The spider genus Medionops Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit (Araneae: Caponiidae) in Colombia, with the description of four new species

  • Four new Colombian species of the spider genus Medionops Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit, 2017 are described and illustrated: M. carolinae sp. nov. (male and female) from Boyacá department, M. cauca sp. nov. (male) from Cauca department, M. luiscarlosi sp. nov. (male and female) from Caldas department and M. santarosa sp. nov. (male) from Risaralda department. Additionally, the distribution of the type species of M. blades Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit, 2017, previously known only from Bogotá, Cundinamarca department, is extended to several localities in the Boyacá department. An updated identification key for all Medionops species is provided.

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Author:Leonel MartínezORCiD, Alexander Sánchez-RuizORCiD, Alexandre B. BonaldoORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-616714
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.773.1511
ISSN:2118-9773
Parent Title (German):European journal of taxonomy
Series (Serial Number):European journal of taxonomy : EJT (773:61–79)
Publisher:Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Place of publication:Paris
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2021/09/29
Date of first Publication:2021/09/29
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2021/09/29
Tag:Arachnida; Neotropical region; Nopinae; Synspermiata; taxonomy
Volume:2021
Issue:773
Page Number:19
First Page:61
Last Page:79
HeBIS-PPN:487949897
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie)
Sammlungen:Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte
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Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0