Notes on the family Agelenidae in Southern South America (Arachnida: Araneae)

RAMÍREZ, M. J.; GRISMADO, C. J.

Revista Ibérica de Aracnología

Sociedad Aragonesa de Entomología

Lugar: Aragón; Año: 2004 p. 179 - 182

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The spider family Agelenidae is represented in southern South America only by threesynanthropic, originally Palearctic species of Tegenaria: T. domestica (Clerck), T.pagana C. L. Koch and T. parietina (Fourcroy), the last of these newly recorded from theWestern Hemisphere. The other records of Agelenidae in southern South America aremisidentifications: Coreidon tropicum Mello-Leitão, from Brazil, is transferred toStrotarchus Simon (Miturgidae), Hicanodon cinerea Tullgren, from Argentina, istransferred to the Amaurobiidae, and Philoicides pallidus Mello-Leitão, from Argentina,is synonymized with Tegenaria pagana. Mevianops fragilis (Mello-Leitão) from Colombia,is synonymized with Tegenaria domestica. New South American records of Tegenariaspecies are provided. The female genitalia of Hicanodon cinerea are illustrated.