Bayana labordai, new genus and species of Nemesiidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) from Northern Uruguay and Southern Brazil

A new genus and species of a mygalomorph nemesiid spider collected in a hill of Northern Uruguay and in Araucaria forest at Southern Brazil is diagnosed, described and illustrated. A remarkable characteristic of the new genus is its dense body pubescence, unusual in most Nemesiidae. Also genital and...

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Published in:Journal of natural history 2014-01, Vol.48 (31-32), p.1937-1946
Main Authors: Pérez-Miles, Fernando, Costa, Fernando G, Montes de Oca, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Araneae
Araucaria
Bayana
burrows
forests
habitats
hills
nemesiid-burrow
Nemesiidae
new genus
new-species
sexual behavior
silk
spider-taxonomy
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Summary:A new genus and species of a mygalomorph nemesiid spider collected in a hill of Northern Uruguay and in Araucaria forest at Southern Brazil is diagnosed, described and illustrated. A remarkable characteristic of the new genus is its dense body pubescence, unusual in most Nemesiidae. Also genital and somatic characters led to differentiate it from related genera. The habitat is characterized by a tubular burrow followed by an aerial tubular portion made with silk and vegetation. The sexual behaviour is briefly described from a copula between the types, observed in the laboratory. LSID: zoobank.org:pub: D5A6D7EA-19DD-4427-E6A41162EE4E .
ISSN:1464-5262
0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222933.2014.908970