On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula
Por:
Nolasco S., Valdez-Mondragón A.
Publicada:
1 ene 2020
Resumen:
A new species of daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus Simon, 1893 of the globosus species group is described from the Baja California Peninsula desert, in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Physocyclus xerophilus sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Baja California Sur. The total number of species of Physocyclus increases to 34, including the new species described herein. Thirty-two of 34 species are distributed in Mexico, with one cosmopolitan: Physocyclus globosus. The states of Baja California Sur, Guerrero and Michoacán have the highest diversity of species in the country, with 8 species each. © 2020 Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Laboratorio de Aracnología
Laboratorio Regional de Biodiversidad y Cultivo de Tejidos Vegetales
Instituto de Biología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, sede Tlaxcala
Ex-Fábrica San Manuel, San Miguel Contla, Santa Cruz Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, 90640, Mexico
Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas
Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Carretera Federal Tlaxcala-Puebla, Km. 1.5, Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, 90062, Mexico
Ex-Fábrica San Manuel
San Miguel Contla, Santa Cruz Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, 90640, Mexico
Conacyt Research
Colección Nacional de Arácnidos
Departamento de Zoología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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