Abstract
Two new species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 from Mexico are described: Selenops aztecus sp. nov. from the state of Veracruz, known only from a single male, and Selenops santibanezi sp. nov. from the state of Oaxaca, known from both sexes. Selenops scitus Muma, 1953, originally described only from the female holotype from Guerrero, México is redescribed and the male of this species is described for the first time; new records of its distribution are given.
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