Apopyllus centralis Azevedo, Ott, Griswold & Santos, 2016

Piñanez Espejo, Yolanda M. G., Kochalka, John A. & Garcete Barrett, Bolívar R., 2019, A new species and two new records of the ground spider genus Apopyllus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Paraguay, Zootaxa 4664 (4), pp. 594-600 : 598

Apopyllus centralis Azevedo, Ott, Griswold & Santos, 2016 ( Figs 4–5 , 6a )

Material examined. PARAGUAY: Alto Paraguay: Bahía Negra: Estancia Doña Julia , 20°11’12.8”S 58°09’27.1”W, 1♀, 24.IX–3.X.1984, J.A. Kochalka coll. (IBNP-Invert.-JAK-CR 2946) , Central: San Lorenzo: Inventario Biológico Nacional , 25°20’20.3”S 57°31’27.2”W, 1♀, 2–12.V.1986, J.A. Kochalka coll., (IBNP-Invert.-JAK-CR 2947) .

Distribution. Central Brazil, northern Venezuela and Paraguay.

Remarks. The habitus appearance is similar between the two specimens (4a–b, 5a–b) However, there seems to be variation in the epigynum overall structure ( Figs 4 c–e, 5c–e), especially in the appearance of the epigynum in ventral view ( Figs 4c , 5c ). The specimen from Alto Paraguay was found under a log and the specimen from Departamento Central was found inside a building and both were collected more than thirty years ago by John A. Kochalka.

Figures

FIGURE 4. Apopyllus centralis Azevedo et al., 2016, female (IBNP-Invert.-JAK-CR 2946). a Habitus, dorsal view. b Habitus, ventral view. c Epigynum, ventral view. d Cleared epigynum, ventral view. e Cleared epigynum, dorsal view.

FIGURE 5. Apopyllus centralis Azevedo et al., 2016, female (IBNP-Invert.-JAK-CR 2947). a Habitus, dorsal view. b Habitus, ventral view. c Epigynum, ventral view. d Cleared epigynum, ventral view. e Cleared epigynum, dorsal view.

FIGURE 6. Geographic distribution records of Apopyllus species in Paraguay.