Pikelinia kolla Ramírez & Grismado, 1997

Grismado, Cristian J. & Ramírez, Martín J., 2006, Redescription of the male of Pikelinia tambilloi (Mello­Leitão, 1941) and its synonymy with Pikelinia toba Ramírez & Grismado, 1997 (Araneae: Filistatidae: Prithinae), Zootaxa 1276, pp. 39-45 : 44

Pikelinia kolla Ramírez & Grismado, 1997 .

Type locality: Argentina: Jujuy Province: Tilcara ( Ramírez & Grismado 1997: 336).

New Records: ARGENTINA: Salta Province: "El Anfiteatro" and "Garganta del Diablo", Ruta provincial 68, 46 km NE Cafayate, 8.X.2004, M. Ramírez (in webs on the walls of sedimentary rocks), one male, one female and one immature (MACN­Ar 10593), same data, (MACN­Ar 10589, one female – ARAMR 000157– and two immatures).

Distribution: Highlands of Jujuy Province (in “Quebrada de Humahuaca”) and central Salta Province, Argentina. The new records extend the known range of this species more than 200 km to the south.

Natural History: The specimens from Salta were collected on very dense webs on dust accumulations in holes and crevices of rocky walls. The webs were mostly embedded in the dust, probably as a result of accumulation of layers of dust and silk.