Discovery of the first telemid spider (Araneae, Telemidae) from South America, and the first member of the family bearing a stridulatory organ

NADINE DUPÉRRÉ; ELICIO TAPIA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4020.1.9

Issue: Vol. 4020 No. 1: 21 Sept. 2015

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2015-09-21

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4020.1.9

Page range: 191–196

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Discovery of the first telemid spider (Araneae, Telemidae) from South America, and the first member of the family bearing a stridulatory organ

NADINE DUPÉRRÉ⁺⁻
ELICIO TAPIA⁺⁻

Research Associate, Fundación OTONGA, Calle Rither y Bolivia, Quito, Ecuador. Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA.

Researcher, Centro Jambatu, Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios, San Rafael, Ecuador.

Araneae new genus new species cloud forest Ecuador

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Abstract

The genus Kinku n. gen. is established for the first telemid spider found in South America. The new species, Kinku turumanya n. sp. is characterized by the unique conformation of the male palp and the presence of an abdominal anterioventral stridulatory organ.