Philoponella republicana (Simon, 1891)

Faleiro, Bárbara T. & Santos, Adalberto J., 2014, Three new species and new records of the orb-weaving spider genus Philoponella (Araneae, Uloboridae) from Brazil and Ecuador, Zootaxa 3754 (5), pp. 572-582 : 581

Philoponella republicana (Simon, 1891)

Distribution. According to Opell (1979) the distribution of P. republicana includes Panama, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. Here, the distribution is expanded in Brazil, and the first record for Ecuador is provided ( Fig.7B ).

Material examined. Brazil, Acre: Cruzeiro do Sul (7°45’41”S 72°22’46”W), 18–20.V.2010, E.A. Peres & J. Sobczak leg., 1♀ ( UFMG 4792); Goiás: Serranópolis (Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Pousada das Araras, 18°26’18”S 52°0’14”W, 556 m), 10–12.IV.2011, G.H.F. Azevedo & A.J. Santos leg., 1♂ ( UFMG 9890); Minas Gerais: Bandeira ( Mata da Balbina, 15°53’5”S 40°33’33”W, 292 m), 2.III.2004, 1♀ ( UFMG 11786). Ecuador, Napo: (Estación Biológica Jatun-Sacha, 1°3’57”S 77°37’W, 410 m), 1–5.XI.2009, A.J. Santos leg., 3♂ ( UFMG 9205); 5♀ ( UFMG 9205).

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FIGURE 7 A – C. Geographic distribution records of Philoponella species. A, Philoponella duopunctata n. sp., P. fluviidulcifis n. sp. and P. opelli n. sp. B, Philoponella republicana (Simon, 1891) and P. vitatta (Keyserling, 1881). C, Philoponella divisa Opell, 1979 and P. fasciata (Mello-Leitão, 1917).