New state records of the humped spider Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) (Araneae: Uloboridae) in Mexico

Abstract

The humped spider Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) is a tropicopolitan spider of the venomless family Uloboridae (Araneae). This species has been recorded for Mexico without a specific locality or state being mentioned, hereby being recorded for the states of Chiapas, Coahuila, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Yucatán either via the study of vouchered specimens, the revision of photographic records from the citizen science platform iNaturalist or digital records of scientific collections. A brief diagnosis is provided for the family and the species.

Keywords

• araneomorphae
• cribellate spider
• geographic distribution