02152nas a2200133 4500008004100000245016500041210006900206300001200275490000600287520163600293100002101929700002101950856004701971 2016 eng d00aFirst description of the male Hoedillus sexpunctatus Simon, 1898; a redescription of the female, and transfer of Hoedillus to Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882 (Araneae)0 aFirst description of the male Hoedillus sexpunctatus Simon 1898  a447-4500 v33 a

Hoedillus sexpunctatus Simon, 1898 was described from a single female specimen collected in Guatemala and is the type species of the monotypic genus Hoedillus Simon, 1898. This genus was originally placed in the family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872, subfamily Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873. In a review of this subfamily, Jäger (2002) determined that Hoedillus was misplaced in Sparassidae due to the lack of metatarsal trilobate membranes. Hoedillus was transferred to the family Zoridae Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 by Jäger (2002), now a junior synonym of Miturgidae Simon, 1886 (Ramírez 2014). Ramírez (2014), suggested Hoedillus may be a member of the Xenoctenus group, but provisionally listed it as a Miturgidae, awaiting further investigation. In a field trip to Nicaragua in 2012 a male and a female specimens belonging to the genus Hoedillus were collected. The type specimen for H. sexpunctatus was unavailable for examination by the authors. However, based on descriptions and illustrations made by Jäger (2002), the female was identified as H. sexpunctatus. The male, collected at the same locality was determined to be conspecific based on similarities in morphology. This study provides the first examination of the male H. sexpunctatus, as well as a redescription of the female from specimens collected in Nicaragua. This study reveals Hoedillus to be misplaced in Miturgidae, and the genus is transferred to the Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882.

1 aLeister, Matthew1 aMiller, Kelly, B uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/843600514nas a2200121 4500008004100000245017200041210006900213300001200282490000900294100002100303700002100324856004700345 2015 eng d00aDescription of a new tracheline spider, Trachelas mombachensis sp. n., in the T. bispinosus species group from the Mombacho Volcano in Nicaragua (Araneae: Trachelidae)0 aDescription of a new tracheline spider Trachelas mombachensis sp a141-1460 v39361 aLeister, Matthew1 aMiller, Kelly, B uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/836401391nas a2200205 4500008004100000245015200041210006900193300001200262490000900274520070700283653002000990653001501010653001401025653002001039653001301059100002101072700002001093700001801113856005401131 2013 eng d00aThe male of Tengella perfuga Dahl, 1901 with re-description of the female and comparisons with T. radiata (Kulczynski, 1909) (Araneae: Tengellidae)0 amale of Tengella perfuga Dahl 1901 with redescription of the fem a185-1990 v37093 aTengella perfuga Dahl, 1901, is the type species for Tengella, the type genus for the family Tengellidae Dahl, 1908. Here, the males are described for the first time and females re-described based on new specimens collected in Nicaragua. We confirm the species status of T. perfuga (instead of previously suggested synonymy with Tengella radiata (Kulczynski, 1909)), since the colour pattern and genitalia of both sexes, particularly the palp RTA and the epigynal median septum, are unique in the genus. Important diagnostic features are illustrated for both males and females. Also new distribution records are reported for T. perfuga from Nicaragua and T. radiata from Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.10aCentral America10acribellate10alectotype10apalp morphology10ataxonomy1 aLeister, Matthew1 aMallis, Rachael1 aMiller, Kelly uhttp://www.kellymillerlab.com/pdf/72_Tengella.pdf01125nas a2200133 4500008004100000245012000041210006900161300001200230490000900242520066600251100002100917700001800938856003500956 2014 eng d00aA new species of ant mimicking spider, Myrmecotypus jasmineae (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae), from Nicaragua0 anew species of ant mimicking spider Myrmecotypus jasmineae Arane a495-5000 v38383 aSpiders of the corinnid genus Myrmecotypus Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 are known for being morphological and behavioral mimics of ants (Reiskind 1969, 1977; Cushing 1997, 2012; Rubio & Arbino 2009; Rubio et al. 2013). This genus currently includes nine species from to the New World. They occur from the United States (one species) to Argentina (one species), but most (seven species) occur from Mexico to Panama (Reiskind 1969; Rubio & Arbino 2009, Platnick 2014). A new species, M. jasmineae, from Nicaragua is described here from two males. A key to males and females of Myrmecotypus, adapted from Reiskind (1969), is modified to include all of the known species1 aLeister, Matthew1 aMiller, Kelly uTO APPEND, EG> MILLER LAB PDFS01335nas a2200133 4500008004100000245015900041210006900200300001200269490000900281520081000290100002101100700001801121856006201139 2014 eng d00aFirst description of the male of Sphecotypus niger (Perty, 1833), with notes on behavioral and morphological mimicry (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae)0 aFirst description of the male of Sphecotypus niger Perty 1833 wi a146-1500 v38143 aThe genus Sphecotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895, is currently represented by three species: S. birmanicus (Thorell, 1897) from Myanmar and Borneo, S. taprobanicus Simon, 1897 from Sri Lanka, and S. niger (Perty, 1833) from Central and South America. Of the three currently known species, only S. birmanicus has both sexes described, whereas the other two species are known from female specimens only, including the type species of the genus, S. niger (Deeleman- Reinhold 2001). Material recently examined from Costa Rica and Nicaragua included several specimens, including a male of S. niger, which is described here. The northern-most documented distribution of S. niger was Panama (Reiskind 1969; Platnick 2014). Thus, the specimens from Nicaragua extend the known range of these spiders further north.1 aLeister, Matthew1 aMiller, Kelly uhttp://www.kellymillerlab.com/pdf/Leister_Miller_2014.pdf