On the males of the orb-weaving spiders Alpaida nigrofrenata (Simon, 1895), A. machala Levi, 1988, and A. cisneros Levi, 1988 (Araneae, Araneidae) and a new synonymy Author Poeta, Maria Rita Muniz Author Lise, Arno Antonio text Zootaxa 2015 4000 3 397 400 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4000.3.7 7d59f2ba-64d9-4aad-8b7d-0b317faf4455 1175-5326 232100 2B105E46-B384-403D-BA1D-955965BF7AA8 Alpaida moka Levi, 1988 New Synonymy Alpaida moka Levi, 1988 : 426 , figures 253–256. Female holotype from Santa Cruz, Bolivia . Deposited in Museu de La Plata (MPL, examined). WSC 2015. Alpaida xavantina Levi, 1988 : 455 , figures 452–457. Male holotype and female paratype from Xavantina , Mato Grosso, Brazil , II–V.1969 , Xavantino-Cachimbo Expedition. Deposited in Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP 9506, examined). Azevedo et al . 2014 ; WSC 2015. New Synonymy . Synonymy. The female specimen collected in Mato Grosso (MCTP 2159), has the same color pattern and body shape of the male of A. xavantina . Study of the type specimens of A. xavantina and A. moka corroborate the synonymy based on the color pattern and epigynum morphology. Note. The posterior view of the epigynum of A. xavantina were not well represented by Levi (1988, figure 453) , the one of A. moka better represent the species ( Levi 1988, figure 426 ). Additional material examined. PERU , Madre de Dios: Quebrada Pachira (Zona reserva de Manu, 5 km upstream from Pakitza), 11°58’S , 71°18’W , ♂, 04.X.1987 . D. Silva & J. Coddington ( USNM ). BRAZIL , Mato Grosso: Chapada dos Guimarães , 15º27’S , 55º45’W , ♀, 15–26.VII.1992 , A.A. Lise & A. Braul Jr. ( MCTP 2159). Distribution. Peru : Madre de Dios. Bolivia : Santa Cruz ( Levi 1988 ). Brazil : Pará, Mato Grosso ( Levi 1988 ).