Crossopriza lyoni (Blackwall, 1867), 1999

Huber, Bernhard A. & Villarreal, Osvaldo, 2020, On Venezuelan pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 718, pp. 1-317 : 57-58

Crossopriza lyoni (Blackwall, 1867)

Fig. 1039

Notes

In Venezuela , C. lyoni is common in buildings and has been recorded from numerous localities (Fig. 1039) in the states Amazonas, Aragua, Bolívar, Capital, Falcón, Lara, Sucre, and Zulia (González- Sponga 2006, under various names – see Huber 2009; Colmenares 2008).

González-Sponga (2006) described five species in his new genus Tibiosa González-Sponga, 2006 that were all synonymized with Crossopriza lyoni without seeing the types (Huber 2009). The types of Tibiosa casanaimensis González-Sponga, 2006 (MAGS 1314) seem to be lost. Our reexamination of all other types confirmed the synonymies. As usual, González-Sponga did not separate the holotypes from the paratypes if originating from the same locality, so they are here simply treated as ‘types’ (except for T. caracensis and T. moraensis , each with only one male specimen).

MIZA 105741 ( MAGS 1286 ), ♂ holotype; and MIZA 105706 ( MAGS 1379 ), 3 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, 5 juvs paratypes of Tibiosa caracensis González-Sponga, 2006 from Caracas (holotype: Edif. Aloa, Urb. Horizonte [10.4945° N, 66.8155° W]; paratypes: Edif. Turpial, Terrazas del Ávila [10.501° N, 66.792° W]).

MIZA 105735 ( MAGS 1418 ), approximately 30 ♂♂, 30 ♀♀, types of Tibiosa coreana González- Sponga, 2006 from Falcón, El Recreo [11.350° N, 69.814° W] .

MIZA 105705 ( MAGS 1303 ), 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 2 juvs types of Tibiosa guayanesa González-Sponga, 2006 from Bolívar, Los Pijiguaos [6.570° N, 66.810° W].

MIZA 105819 ( MAGS 1355 ), ♂ holotype, 3 ♀♀, 5 juvs paratypes of Tibiosa moraensis González- Sponga, 2006 from Aragua, “ Granja La Caridad ( Turagua ), Sta. Cruz de Mora , Dtto . Sucre ” [locality not identified, possibly approximately 10.131° N, 67.530° W].

New records

VENEZUELA – Falcón • 1 ♂, ZFMK (Ar 21858), Bariro (10.7733° N, 70.7409° W), 230 m a.s.l., on house, 14 Feb. 2020 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., Q. Arias C.). – Mérida • 1 ♀, ZFMK (Ar 21856), Santa Elena de Arenales (8.8232° N, 71.4631° W), 70 m a.s.l., in building, 12 Feb. 2020 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., Q. Arias C.). – Trujillo • 1 ♀, ZFMK (Ar 21857), Sabana Grande (9.4114° N, 70.7952° W), 110 m a.s.l., in building, 13 Feb. 2020 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., Q. Arias C.). – Zulia • 1 ♀, ZFMK (Ar 21859), SE Bachaquero (9.9123° N, 71.0472° W), 5 m a.s.l., in building, 14 Feb. 2020 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., Q. Arias C.) .