The Neotropical genera Guadana Rheims, 2010 and Sparianthina Banks, 1929 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)
Author
Rheims, Cristina A.
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-11-05
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Identification key for all known species of
Guadana
1 Males
.............................................................................................. 2
- Females........................................................................................... 11
2(1) Embolus gently curved retrolaterally, without basal projection (
Figs 74−76
)....................................... 3
- Embolus strongly curved prolaterally, with basal projection (
Figs 67−73
)......................................... 5
3(2) DTA with ridged margin and no keels (
Figs 62−63
).......................................................... 4
- DTA with smooth margins and long ventral keel (
Fig. 64
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 29)........................
G. tambopata
4(3) Ridged margin long, with several ridges (more than 10) distributed throughout more than half DTA length (
Fig. 63
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 24); dRTA distally bifid (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 25).............................................
G. quillu
- Ridged margin short, with few ridges (4 or 5) distributed along less than ¼ DTA length (
Fig. 62
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 22); dRTA distally trifid (best seen in retrolateral view) (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 23)..................................
G. panguana
5(2) Conductor distally widened (
Fig. 32
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 34)................................................... 6
- Conductor with the same width throughout its entire length (
Figs 2
,
18
,
44
)....................................... 7
6(5) dRTA bearing two small, thorn-like projections at tip (
Figs 32
,
41
); embolus with basal projection membranous at center (
Figs 32
,
41
,
72
)..............................................................................
G. ucayali
sp. n.
- dRTA bearing single hook-like projection at tip (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 34); embolus with basal projection sclerotized (
Fig. 76
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 34)..........................................................................
G. urucu
7(5) Embolus with basal projection single (
Figs 67−69, 71−73
).................................................... 8
- Embolus with basal projection bifid with one branch blunt, with long prolateral fold and another distally widened, with pointed tip (
Figs 44
,
53
,
70
)..................................................................
G. muirapinima
sp. n.
8(7) Embolus tip with sub-distal keel (
Figs 67−68
)............................................................... 9
- Embolus tip with subdistal projection (
Figs 69, 71
).......................................................... 10
9(8) vRTA and dRTA similar sized in retrolateral view (
Figs 19
,
28
); embolus with basal projection with jagged margin (
Figs 18
,
27
,
68
)....................................................................................
G. arawak
sp. n.
- vRTA smaller than dRTA in retrolateral view (
Fig. 2−3
); embolus with basal projection with smooth margin (
Figs 2
,
11
,
67
).....................................................................................
G. alpahuayo
sp. n.
10(8) dRTA slender, hook-shaped and vRTA triangular (in ventral view) (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 20); embolus with basal projection wider than long (
Fig. 71
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 20)..........................................................
G. neblina
- dRTA wide, medially bent at roughly 90° and vRTA (in retrolateral view) squared (in ventral view) (
Rheims 2010a
: figs 13−14); embolus with basal projection longer than wide (
Fig. 69
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 13).........................
G. manauara
11(1) MS without epigynal pockets (
Rheims 2010a
: figs 26, 31).................................................... 12
- MS bearing medial or anterior epigynal pockets (
Figs 4
,
15
,
29
,
Rheims 2010a: 17
)................................ 13
12(11) Epigynal ledges running posteriorly to half the epigyne length, then curving laterally; MS with median U-shaped flaps (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 31); internal ducts strongly convoluted close to FD (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 32)...................
G. tambopata
- Epigynal ledges running posteriorly and curving anteriorly close to posterior margin; MS smooth (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 26); internal ducts slightly widened close to FD (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 29).......................................
G. quillu
13(11) MS with paired epigynal pockets (
Figs 4
,
15
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 17)........................................... 14
- MS with single epigynal pocket (
Figs 29
,
46
,
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 36)........................................... 16
14(13) MS with epigynal pockets connected medially, opening anteriorly (
Fig. 4
;
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 17); internal ducts running medially from CO, then posteriorly to SP (
Fig. 5
;
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 19)........................................... 15
- MS with epigynal pockets not connected medially, opening posteriorly (
Figs 15
,
24
); internal ducts running anteriorly from CO then posteriorly to SP (
Figs 16
,
25
)........................................................
G. amendoim
sp. n.
15(14) MS roughly rectangular, slightly wider anteriorly; epigynal pockets roughly two times wider than long (
Figs 4
,
13
)............................................................................................
G. alpahuayo
sp. n.
- MS roughly trapezoid, widest posteriorly; epigynal pockets roughly four times wider than long (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 17).............................................................................................
G. manauara
16(13) MS with epigynal pockets as wide as long or slightly longer than wide (
Figs 29
,
38
;
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 36)............ 17
- MS with epigynal pockets much wider than long (
Figs 46
,
55
)................................
G. muirapinima
sp. n.
17(16) MS at least three times wider anteriorly with curved epigynal ledges (
Rheims 2010a: 36
); internal ducts running mediad, then posteriad, then laterad from CO to slightly convoluted SP (
Rheims 2010a
: fig. 37)...........................
G. urucu
- MS one and a half times wider anteriorly without curved epigynal ledges (
Figs 29
,
38
); internal ducts running sinuously posteriad towards U-shaped SP (
Figs 30
,
39
)........................................................
G. mapia
sp. n.