Niarchos barragani Platnick & Duperre, 2010

New records.

ECUADOR: Cotopaxi Province: OTONGA Biological Reserve, 24-30.v.2014, 18♂2♀, sifting litter, Berlese, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 08-21.vi.2014, 4♂2♀, sifting litter, Berlese, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (QCAZ); 04-07.ix.2014, 10♂4♀, sifting litter, Berlese, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (00.41941°S, 78.99607°W) 1717m, 24-30.v.2014, 1♂1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 03-16.viii.2014, 1♂1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (00.41438°S, 79.00035°W) 1888m, 03-16.viii.2014, 7♂2♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (00.41994°S, 79.00623°W) 1997m, 16.viii.05.ix.2014, 19♂25#, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 13-25.xi.2014, 11♂, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); 25.xi. -08.xii.2014, 4♂2♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC); (00.41564°S, 79.00425°W) 2105m, 03-16.viii.2014, 16♂4♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (DTC); 03-16.viii.2014, 9♂6♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (AMNH); 13-25.xi.2014, 4♂1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH); (00.42261°S, 79.5107°W) 2225m, 13-25.xi.2014, 10♂1♀, pitfall, E. Tapia, C. Tapia, N. Dupérré (ZMH).

Natural history.

In our study specimens were collected between 1717 and 2225m. Previous records from Platnick and Dupérré (2010) suggest that the species occur from 700m to 2150m.

Distribution.

Pichincha and Cotopaxi Provinces (Ecuador).