Eustala photographica Mello-Leitão, 1944

Poeta, Maria Rita Muniz, 2014, The orb-weaving spider genus Eustala Simon, 1895 (Araneae, Araneidae): eight new species, redescriptions, and new records, Zootaxa 3872 (5), pp. 440-466 : 461

Eustala photographica Mello-Leitão, 1944

Fig. 87

New records. Brazil: Minas Gerais: Itamonte , 22°17’S, 44º52’W, ♀, 01.–05.XI.2007, K. Ramos ( MCTP 7817 ).

Additional material examined. BRAZIL, Paraná: Balsa Nova, 25°34’S, 49°37’W, ♂, 30.XII.1967 ( MHNCI 4479 ); Curitiba ( Barigui ), 25°15’S, 49°14’W, ♂, R. Lange ( MHNCI 294 , deposited on MZSP). Santa Catarina: Mafra (The old “ Estação Ferroviária de Avencal Paraná-Santa Catarina ”, nowadays, Mafra, SC), 26º05’S, 49°48’W, 5♀, VII.1943, R. Lange ( MHNCI 2028–2044 ); Rio Uruguai, 27°08’S, 53°03’W, 2♀, 02.IX.2010, R.C. Francisco ( MCTP 34479 ). Rio Grande do Sul: Erval Grande, 27°20’S, 52°33’W, ♀, 17.–20.V.1992, A. Braul ( MCTP 32534 ); Marcelino Ramos, 27º19’S, 51º53’W, ♀, II.1989, A. Braul ( MCTP 32576 ); Rio Apuaê, 27°48’S, 51°53’W, ♀, II.1989, Equipe Itá-Machadinho ( MCTP 795 ).

Distribution. Brazil: Minas Gerais, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. Uruguay: Artigas ( Poeta et al. 2010a). Argentina: Buenos Aires ( Mello-Leitão 1944) ( Fig. 87 ).

Figures

FIGURE 85 – 87. Records of the Eustala species. 85, Eustala guarani n. sp., E. catarina n. sp., E. ericae n. sp., and E. cidae n. sp. 86, Eustala lisei n. sp., E. cuia n. sp., E. farroupilha n. sp., and E. eldorado n. sp. 87, Eustala ulecebrosa (Keyserling, 1892), E. itapocuensis Strand, 1916, E. photographica Mello-Leitão, 1944, and E. mourei Mello-Leitão, 1947. Scale bars, 500 km.