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
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2021
2021-03-31
742
1
77
http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
journal article
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The
silhavyi
group
Diagnosis
Males of this group can be recognized by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus curved and laminar (
Figs 9C–D
,
22C
,
23B
,
26A–B
); the sperm duct forming an inverted ‘S-shape’ in the male palp not expanded, with secondary looping in the middle of the tegulum (
Figs 9A
,
22C
,
25C
). The females can be recognized by having the atrium wide and copulatory ducts large in the anterior region (
Figs 22G
,
26D
,
33D–F
).
Included species
Tafana silhavyi
(
Caporiacco, 1955
)
,
T. chimire
sp. nov.
,
T. maracay
sp. nov.
,
T. arawak
sp. nov.
,
T. pettieri
sp. nov.