Helvetia albovittata Simon 1901

Suarez-Martinez, Leiner A. & Bedoya-Roqueme, Edwin, 2021, First report of Eustiromastix spinipes (Taczanowski 1872) (Araneae: Salticidae: Saltafresia) from Colombia, with new salticid records for the Department of Córdoba, Peckhamia 240 (1), pp. 1-13 : 6

5. Helvetia albovittata Simon 1901 , Figure 3C

Helvetia albovittata Simon 1901 ; Admestina insularis Banks 1902 ; H. albovittata Galiano 1963 ; H. otiosa Galiano 1976 ; H. insularis Galiano 1989 ; H. albovittata Ruiz & Brescovit 2008 .

Material examined . 1♂ [Figure 3C], Colombia, Co ́ rdoba, Tierralta: TuisTuis, [8°2'2.881"N, 76°5'29.993"W], [178m], 3 Dec 2014, humid forest, manual collection, E . Bedoya – Roqueme leg . (LEUC; OARA-096). Type material in the MACN, MNHN not examined .

Diagnosis. According to Ruiz & Brescovit (2008), the male H. albovittata (Figure 3C) is easily distinguished from other Helvetia species by the very long embolus, the form of the RTA and the presence of a depression on the retrolateral cymbium where the tip of the embolus is held in resting position (see Bedoya-Roqueme et al. 2018, figs. 6-11).

Natural history. The habitats of this species appear to be very diverse. The specimens of H. albovittata from Colombia have been found in mangrove forests and humid forests. Here we report a male from humid forest.

Distribution. Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Galapagos Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Paraguay.