Abstract
Two new species of the spider genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) from the Ecuadorian Andes are described: Loxosceles guayllabamba sp. nov. (male, female) and Loxosceles binfordae sp. nov. (male, female). Both species are part of the second most speciose “laeta” group, which include twenty-four described species. Only three species are known to occur on mainland Ecuador, and one species in the Galapagos. The synonymy of L. alicea under L. rufescens is rejected, detailed SEM of the female internal genitalia and a map of all the species from mainland Ecuador are presented.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Evolutionary Systematics |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Jan 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright Nadine Dupérré et al.
Funding
The authors are thankful to Rafael Cardenas, Alvaro Barragán, Fernanda María Salazar, Taryn Ghia and Diego Guevara from the Museum of Invertebrates, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (QCAZ) for their support, access to the collection and specimen loan. Special thanks to Dr. Giovanni Onore of OTONGA Foundation and Dr. Luis Coloma of Jambatu Foundation, Centro de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios for their friendship and technical support. To Italo G. Tapia, César A. Tapia, Carmen Caisaguano, and Anabelle Tapia, Ian, Lloyd and Hectore de Rossi for their help in collecting specimens. Part of the study (BIO-GEEC project 2019–2021) was funded and supported by the GIZ and DAAD as part of the CoCiBio program (project number 57520227). Sincere thanks to all our BIO-GEEC partners: Dr. Dietmar Quandt (NEES), Dr. Maria Cristina Peñuela Mora (IKIAM), Dr. Maria Claudia Segovia Salcedo (ESPE) and Dr. Santiago Zarate Baca (UTN) for their support. Special thanks to Marianela Mariño for her work in the permits process and logistics in field collection. Thanks to the reviewer for positive comments that helped improve the manuscript. The collection of specimens was done under the permits (MAE-DNB-CM-2020-0130), and the exportation of specimens was done under the permit (ATM-CM-2020-0130-002) from the Ministerio de Ambiente, Quito, Ecuador. The authors are thankful to Rafael Cardenas, Alvaro Barragán, Fernanda María Salazar, Taryn Ghia and Diego Guevara from the Museum of Invertebrates, Pon-tificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito (QCAZ) for their support, access to the collection and specimen loan. Special thanks to Dr. Giovanni Onore of OTONGA Foundation and Dr. Luis Coloma of Jambatu Foundation, Centro de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios for their friendship and technical support. To Italo G. Tapia, César A. Tapia, Carmen Caisaguano, and Anabelle Tapia, Ian, Lloyd and Hectore de Rossi for their help in collecting specimens. Part of the study (BIO-GEEC project 2019–2021) was funded and supported by the GIZ and DAAD as part of the CoCiBio program (project number 57520227). Sincere thanks to all our BIO-GEEC partners: Dr. Dietmar Quandt (NEES), Dr. Maria Cristina Peñue-la Mora (IKIAM), Dr. Maria Claudia Segovia Salcedo (ESPE) and Dr. Santiago Zarate Baca (UTN) for their support. Special thanks to Marianela Mariño for her work in the permits process and logistics in field collection. Thanks to the reviewer for positive comments that helped improve the manuscript. The collection of specimens was done under the permits (MAE-DNB-CM-2020-0130), and the exportation of specimens was done under the permit (ATM-CM-2020-0130-002) from the Ministerio de Ambiente, Quito, Ecuador.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| 57520227 | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador |
Keywords
- diversity
- South America
- synonymy
- synspermiata
- taxonomy
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