Abstract
The males of Wagneriana roraima Levi, 1991 and W. yacuma Levi, 1991 are described and illustrated for the first time.
Araneae; Araneidae; Wagneriana; taxonomy
On the males of Wagneriana roraima Levi and W. yacuma Levi (Araneae, Araneidae)
Erica Helena BuckupI; Ricardo Pinto-da-RochaII
IMuseu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul. Caixa Postal 1188, 90001-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
IIMuseu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Caixa Postal 7172, 01064-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
ABSTRACT
The males of Wagneriana roraima Levi, 1991 and W. yacuma Levi, 1991 are described and illustrated for the first time.
Key words: Araneae, Araneidae, Wagneriana, taxonomy
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. We are indebted to Dr. Arno A. Lise, curator of the MCP collection, for loan and donation of specimens to MCN and MZSP.
Recebido em 14.III.1996; aceito em 02.XII.1996.
- Levi, H.W. 1991. The Neotropical orb-weaver genera Edricus and Wagneriana (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Cambridge, 152 (6):363-415.
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R. & E.H. Buckup. 1995. Wagneriana levii, anew species of Araneidae from Brazil (Araneae). Iheringia, Sér. Zool., Porto Alegre, 79:159-161.
- Platnick, N.I. 1993. Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1988-1991. New York, The New York Entomological Society, 864p.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
13 July 2009 -
Date of issue
1996
History
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Accepted
02 Dec 1996 -
Received
14 Mar 1996