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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

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

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Author(s):
Daniele Polotow [1] ; Antonio D. Brescovit [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Instituto Butantan - Brasil
[2] Instituto Butantan - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Zoologia; v. 23, n. 2, p. 429-442, 2006-06-00.
Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology
Abstract

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. (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: 03/01058-0 - Biodversity of Arachnida and Myriapoda of the State of São Paulo
Grantee:Daniele Polotow Geraldo
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Technical Training Program - Technical Training