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Articles • Iheringia, Sér. Zool. 105 (4) • Oct-Dec 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-476620151054416419   copy

New species of Alpaida (Araneae, Araneidae) from Rondônia, Brazil

Nova espécie de Alpaida (Araneae, Araneidae) de Rondônia, Brasil

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ABSTRACT

We described a new species of spider, Alpaida clarindoi sp. nov. (Araneidae), from the southwestern Amazon forest. The new species is distinguished from most Alpaida by the presence of a pair of shoulders spines. Females can be separated from similar species by the subquadrangular shape of the epigynum, and males by the shape of the terminal apophysis and the tegulum, which possess an apical pointed tip. Alpaida clarindoi sp. nov. is described based on both sexes.

KEYWORDS
Spiders; Arachnida; Taxonomy; Neotropical Region

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