Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Three new species of the spider genus Plato and the new genus Cuacuba from caves of the states of Para and Minas Gerais, Brazil (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae).

ABSTRACT: Three new species of the genus Plato from caves in the states of Pará and Minas Gerais, Brazil, are described. P. novalimasp. n., from Minas Gerais, is the first record of the genus in the southeastern region of Brazil. P. ferriferussp. n. and P. striatussp. n., from Carajás, Pará, north of Brazil, are also described. The former is an extremely abundant species, whereas the latter has only one known male specimen. Cuacubagen. n. is proposed and represented by two new species, C. marianasp. n. (type species) and C. morrodopilarsp. n., both from the state of Minas Gerais. Morphology of genitalia in Cuacubagen. n. is similar to other Theridiosomatidae genera and is herein discussed. None of the proposed species presents troglomorphic adaptations. They are widespread, abundant inside caves in different and large karst areas, and each genus prefers different lithologies.

SUBMITTER: Prete PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5935770 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Json Xml
altmetric image

Publications

Three new species of the spider genus <i>Plato</i> and the new genus <i>Cuacuba</i> from caves of the states of Pará and Minas Gerais, Brazil (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae).

Prete Pedro H PH   Cizauskas Igor I   Brescovit Antonio D AD  

ZooKeys 20180427 753

Three new species of the genus <i>Plato</i> from caves in the states of Pará and Minas Gerais, Brazil, are described. <i>P. novalima</i><b>sp. n.</b>, from Minas Gerais, is the first record of the genus in the southeastern region of Brazil. <i>P. ferriferus</i><b>sp. n.</b> and <i>P. striatus</i><b>sp. n.</b>, from Carajás, Pará, north of Brazil, are also described. The former is an extremely abundant species, whereas the latter has only one known male specimen. <i>Cuacuba</i><b>gen. n.</b> is p  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

Unknown Four new spider species of the family Theridiosomatidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from caves in Laos.
| S-EPMC3974445 | biostudies-literature
Unknown A review of the spider genus Sinoalaria (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae), with the descriptions of four new species and two new combinations
| S-EPMC10425877 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Six new species of the spider genus Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from caves in Jiangxi, China.
| S-EPMC4768362 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Three new species of the genus <i>Coddingtonia</i> from Asia (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae).
| S-EPMC6851222 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Seven new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera from caves in Floresta Nacional de Carajas, PA, Brazil (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae).
| S-EPMC5799772 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Systematics, conservation and morphology of the spider genus Tayshaneta (Araneae, Leptonetidae) in Central Texas Caves.
| S-EPMC3272638 | biostudies-literature
Unknown New records of two endemic troglobitic and threatened arachnids (Amblypygi and Opiliones) from limestone caves of Minas Gerais state, southeast Brazil.
| S-EPMC4678797 | biostudies-other
Unknown Species composition of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in caves of Quadrilatero Ferrifero, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
| S-EPMC7064241 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Eleven new species of theridiosomatid spiders from southern China (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae).
| S-EPMC3560857 | biostudies-literature
Unknown Four new species of the jumping spider genus Portia (Araneae, Salticidae) from China
| S-EPMC8580957 | biostudies-literature