Meriola mauryi Platnick & Ewing, 1995: 36 A Taxonomic Revision Of The Spider Genus Meriola Banks (Araneae: Trachelidae) González, María E. Grismado, Cristian J. Ramírez, Martín J. Zootaxa 2021 2021-02-24 4936 1 1 113 72YWJ Platnick & Ewing Platnick & Ewing [151,572,1483,1510] Arachnida Trachelidae Meriola Animalia Araneae 67 68 Arthropoda species mauryi   Figs 3d–g, 52–54, 93      Meriola mauryi Platnick & Ewing, 1995: 36, figs 97–101 (male holotypefrom Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in MACN, examined).   Diagnosis.Males ( Figs 53–54) can be easily recognized by the short, triangular RTA, the ventrally directed embolus, and the basally expanded tegulum. Females ( Fig. 52) are similar to  M. lineolata  comb. nov.by having large, oval S2 flanked by the smaller, CDR and S1 ( Platnick & Ewing 1995: fig. 101), and a small hood, but can be distinguished by the larger and more advanced hood ( Fig. 52h).   Description.Male and female described by Platnick & Ewing (1995).  Natural history and habitat.Several specimens were collected in pitfalls traps.   Distribution.Known from Distrito Federal and Rio Grande do Sulin Brazil, and Misiones, Santa Feand Buenos Airesprovinces in Argentina( Fig. 93).  New records.   BRAZIL: Distrito Federal: Brasília: Fazenda Água Limpa(FAL/ UnB),  S 15.945111°, W 47.939820°, P. Motta et al., 1 male( UnB 6920).  Samelocality,  6.XII.2012, pitfall traps, P. Motta et al., 2 males( UnB 6954).   Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula: Fazenda8 Cachoeiras, S 29.458967°, W 50.583994°,  3.II.1999, A. Bonaldo, 1 female( MCN30748).  Minas do Leão, S 30.091973°, W 52.063925°,  13.III.2008, L. Podgaiski, 3 males( MCN44409).  Samelocality,  20.III.2008, L. Podgaiski, 1 female, 1 male( MCN44411).  ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires, S 36.412991°, W 60.402024°,  1.IV.1983, E. Maury, 1 male( MACN-Ar 9403).  Tandil: Reserva Natural Sierra del Tigre, S 37.379444°, W 59.128889°,  V.2011, pitfall traps, N. Ferretti, 1 female, 2 males, temporary preparations MGM-00329–00331, MGM-00446, MGM-00447 ( MACN-Ar 33023). 3069306470 [373,1221,1977,2005] UnB Fazenda Agua Limpa Brazil Brasilia 67 68 1 Distrito Federal 3069306320 UnB Motta Brazil -15.945111 1 -47.93982 67 68 UnB 6920 1 1 Distrito Federal 3069306589 2012-12-06 UnB P. Motta Brazil 68 69 Same 67 68 UnB 6954 2 2 Distrito Federal 3069306366 MCN 30748 1999-02-03 MCN A. Bonaldo Brazil Sao Francisco de Paula -29.458967 Cachoeiras 1 -50.583996 Fazenda 68 69 1 1 Rio Grande do Sul 3069306330 MCN 44409 2008-03-13 MCN L. Podgaiski Brazil -30.091972 Minas do Leao 1 -52.063927 68 69 3 3 Rio Grande do Sul 3069306367 MCN 44411 [548,1375,223,249] 2008-03-20 MCN L. Podgaiski Brazil Same 68 69 2 1 1 Rio Grande do Sul 3069306559 1983-04-01 MACN-Ar E. Maury Brazil -36.41299 Buenos Aires 1 -60.402023 68 69 MACN-Ar 9403 1 1 Rio Grande do Sul 3069306621 2011-05 MACN-Ar N. Ferretti Brazil -37.379444 Reserva Natural Sierra del Tigre 1 -59.128887 Tandil 68 69 MACN-Ar 33023 3 1 2 Rio Grande do Sul