Papiri gen. nov., a new genus of huntsman spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae: Sparianthinae) from Brazil

Author(s)

Rheims, Cristina a.

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 5583, n. 3, p. 23-pg., 2025-02-04.

Abstract

The new genus Papiri gen. nov. is described to include the type species, Papiri caete sp. nov. (male, female), from the state of Par & aacute; and from Paraiba to northern Santa Catarina, P. cacau sp. nov. (male, female) from Pernambuco and Bahia, P. cabruca sp. nov. (male, female), from Bahia and P. tacomare sp. nov. (male, female) from Paraiba to southern Bahia, all in Brazil. All species are illustrated and photographed, a distribution map and an identification key are provided. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/18982-0 - Sistematics of the subfamily Sparianthinae Simon (Arachnida, Araneae, Sparassidae), with emphasis on the Neotropical genera
• Grantee: Cristina Anne Rheims
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 22/12588-1 - Expansion, qualification and modernization of the zoological collections of the Instituto Butantan with emphasis on taxonomy and systematic in neotropic haplogynae spiders (Arachnida, Araneae)
• Grantee: Antonio Domingos Brescovit
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 11/18694-3 - Systematics of the family Sparassidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Neotropical Region
• Grantee: Cristina Anne Rheims
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants