Revalidation of the genus Sadala Simon, 1880 with the description of a new genus of Neotropical huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) Author Rheims, Cristina A. 0000-0003-4418-0552 carheims@gmail.com Author Jäger, Peter 0000-0003-4418-0552 carheims@gmail.com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-05-13 5135 1 1 80 journal article 94101 10.11646/zootaxa.5135.1.1 b7383fd7-d4f4-492a-9e59-a2e3738157f9 1175-5326 6550195 0CC0D586-E099-4593-9032-EA1885F00F3B Meri paiaia spec. nov. Figs 214–216 , 219–220 , 318 Type material. Holotype : BRAZIL : Bahia : ♀ , Miguel Calmon, Parque Estadual das Sete Passagens ( ‑11.3833 , -40.5167 ), 28 May–04 June 2010 , P. Recoder leg ( IBSP 167988 ). Etymology. The specific name refers to the Indigenous tribe Paiaia that originally inhabited the region of Miguel Calmon in Bahia ; noun in apposition. Diagnosis. Females of M. paiaia sp. nov. are distinguished from those of the other congeners by the epigyne with MS resembling an upside-down brandy glass ( Fig. 214 ) and the internal ducts with first turn and GP anterior to copulatory openings ( Figs 215–216 ). Males are unknown. FIGURES 217–220. 217–218 Meri munduruku spec. nov. , female (MPEG 30776, holotype) (217 epigyne, 218 vulva); 219– 220 Meri paiaia spec. nov. , female (IBSP 167988, holotype) (219 epigyne, 220 vulva). Scale lines: 1 mm. Description. Female ( holotype ): Total length 20.0. Prosoma 8.5 long, 8.0 wide. Opisthosoma 11.4 long, 8.1 wide. Eyes: diameters: 0.50, 0.42, 0.38, 0.44; interdistances: 0.45, 0.35, 0.70, 0.85, 0.43, 0.36. Legs: I: 32.2 (9.1, 4.4, 8.0, 8.5, 2.2); II: 35.5 (10.2, 4.5, 9.0, 9.4, 2.4); III: 26.2 (8.1, 3.6, 6.3, 6.3, 1.9); IV: 27.9 (8.5, 3.4, 6.9, 7.1, 2.0). Spination follows the generic pattern except metatarsus IV: r1-1-1. Epigyne: EF wider than long; MAB inconspicuous; MS slightly longer than wide; EP 1.5 times wider than long, opening slightly anterior to posterior margin of MS; LL touching posteriorly ( Figs 214 , 219 ). Vulva: internal ducts with FW posterolaterad; GP 2 times longer than wide, arising from ducts at first turn; SP elongate with grooves along posterior lateral margins; FD anteriad to antero laterad ( Figs 215–216 , 220 ). Male: unknown. Distribution. ( Fig. 318 )