Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species Author De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M. 06C42876-2925-4007-A19D-053BD0058F25 Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan - Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503 - 900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. & Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 321, 05508 - 090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. luiz.moura.lfm@gmail.com Author Brescovit, Antonio Domingos D5B81D79-AFAE-47B1-8A6E-DAB448A24BCC Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan - Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503 - 900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. antonio.brescovit@butantan.gov.br text European Journal of Taxonomy 2021 2021-03-31 742 1 77 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291 journal article 7531 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291 62f9dc57-bade-4fbc-8af7-f92ff107593c 2118-9773 4655404 23424EC3-8440-4C72-AD9E-C1EC3087F7CA Tafana chimire sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E82DBA67-4582-40CE-878D-AB3F2B6C4351 Figs 24 , 35 Diagnosis Males of Tafana chimire sp. nov. resemble other males of the silhavyi group by the laminar base of the apophysis of the embolus, but differ from them by the base of the retrolateral tibial apophysis with a hook shape apically and the presence of a large basal prominent protuberance on the tegulum ( Fig. 24C–E ). Etymology The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the name of the type locality, Chimire. Material examined Holotype VENEZUELA • 1 ♂ ; Chimire ; [ 9°11′49.2″ N , 66°00′32.4″ W ]; Jun. 1975 ; Martinez leg.; MACN-Ar . Description Male ( holotype , MACN-Ar) COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange with spots on the extremities ( Fig. 24A ). Labium, sternum and endites orange. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with dark spots ( Fig. 24A–B ). MEASUREMENTS. Total length 3.8, carapace length 1.8, width 1.5. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.08, PME 0.08, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME–PME 0.08, PME–PLE 0.04, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 0.6 long, with four promarginal teeth and six retromarginal denticles. LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.1 /patella 0.5/ tibia 1.3/ metatarsus 1.1/ tarsus 0.5 /total 4.5; II— 0.9/ 0.5/ 1.2 /1.0 / 0.5/ 4.1; III—0.75 /0.4 / 0.72 /0.8 /0.0 / 2.67; IV—1.3/ 0.5/ 1.1/ 1.4 /0.4 / 4.7. LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1. PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short; cymbium with basal retrolateral projection small; apophysis at the base of the embolus laminar and coiled; embolus long with large base and narrow apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; ventral tegular process hyaline apically in the bulb; sperm duct with secondary looping horizontal position ( Fig. 24C–E ). ABDOMEN. Length 1.8, epigastric furrow 0.3 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 0.8 from base of spinnerets. Female Unknown. Distribution Known only from Chimire, Venezuela ( Fig. 35 ).