First record of the spider genus Diphya Nicolet 1849 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) and new species from northern Peru
Abstract
Spiders of the genus Diphya (Nicolet) are characterized by having tibiae-tarsi I and II with stiff, curved prolateral setae. Currently, the genus comprises 21 species, six of which are recorded from America: the type species and three others from southern Chile (one also recorded in Argentina), one from Ecuador, and one from Brazil. Ba-sed on males and females collected in a montane forest in Cañaris, Lambayeque, northern Peru, a new species of Diphya, D. muchik sp. nov., is diagnosed, described, and illustrated. This represents the first record of the genus in Peru.
Dávila, D. S., & Mendieta-Yañez, S. (2025). First record of the spider genus diphya nicolet 1849 (araneae, tetragnathidae) and new species from northern peru. [Primer registro del género de arañas Diphya Nicolet 1849 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) y una nueva especie del norte de Perú] Revista Peruana De Biologia, 32(3), 1-8. doi:https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v32i3.31498
