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Issue: Vol. 937 No. 1: 12 Apr. 2005
Type: Articles
Published: 2005-04-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.937.1.1
Page range: 1–12
Abstract views: 45
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Four new species and new records for the spider genus Synotaxus Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Synotaxidae) from Brazil

Laboratório de Artrópodes, Instituto Butantan. Av. Vital Brasil 1500, CEP 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Araneae Taxonomy zoogeography distribution range Neotropical region

Abstract

Four new species of Synotaxus Simon are described and illustrated based on material from northern and northeastern Brazil: S. brescoviti n. sp., S. bonaldoi n. sp., S. siolii n. sp. and S. itabaiana n. sp. New records are presented for S. longicaudatus (Keyserling), S. monoceros (Caporiacco) and S. waiwai Agnarsson. A map with all species records included is provided.

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