rondônia and Tocantins.

On the genus Radulphius Keyserling in southeastern Brazil (Araneae, Miturgidae, Eutichurinae)

Palavras-chave: Spiders; Systematics; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752006000200028

Brescovit,Antonio D.; Bonaldo,Alexandre B..

The male of Radulphius lane Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from São Paulo Atlantic Forest, is described for the first time. Radulphius baiaxaba Bonaldo & Buckup, 1995 from Bahia/Espírito Santo is synonymized with R. laticeps Keyserling, 1891 for southern Brazil. New records of both species are presented.

Gavarilla, a new genus of jumping spider from Brazil, and description of two new species of the genera Capeta Ruiz & Brescovit and Amatorculus Ruiz & Brescovit (Araneae, Salticidae, Sitticinae)

Palavras-chave: Neotropical; Radulphius lane; Radulphius laticeps; Taxonomy; Spiders.

Ano: 2005

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752005000100022

Gavarilla gen. nov. from Northeastern Brazil is proposed to include two new species: the type species Gavarilla ianuzziae sp. nov. from the State of Sergipe and Gavarilla arretada sp. nov. from the State of Maranhão. The genus presents the standard sitticine dentition and is presumably related to the genera Aillutticus Galiano, 1987, Nosferattus Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005, Capeta Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005 and Amatorculus Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005, with which it shares the similar high, rounded carapace. Two new species, Capeta cachimbo and Amatorculus cristinae, are also described from the State of Pará, and Amatorculus stygius Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005 is recorded for the first time from the State of Minas Gerais.

On the taxonomy of some neotropical species of jumping spiders described by Caporiacco (Araneae, Salticidae)

Palavras-chave: Neotropical Region; Systematics; Taxonomy.

Ano: 2006

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752006000200006

Ruiz,Gustavo R.S.; Brescovit,Antonio D.; Lise,Arno A..

Pseudattulus incertus Caporiacco, 1955 is synonymized with P. kratochvili Caporiacco, 1947 and the male of this species is redescribed. The genus Uspachus Galiano, 1995 is synonymized with Romitia Caporiacco, 1947 and the male of its type species, R. nigra Caporiacco, 1947, is redescribed. The following new combinations are established for the species formerly included in Uspachus: Romitia albipalpis (Taczanowski, 1878), Romitia andina (Taczanowski, 1878), Romitia bahiensis (Galiano, 1995), Romitia colombiana (Galiano, 1995), Romitia juquiaensis (Galiano, 1995), Romitia ministerialis (C.L. Koch, 1846), Romitia misionensis (Galiano, 1995) and Romitia patellaris (Galiano, 1995). The genus Pseudamphidraus Caporiacco, 1947 is synonymized with Noegus Simon,...

Litter dwelling mygalomorph spiders (Araneae: Microstigmatidae, Nemesiidae) from Araucaria forests in southern Brazil, with the description of five new species

Palavras-chave: Marma; Noegus; Pseudamphidraus; Pseudattulus; Romitia; Uspachus.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752007000200016

Indicatti,Rafael P.; Lucas,Sylvia M.; Ott,Ricardo; Brescovit,Antonio D..

Six mygalomorph spiders species belonging to two families, were collected in the Centro de Pesquisa e Conservação da Natureza Pró-Mata, São Francisco de Paula, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Five of those species, five are new. Microstigmatidae: Xenonemesia araucaria sp. nov., males differ from those of X. platensis Goloboff, 1988 and X. otti Indicatti, Lucas & Brescovit, 2007 by the curved and very long embolus in the male palp. Females differ from the remaining species of the genus in the seminal receptacle very long and sinuous or twisted. Nemesiidae: Acanthogonatus ericae sp. nov. - males resemble those of A. tacuariensis (Pérez-Miles & Capocasale, 1982) and A. quilocura Goloboff, 1995 by the serrated, curved and long embolus but...

Notes on the Venezuelan jumping spiders described by Caporiacco (Araneae, Salticidae)

Palavras-chave: Acanthogonatus; Mygalomorphae; Phenology; Stenoterommata; Xenonemesia.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752008000300021

The type specimens of 15 nominal salticid species from Venezuela described by Lodovico di Caporiacco were examined. In this paper we present brief redescriptions when deemed necessary as well as three new synonymies: Aculeobreda Caporiacco, 1955 = Pachomius Peckham & Peckham, 1896; Sidusa variegata Caporiacco, 1955 = Simonurius quadratarius (Simon, 1901); Sitticus cabellensis Prószynski, 1971 = Pseudattulus incertus Caporiacco, 1955; and five new transferences: Aculeobreda hadzji Caporiacco, 1955 = Pachomius hadzji (Caporiacco, 1955) comb. nov.; Dendryphantes franganilloi Caporiacco, 1955 = Metacyrba franganilloi (Caporiacco, 1955) comb. nov.; Evarcha venezuelica Caporiacco, 1955 = Asaracus venezuelicus (Caporiacco, 1955) comb. nov.;...