Fourteen new generic and ten new specific synonymies in Pholcidae (Araneae), and transfer of Mystes Bristowe to Filistatidae
Author
Huber, Bernhard A.
Author
Colmenares, Pío A.
Author
Ramirez, Martin J.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3847
3
413
422
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3847.3.5
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1175-5326
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Litoporus uncatus
(Simon, 1893)
Coryssocenmis uncata
Simon, 1893a
: 321.
Simon 1893b
: 479–483, fig. 472 (♀).
Huber 1997
: 582, figs. 6a–e, 7a–b (♂).
Litoporus abrahami
Mello-Leitão, 1947
: 164
, fig. 11. Synonymized by
Huber (2000)
.
Litoporus uncatus
:
Huber 2000
: 300
, figs.
1207–1211
(♂♀).
Tonoro multispinae
González-Sponga, 2009
: 8
–10, figs. 4a–i;
new synonymy.
Justification of synonymy.
Litoporus uncatus
is a widespread species with highly distinctive male chelicerae (see map 8 and fig.
1207 in
Huber 2000
). We have not seen González-Sponga’s material (
3♂
4♀ from Bolívar State,
Venezuela
) but the unique modification of the male chelicerae is strong evidence for synonymy (compare fig. 4c in
González-Sponga 2009
with fig. 6c in
Huber 1997
). In addition, available figures of the male palp also show identical shapes of all its components (compare figs. 4e–f in
González-Sponga 2009
with figs. 7a–b in
Huber 1997
).
Note.
González-Sponga’s (2009) leg 1 measures of the
holotype
are clearly wrong (tibia 1 shorter than tibiae 2 and 4).