Two new species of Scotinella Banks, 1911 (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Mexico, with a discussion on the female genitalic morphology and intraspecific variation Author Chamé-Vázquez, David 0000-0003-3433-153X Laboratorio de Aracnología y Entomología, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S. C., La Paz, 23096, Baja California Sur, México & chamevazquez @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 3433 - 153 X chamevazquez@gmail.com Author Guzmán-García, Carlos Ernesto 0009-0006-9540-4041 Laboratorio de Entomología “ Biol. Sócrates Cisneros Paz ”, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia, 58004, Michoacán, México & zlatan _ 512 @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0009 - 0006 - 9540 - 4041 zlatan_512@hotmail.com Author Maldonado-Carrizales, Juan 0000-0002-1320-7372 Laboratorio de Entomología “ Biol. Sócrates Cisneros Paz ”, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia, 58004, Michoacán, México & jumaca 994 @ hotmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1320 - 7372 jumaca994@hotmail.com text Zootaxa 2023 2023-09-28 5351 4 453 466 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5351.4.3 journal article 270514 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.4.3 8157d459-33fc-4127-83df-901bcfd75b24 1175-5326 8391991 824A2068-A042-4F66-BE06-27F556F2840A Genus: Scotinella Banks, 1911 Type species. Scotinella pallida Banks, 1911 Remarks. See Dondale & Redner (1982) , Penniman (1985) , and Chamé-Vázquez & Jiménez (2022) for diagnostic characteristics and discussions on the conformation of the copulatory organs. Only two of the eight Mexican species are known from both sexes: S. coahuilana (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) and S. elpotosi Chamé-Vázquez & Jiménez, 2022 ( World Spider Catalog 2023 ). Furthermore, the Mexican species S. adjacens (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) , S. approximata (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) , S. tamaulipana (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) , and S tepejicana (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) are known from males only, while S. debilis (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) and S. diversa (Gertsch & Davis, 1940) are known from females only.