Literature DB >> 30791001

Seven new species of the spider genus Matta Crosby from caves in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae).

Antonio D Brescovit1, Igor Cizauskas.   

Abstract

Seven new species of the spider genus Matta are described from caves in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil: M. zuiuda sp. n., Matta pititinha sp. n., Matta humhum sp. n., Matta cambito sp. n., Matta humrrum sp. n., Matta nuusga sp. n., and Matta teteia sp. n. Among these seven species, six have morphological features consistent with specialization to the subterranean environment and we hypothesize that they are troglobites. One species, Matta zuiuda sp. n., shares morphology similar to M. hambletoni Crosby and M. angelomachadoi Brescovit which are known from surface populations in the State of Minas Gerais.

Keywords:  Araneae, Synspermiata, taxonomy, new species, armored spiders, cave biology, troglobite

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Year:  2019        PMID: 30791001     DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.3.1

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Zootaxa        ISSN: 1175-5326            Impact factor:   1.091


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Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2022-09-01       Impact factor: 4.996

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