An update on the spider genus Caponina Simon (Araneae: Caponiidae) with descriptions of three new six-eyed species from Colombia

  • Alexander Sánchez-Ruiz Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Coordenação de Zoologia, Laboratório de Aracnologia. Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, CEP 66077–830, Belém, Pará, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8204-2041
  • Leonel Martínez Grupo de Investigación Biodiversidad del Caribe Colombiano, Semillero de Investigación Sistemática de Artrópodos Neotropicales, Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4166-0561
  • Alexandre B. Bonaldo Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Coordenação de Zoologia, Laboratório de Aracnologia. Av. Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, CEP 66077–830, Belém, Pará, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-5110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.813.1735
Keywords: Synspermiata, Caponiinae, taxonomy, Neotropical region

Abstract

Three new six-eyed species of the spider genus Caponina Simon, 1891 are described, photographed, diagnosed and illustrated: C. alejandroi sp. nov. (male and female) from the Boyacá Department, C. bochalema sp. nov. (male) from the Santander Department and C. huila sp. nov. (male) from the Huila Department. Also, a emended diagnosis for the genus, a distribution map and an identification key for all species of Caponina are provided.

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Published
2022-04-14
How to Cite
Sánchez-Ruiz, A., Martínez, L., & Bonaldo, A. B. (2022). An update on the spider genus Caponina Simon (Araneae: Caponiidae) with descriptions of three new six-eyed species from Colombia. European Journal of Taxonomy, 813(1), 87–102. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.813.1735
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Vol. 813 (2022)
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