The Neotropical genus Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903 and new species from Peru, Brazil and Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)
Author
Kaderka, Radan
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Cyriocosmus leetzi
Vol, 1999
(
Figures 32a, b
,
34
,
35a
)
Cyriocosmus leetzi
:
Vol, 1999: 2
–
10
, figures 1
–
8.
Holotype
female and
paratype
male, MNHN from
Colombia
,
Villavicencio
, south of
Rio
Meta
, without further information.
Cyriocosmus leetzi
:
Fukushima
et al
., 2005: 10
–
11
, figures 5, 6, 26, 38, 42.
Holotype
female, MNHN from
Colombia
, without further information.
Diagnosis
Differs from all other congeners, except
C. nicholausgordoni
sp. nov.
, by its reddishbrown carapace with the black caput and seven radially arranged black spots in the thoracic area, and by the presence of the dark longitudinal ventral band. From
C. nicholausgordoni
sp. nov.
it differs by the black femora with whitish longitudinal stripes on the dorsal face. Males also differ by the presence of the retrolateral process in palpal tibia with a cluster of numerous spiniform setae (
Figure 18e
).
Distribution
(
Figure 36
)
Known from
Colombia
(unknown locality of
type
) and from two other localities: Casanare,
Agua Azul
,
Vereda El Guineo
; Meta,
Cubarral
,
Vereda Vergel
, the
Upper Jupuaro River
(
630 m
) (Fukushima et al. 2005), and newly from
Venezuela
,
State
of
Táchira
, San Cristobal,
Agua Dulce
.