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Issue: Vol. 5374 No. 4: 20 Nov. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-11-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.4.6
Page range: 552-562
Abstract views: 143
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A new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera Simon (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from Mexico, with biogeographical comments and an updated identification key for Mexican species

Collection of Arachnology (CARCIB); CIBNOR; S.C. Programa Académico de Planeación Ambiental y Conservación (PLAYCO); Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR); Collection of Arachnology (CARCIB); CIBNOR; S.C. Programa Académico de Planeación Ambiental y Conservación (PLAYCO); Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR)
Collection of Arachnology (CARCIB); CIBNOR; S.C. Programa Académico de Planeación Ambiental y Conservación (PLAYCO); Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR); Collection of Arachnology (CARCIB); CIBNOR; S.C. Programa Académico de Planeación Ambiental y Conservación (PLAYCO); Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR)
Araneae Synspermiata taxonomy North America biogeography Oaxaca

Abstract

A new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera Simon, 1891 is described from southern Mexico. Males and females of Ochyrocera marialuisae sp. nov. were collected from a cave in Oaxaca, Mexico. With the description of the new species herein, the species diversity of the genus from Mexico increases to eight species. In addition, biogeographical comments about the distribution of the species, an updated taxonomic identification key, and a distribution map for the Mexican species are provided.

 

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