The genus Grammostola Simon 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae): a new species from western Argentina, new synonymy and distributional data Author Ferretti, Nelson Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CCT- CONICET- La Plata) (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina; Author Pompozzi, Gabriel Dpto. de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina; Author González, Alda Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CCT- CONICET- La Plata) (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina; Author Pérez-Miles, Fernando Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Entomología, Montevideo, Uruguay text Journal of Natural History 2013 2013-07-22 47 47 - 48 2961 2977 journal article 10.1080/00222933.2013.791945 1464-5262 5198177 Grammostola inermis Mello-Leitão 1941 Grammostola inermis Mello-Leitão, 1941: 101 , pl. 2, fig. 2, 2a; Schiapelli and Gerschman, 1961: 202 , figs 1, 2 (restored to species); Schmidt, 2003b: 166 , fig. 380. Grammostola australis Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1948: 7 , figs 8, 9. Consider a junior synonymy by Schiapelli and Gerschman, 1961: 202 , figs 1, 2. Grammostola spatulata inermis : Bücherl, 1951: 123 (reduced to subspecies). Grammostola spatulata australis : Bücherl, 1951: 124 (reduced to subspecies). Type material Holotype : male: ARGENTINA : Belén, Catamarca Province , M. Birabén leg. no date ( MLP 14605), examined. Other material examined ARGENTINA : Catamarca Province : 2 ♀ , Andalgalá , 22 April 1972 , Enders leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Portezuelo , 29 March 1959 , Cei leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Recreo , no date, Cáceres leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca , January 1946 , Schaefer leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Siján , 2 July 1960 , Ahumada leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) . Córdoba Province : 1 ♂ , Bialet Massé , 6 March 1957 , E. Bermejo leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Los Cocos , March 1956 , Jacobsen leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) . La Rioja Province : 1 ♂ , Aimogasta , January 1958 , Cáceres and Freyre legs. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , same locality, February 1961 , Cáceres leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Angúlos , March 1949 , Tognen leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Anillaco , no date, Ward leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Ascha , 1958, Cranwell leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , same locality, June 1958 , Cáceres and Freyre legs. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Chilecito , February 1974 , Tognen leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Cuestas de Miranda , March 1940 , Cranwell leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Guayapa , April 1963 , Yiboff leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Iliar , 27 September 1942 , Gómez leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 2 ♂ , Patquía , February 1962 , Yiboff leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , same locality, April 1963 , Galiano leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) . Mendoza Province : 1 ♂ , El Sosneado, February 1973 , Williner and Viana legs. (MACN-Ar, without number); 1 ♂ , Mendoza , November 1937 , Viechi leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , same locality, 24 March 1940 , Roven leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 4 ♂ , Nihuil , January 1972 , Williner and Viana legs. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Ñacuñan , 21 September 1975 , A. Roig leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♀ , San Rafael , January 1972 , Viana and Williner legs. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Tupungato , 12 October 1942 , Obustal leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Villavicencio , January 1941 , Umana leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) . Neuquén Province : 2 ♂ , Covunco , March 1941 , Maldonado leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Cutral-Có, February 1951 , Julio Pérez leg. (MACN-Ar, without number); 1 ♂ , Plaza Huincul , December 1942 , de Ferraris leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) . San Juan Province : 1 ♂ , Ischigualasto , April 1966 , no collector data (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , Tucunuco , February 1973 , Williner and Viana legs. (MACN-Ar, without number) . San Luis Province : 1 ♂ , Desaguadero , November 1947 , Schiapelli leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , La Vía , no date, no collector data (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 3 ♂ , Naschel , November 1964 , Luchini leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , same locality, 1970, Luchini leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♂ , San Francisco , 19 October 1940 , no collector data (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 1 ♀ , 1 ♂ , San Gerónimo , February 1972 , Viana leg. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 2 ♂ , same locality, January 1974 , Viana and Williner legs. (MACN-Ar, without number) ; 2 ♀ , San Luis , no date, no collector data (MACN-Ar, without number) . Diagnosis Grammostola inermis can be recognized by the presence of smooth setae on prolateral and retrolateral coxal faces of legs I–IV and retrolateral palpal maxillae; PB bearing a small black thorn on inner side and a group of two to four small thorns apical, RB with a long spine subapical; male palpal bulb pyriform with narrow mid-portion of the bulb base, PI and PS weakly developed, straight and short embolus ( Figure 4C, D ); two long and straight spermathecal receptacles ( Schiapelli and Gerschman 1961 ). Distribution Previously known from Catamarca ( Belén ) and the Argentinean Andean zone from Catamarca to Neuquén Provinces with no locality data ( Schiapelli and Gerschman 1961 ; Schmidt 1999 ). In this contribution ( Figure 5C ): south of Catamarca Province , central La Rioja , San Juan and Mendoza Provinces; also in San Luis and Córdoba Provinces (restricted to the mountain ranges), involving the regions of Monte, dry Chaco , Puna and High Andes. To the south, is present at the Neuquén Province , in the regions of Patagonic Steppe and Monte ( Figure 5D ).