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The genus Eustala (Araneae, Araneidae) in southern Brazil: two new species, complementary descriptions and new records

Eustala levii sp. nov. and E. palmares sp. nov. are described from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, based on both sexes. The males of E. albiventer (Keyserling, 1884), E. taquara (Keyserling, 1892), and E. photographica Mello-Leitão, 1944 are described for the first time and the females are redescribed. Eustala sanguinosa (Keyserling, 1893) is synonymized with E. albiventer. Additionally, E. photographica, described from Argentina, is newly recorded from Brazil. New records are provided for E. minuscula (Keyserling, 1892) and E. saga (Keyserling, 1893).

Spiders; taxonomy; geographical distribution; Neotropical


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