On the genus Ammonius Thorell, 1899 (Mygalomorphae, Barychelidae): description of the female of a. pupulus, a new species and new distribution records

Among the 40 genera of Barychelidae, only nine genera are described from the African continent. Thorell (1899) described Ammonius Thorell, 1899 based on a male from Cameroon. In 1965 Benoit added more information from the holotype, with detailed illustrations of the male palp bulb and the eye group. Since then, few taxonomic revisions or new species of Barychelidae have been proposed from the African continent. Ammonius can be distinguished by the strongly pronounced retrolateral lobe of the male cymbium and the aspect of the bilobed spermathecae of the female. We redescribe the holotype male of A. pupulus Thorell, 1899 and describe the female for the first time. Additionally, a new species is described: Ammonius benoiti sp. nov., from Ivory Coast. The morphology of the tarsal setae is presented through SEM photographs. New distribution records of the genus are provided.

A revision of Neodiplothele (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae)

The Neotropical Sasoninae Neodiplothele Mello-Leitão, 1917 is revised and now includes eight species. Neodiplothele can be distinguished from other Sasoninae by the absence of the posterior median spinnerets and differs Neotropical relatives as Cosmopelma by the absence of cuspules on coxae of leg I and Paracenobiopelma by the absence of cuspules on the labium. The male of N. irregularis Mello-Leitão, 1917 and N. picta Vellard, 1924 are described and illustrated for the first time. Neodiplothele leonardosi Mello-Leitão, 1939 is considered a junior synonym of N. irregularis. Five new species are described from Brazil: N. aureus sp. nov. from the states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, and Minas Gerais, N. itabaiana sp. nov. from Sergipe, N. martinsi sp. nov. from Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais, N. indicattii sp. nov. from Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, N. caucaia sp. nov. from Ceará, Goiás, and Mato Grosso do Sul. Two informal groups are proposed based on genitalia morphology: irregularis group and picta group. An identification key and new distribution records for all known species are given.(AU)

A revision of Neodiplothele (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae)

The Neotropical Sasoninae Neodiplothele Mello-Leitão, 1917 is revised and now includes eight species. Neodiplothele can be distinguished from other Sasoninae by the absence of the posterior median spinnerets and differs Neotropical relatives as Cosmopelma by the absence of cuspules on coxae of leg I and Paracenobiopelma by the absence of cuspules on the labium. The male of N. irregularis Mello-Leitão, 1917 and N. picta Vellard, 1924 are described and illustrated for the first time. Neodiplothele leonardosi Mello-Leitão, 1939 is considered a junior synonym of N. irregularis. Five new species are described from Brazil: N. aureus sp. nov. from the states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, and Minas Gerais, N. itabaiana sp. nov. from Sergipe, N. martinsi sp. nov. from Bahia, Espírito Santo, and Minas Gerais, N. indicattii sp. nov. from Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, N. caucaia sp. nov. from Ceará, Goiás, and Mato Grosso do Sul. Two informal groups are proposed based on genitalia morphology: irregularis group and picta group. An identification key and new distribution records for all known species are given.

A new species of Tmesiphantes (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from the state of Pará, Brazil / Uma nova espécie de Tmesiphantes (Araneae, Theraphosidae) do Estado do Pará, Brasil

A new species of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, T. aridai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on three males and three females collected at the Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Santarém, state of Pará, Brazil. Males can be distinguished from T. perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 by the palpal bulb with an inconspicous tegular basal projection, but presenting a very slender embolus with shorter keels not extending to the tip, and from T. nubilus Simon, 1892 by the tibial apophysis with two similarly sized branches, the prolateral one with a strong spine on the retrolateral margin. Females resemble T. nubilus by the aspect of the seminal receptacle but the constriction near the apex is less evident and apex shape is irregular. The new species represents the first record of Tmesiphantes from the Amazonian region, bringing the total number of species to eight.(AU)

Uma nova espécie de Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, T. aridai sp. nov., é descrita e ilustrada baseada em três machos e três fêmeas coletadas na Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Santarém, Estado do Pará, Brasil. Os machos distinguem se de T. perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 pelo aspecto do palpo copulador com uma projeção tegular basal inconspícua, apresentando um êmbolo muito delgado, com quilhas mais curtas, não se estendendo até o ápice, e distinguem se de T. nubilus Simon, 1892 pela apófise tibial com dois ramos de tamanho semelhante, o prolateral com um forte espinho na margem retrolateral. As fêmeas se assemelham a T. nubilus pelo aspecto dos receptáculos seminais, porém com uma constrição menos evidente e formato do ápice irregular. A nova espécie representa o primeiro registro de Tmesiphantes para a região amazônica, elevando para oito o número de espécies conhecidas.(AU)

A new species of Tmesiphantes (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from the state of Pará, Brazil / Uma nova espécie de Tmesiphantes (Araneae, Theraphosidae) do Estado do Pará, Brasil

A new species of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, T. aridai sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on three males and three females collected at the Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Santarém, state of Pará, Brazil. Males can be distinguished from T. perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 by the palpal bulb with an inconspicous tegular basal projection, but presenting a very slender embolus with shorter keels not extending to the tip, and from T. nubilus Simon, 1892 by the tibial apophysis with two similarly sized branches, the prolateral one with a strong spine on the retrolateral margin. Females resemble T. nubilus by the aspect of the seminal receptacle but the constriction near the apex is less evident and apex shape is irregular. The new species represents the first record of Tmesiphantes from the Amazonian region, bringing the total number of species to eight.

Uma nova espécie de Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, T. aridai sp. nov., é descrita e ilustrada baseada em três machos e três fêmeas coletadas na Floresta Nacional do Tapajós, Santarém, Estado do Pará, Brasil. Os machos distinguem se de T. perp Guadanucci & Silva, 2012 pelo aspecto do palpo copulador com uma projeção tegular basal inconspícua, apresentando um êmbolo muito delgado, com quilhas mais curtas, não se estendendo até o ápice, e distinguem se de T. nubilus Simon, 1892 pela apófise tibial com dois ramos de tamanho semelhante, o prolateral com um forte espinho na margem retrolateral. As fêmeas se assemelham a T. nubilus pelo aspecto dos receptáculos seminais, porém com uma constrição menos evidente e formato do ápice irregular. A nova espécie representa o primeiro registro de Tmesiphantes para a região amazônica, elevando para oito o número de espécies conhecidas.