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Helvetia semialba Gustavo R. S. Ruiz & Antonio D. Brescovit 2008, comb. nov.

Description

Helvetia semialba (Simon, 1901) comb. nov.

Figs 8-10

Deloripa semialba Simon, 1901b: 157 (female holotype from Serra do Caraça, Catas Altas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Gounelle leg., deposited in MNHN 7735, examined); Galiano, 1963a: 342, pl. XVIII, fig. 8; Platnick, 2007.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to H. labiata by having copulatory ducts with similar length and shape, but can be distinguished by the longer copulatory ducts seen in ventral view, overlaying medially (Figs 9 and 10).

Description. Female. Described by GALIANO (1963a: 342, under Deloripa semialba).

Male. Unknown.

Additional material examined. None.

Distribution. Known only from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Notes

Published as part of Gustavo R. S. Ruiz & Antonio D. Brescovit, 2008, Revision of Helvetia (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae), pp. 139-147 in Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 25 (1) on page 142, DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752008000100018, http://zenodo.org/record/3678502

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
MNHN
Material sample ID
7735
Scientific name authorship
Gustavo R. S. Ruiz & Antonio D. Brescovit
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Salticidae
Genus
Helvetia
Species
semialba
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Helvetia semialba & Antonio D., 2008 sec. Ruiz & Brescovit, 2008

References

  • SIMON, E. 1901 a. Histoire naturelle des araignees. Paris, vol. 2, p. 381 - 668.
  • SIMON, E. 1901 b. Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 45: 141 - 161.
  • GALIANO, M. E. 1963 a. Las especies americanas de aranas de la familia Salticidae descriptas por Eugene Simon: Redescripciones basadas en los ejemplares tipicos. Physis Buenos Aires (C) 23: 273 - 470.
  • PLATNICK, N. I. 2007. The world spider catalog. Version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History, Electronic Database available at http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / index. html