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

Author(s)

Cristina A. Rheims ^[1] ; Antonio D. Brescovit ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] São Paulo (Estado). Secretaria de Estado da Saúde. Instituto Butantan - Brasil

^[2] Instituto Butantan. Laboratório de Artrópodes - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Zoologia; v. 21, n. 3, p. 525-533, 2004-09-00.
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology

Abstract

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. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 99/05446-8 - Biodiversity of Arachnida and Myriapoda of the State of São Paulo
• Grantee: Antonio Domingos Brescovit
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 02/11277-9 - Cladistic analysis of the genuses of Sparassidae Bertkau (Arachnida, Araneae) with emphasis on neotropical genuses
• Grantee: Cristina Anne Rheims
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate