Zoosystematics and Evolution (May 2019)

A taxonomic review of the crab spider genus Sidymella (Araneae, Thomisidae) in the Neotropics

  • Miguel Machado,
  • Catherine Guzati,
  • Rafaela Viecelli,
  • Diana Molina-Gómez,
  • Renato Augusto Teixeira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.95.34958
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 95, no. 2
pp. 319 – 344

Abstract

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Four Neotropical species of Sidymella Strand, 1942, S. furcillata Keyserling, 1880, S. longispina (Mello-Leitão, 1943), S. lucida (Keyserling, 1880), and S. kolpogaster (Lise, 1973) are redescribed from both sexes. The holotype of S. nigripes (Mello-Leitão, 1947) is lost and this taxon is considered a species inquierenda. Sidymella obscura (Mello-Leitão, 1929), S. parallela (Mello-Leitão, 1929), and S. spinifera (Mello-Leitão, 1929) are all nomina dubia. Two new species are described: Sidymella excavata sp. nov. (males and females) and S. marmorata sp. nov. (female).