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Four new species of Goloboffia (Mygalomorphae: Migidae) from Chile

Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas del Sur (INBIOSUR - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) (Universidad Nacional del Sur), San Juan 670, Bahía Blanca (8000), Buenos Aires, Argentina. IdORCID: 0000-0002-2633-5867
Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (Fundación Miguel Lillo-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Miguel Lillo 251, San Miguel de Tucumán (4000), Argentina
Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (Fundación Miguel Lillo-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Miguel Lillo 251, San Miguel de Tucumán (4000), Argentina
Araneae Trapdoor spiders Taxonomy New species South America Chile

Abstract

The spider family Migidae Simon, 1889 is represented in Chile by three genera: Calathotarsus Simon, 1903, Mallecomigas Goloboff & Platnick, 1987 and Goloboffia Griswold & Ledford, 2001. In the present study, four new species of Goloboffia from Chile are described, increasing the known diversity and geographic distribution of the genus. Goloboffia megadeth sp. nov. and G. pachelbeli sp. nov., are described based on males and females; Goloboffia griswoldi sp. nov. and G. biberi sp. nov. are known only by females.

 

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