The spider genus Kukulcania in South America (Araneae: Filistatidae): a redescription of K. brevipes (Keyserling) and new records of K. hibernalis (Hentz)

Autor(es)

Brescovit, Antonio D. ^[1] ; Santos, Adalberto J. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Colecoes Zool, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Inst Ciencias Biol, Dept Zool, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 3734, n. 3, p. 301-316, NOV 6 2013.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

Two species of the spider genus Kukulcania are known from South America. Kukulcania brevipes (Keyserling), originally described from Peru, is here diagnosed, illustrated and redescribed, with several new records provided for eastern Peru and northern Chile. The synanthropic Kukulcania hibernalis (Hentz) is illustrated and diagnosed, with several new records extending the distribution of this species from northern Venezuela to southern Brazil. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/50689-0 - Sistemática de aranhas haplóginas neotropicais (Arachnida, Araneae)
• Beneficiário: Antonio Domingos Brescovit
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático