Galapa sp. ‘Ven20-142’

Huber, Bernhard A., Meng, Guanliang, García, Jimmy Cabra & Carvalho, Leonardo S., 2024, Thriving in dry conditions: on the Neotropical spider genus Galapa (Araneae: Pholcidae), Zootaxa 5419 (3), pp. 301-347 : 338

Galapa sp. ‘Ven20-142’

Fig. 33

Remark. The CO1 sequence of a female from Venezuela, Falcón, SE of Bariro, suggests that it represents a further species ( Fig. 1 ). The sequence is more similar to sequences of G. murphyi (13.5–14.5%, mean 13.9%, N=4) than to sequences of G. spiniphila (16.0–18.8%, mean 17.5%, N=4) and G. gabito (18.2%, N=1). We do not formally describe this species because no males are available. Tibia 1 length: 0.47 (missing in second female). Epigynum and cleared female genitalia as in Fig. 33 , with distinctively rounded membranous internal structure.

Material examined. VENEZUELA: Falcón • 2 ♀, in pure ethanol; SE of Bariro ; 10.7304°N, 70.6957°W; 360 m a.s.l.; under rocks on semi-arid hill; 14 Feb. 2020; B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., and Q. Arias C. leg.; ZFMK Ven 20-142 .

Figures

FIG. 33. Galapa ‘Ven20-142’; female from Venezuela, Falcón, SE of Bariro, ZFMK Ven20-142. A. abdomen, ventral view. B, C. Cleared female genitalia, ventral and dorsal views; arrow points at distinctively round membranous internal structure. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIG. 1. Neighbor-joining tree of CO1 sequences of Galapa Huber analyzed using the Kimura 2-parameter model; numbers on the branches are bootstrap supports from 500 replications (%). Shown is only the ingroup. For the complete tree including outgroups, see Supplementary File, Fig. S1. Live spider: Galapa bella (Gertsch & Peck, 1992); male from Santa Cruz, near Garrapatero Beach.