Description of eleven new species in the Scytodoidea group (Araneae: Drymusidae and Scytodidae) from mainland Ecuador

Nadine Dupérré; Elicio Tapia

doi:10.1636/JoA-S-22-002

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6 December 2023 Description of eleven new species in the Scytodoidea group (Araneae: Drymusidae and Scytodidae) from mainland Ecuador

Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia

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The J. of Arachnology, 51(3):258-286 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-22-002

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Eleven new species from the Scytodoidea group are described from mainland Ecuador: in the family Drymusidae, Drymusa pristirana sp. nov. (female) and in the family Scytodidae, Scytodes amazonica sp. nov. (male, female); S. argelia sp. nov. (female), S. ayampe sp. nov. (female), S. choco sp. nov. (male, female), S. costa sp. nov. (female), S. jaguar sp. nov. (male), S. loja sp. nov. (female), S. minus sp. nov. (male); S. orellana sp. nov. (male, female); and S. tayos sp. nov. (male). The new species D. pristirana sp. nov. presents a unique morphological character on the ventral surface of the female abdomen. The type specimens of S. lineatipes Taczanowski, 1874 from French Guiana and S. luteola Simon, 1893 from Venezuela are imaged for the first time, and S. romitii Caporiacco, 1947 is removed from synonymy with S. lineatipes.

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Nadine Dupérré and Elicio Tapia "Description of eleven new species in the Scytodoidea group (Araneae: Drymusidae and Scytodidae) from mainland Ecuador," The Journal of Arachnology 51(3), 258-286, (6 December 2023). https://doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-22-002

Received: 18 January 2022; Accepted: 9 June 2022; Published: 6 December 2023

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