INVESTIGADORES
RAMIREZ Martin Javier
artículos
Título:
An update of the goblin spider genus Birabenella Grismado, 2010 (Araneae: Oonopidae), with the description of three new species
Autor/es:
PIACENTINI, L. N.; GRISMADO, C. J.; RAMÍREZ, M. J.
Revista:
AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES
Editorial:
AMER MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY
Referencias:
Año: 2017
ISSN:
0003-0082
Resumen:
The taxonomy of the poorly known South American goblin spider genus BirabenellaGrismado (Araneae: Oonopidae) is updated in light of recently collected material. Three newspecies are described: B. kamanchaca, from northern Chile, B. portai, from northwesternArgentina, and B. chincha, from southern Peru, where the genus is reported for the first time.The diagnosis of the genus is updated; the presence of the ventral digitiform projection on themale copulatory bulb in the three newly described species supports this character as aputative synapomorphy for the genus. Additionally, all species in this genus possessunipectinate tarsal claws. Preliminary observations indicate that there is some degree ofvariability in tarsal organ morphology.