On the Neotropical species of the spider genus Tekellina Levi, 1957 (Arachnida: Araneae: Synotaxidae)

  • Narelle Estol Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular. Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Av. Unisinos, 950, 93022-000 São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-6728
  • Victor Hugo Valiati Laboratório de Genética e Biologia Molecular. Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Av. Unisinos, 950, 93022-000 São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-4547
  • Antonio D. Brescovit Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, Butantã, 05503-900 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1511-5324
  • Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane km 05, 14884-900 Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-0954
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.943.2593
Keywords: new species, new synonymy, new records, taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Tekellina Levi, 1957 is currently composed of ten species, six of which are Neotropical. They are small-sized spiders (0.9 to 1.5 mm), with a wide distribution, with a great diversity in the Neotropical Region and well represented in Brazil. In this article, males and females of the species Tekellina bella Marques & Buckup, 1993 and T. crica Marques & Buckup, 1993 are redescribed and illustrated. The female of Tekellina minor Marques & Buckup, 1993 is described and illustrated for the first time. New records are included for Neotropical species. Tekellina guaiba Marques & Buckup, 1993 is synonymized with T. pretiosa Marques & Buckup, 1993. Three new species are described for Brazil: Tekellina picurrucha Rodrigues & Estol sp. nov. (São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul), Tekellina miuda Rodrigues & Estol sp. nov. (São Paulo and Paraná) and Tekellina miudinha Rodrigues & Estol sp. nov. (São Paulo). Distribution maps with new records and an identification key of the Neotropical species are also presented.

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Published
2024-07-05
How to Cite
Estol, N., Valiati, V. H., Brescovit, A. D., & Rodrigues, E. N. L. (2024). On the Neotropical species of the spider genus Tekellina Levi, 1957 (Arachnida: Araneae: Synotaxidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 943(1), 154–178. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.943.2593
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Vol. 943 (2024)
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