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Helvetia albovittata Simon, 1901b: 157 (female holotype from Paraguay, Germain leg., deposited in MNHN 9341, examined); Galiano, 1963a: 361, pl. XIX, fig. 17; Galiano, 1965: 47, figs 7- 8 (misidentified male, actually H. galianoae sp. nov. described in this paper); Platnick, 2007.

Admestina insularis Banks, 1902: 66, pl. 2, fig. 4 (male holotype from Narborough, Galapagos Islands, 4.VII.1899, Hopkins & Stanford Expedition leg., deposited in American Museum of Natural History, not examined). Syn. nov.

Helvetia otiosa Galiano, 1976: 54, figs 8-12 (male holotype from Embalse, Córdoba, Argentina, 27.XII.1974, M.E. Galiano leg., deposited in MACN 6737, not examined). Synonymized with H. insularis by Galiano 1989: 49.

Helvetia insularis; Galiano, 1989: 49; Platnick, 2007.

Note. Since the type specimen of Admestina insularis has not been examined, the synonymy is established based on the very good illustrations of Helvetia otiosa by GALIANO (1976, figs 8-12).

Diagnosis. The male of this species is easily dintinguished from the remaining species of the genus by the very long embolus, the form of the RTA and the presence of a depression on the retrolateral cymbium where the tip of the embolus is held in resting position (see GALIANO 1976, figs 10-11). Females are very like those of H. santarema but can be distinguished by the medial posterior fusion of the copulatory openings, like that of H. labiata (Fig. 13).

Description. Male. Described by GALIANO (1976: 54, un- der H. otiosa).

Female. Described by GALIANO (1963a: 361).

New records. BRAZIL, São Paulo: Primavera (Usina Hidrelétrica Sérgio Motta), 8 males and 7 females, 2001, Equipe IBSP leg. (IBSP 53068, 53152); Santa Catarina: Caçador, 1 male, X.1982, D. Lorenzato leg. (IBSP 4255).

Distribution. Known from Ecuador (Galapagos Islands, possibly introduced), Paraguay, Argentina, and from the states of São Paulo and Santa Catarina, Brazil.