Three new species of Melychiopharis (Araneae, Araneidae) from Ecuador and Peru
Abstract
Three new species of the peculiar Neotropical endemic genus Melychiopharis Simon, 1895, previously known from two species from Brazil, are herein described: from Ecuador, M. komischetier Dupérré & Tapia sp. nov. (♂♀) and M. davincii Dupérré & Tapia sp. nov. (♂); from Peru, M. peruviana Eskov & Marusik sp. nov. (♂♀). Scanning electron microscope images of the spinnerets and male palp are presented for the first time and a distribution map of all Melychiopharis species occurring in South America is presented.
Dupérré, N., Tapia, E., Marusik, Y. M. & Eskov, K. Y. (2024b). Three new species of Melychiopharis (Araneae, Araneidae) from Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 5555(1): 75-90. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5555.1.5
