Two new species of the orb-weaving spider genus Alpaida (Araneae, Araneidae) from Peru

MARIAJOSÉ DEZA; JUAN MANUEL ANDÍA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3827.1.6

Issue: Vol. 3827 No. 1: 2 Jul. 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-07-02

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.1.6

Page range: 67–77

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**Two new species of the orb-weaving spider genus Alpaida (Araneae, Araneidae) from Peru**

MARIAJOSÉ DEZA⁺⁻
JUAN MANUEL ANDÍA⁺⁻

Museo de Entomología “Klaus Raven Büller”, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Av. La Molina s/n, Lima 12 – Perú.

Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470 - C1405DJR - Buenos Aires – Argentina.

Araneidae Alpaida Neotropical region new species Peru taxonomy

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Abstract

Two new species of the orb-weaving spider genus Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1889 are described and illustrated; Alpaida losamigos n. sp. based on females from Madre de Dios, and Alpaida penca n. sp. based on females and males from Cajamarca.