Four new species and new records for the spider genus Synotaxus Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Synotaxidae) from Brazil Author Santos, Adalberto J. Author Rheims, Cristina A. text Zootaxa 2005 937 1 12 journal article 51043 10.5281/zenodo.171147 7d4ed157-5d66-4ff5-a829-b49cdab6f8ec 1175­5326 171147 Synotaxus itabaiana n. sp. Figures 15–18 , 19 Type material . holotype and paratype from Serra de Itabaiana , Itabaiana , Sergipe , Brazil , 10°40’S 37°25’W , A.D. Brescovit et al. leg., 14.–20.IX.1999 , in IBSP 43379 and IBSP 43380 , respectively. paratype from Reserva Genética Pacanarí , Almerim , Pará , Brazil , 15.II.2003 , D.D. Guimarães leg., in MPEG 357 . FIGURES 15–18. Synotaxus itabaiana n. sp. 15. Male palp, ventral view. 16. Ditto, lateral view. 17. Female epigynum, ventral view. 18. Female internal genitalia, dorsal view. Scales: 0.1 mm. Additional material examined . BRAZIL : Pará : Jurutí , Platô do Rio Jurutí, Igarapé Mutum­Jurutí , 2°36’10.6”S , 56°12’25.8”W , 6.IX.2002 , A.B. Bonaldo , 1♀ ( MPEG 439 ) ; ditto, 2°33’07.2”S , 56°13’06.2”W , 12.IX.2002 , 1♀ ( MPEG 438 ) ; ditto, 2°36’45.2”S , 56°11’27.5”W , 05.IX.2002 , 1♀ ( MPEG 440 ) ; ditto, 2°36’10.6”S , 56°12’25.8”W , 14.IX.2002 , 1♀ ( MPEG 441 ) ; Sergipe : Itabaiana , Serra de Itabaiana , 14.–20.IX.1999 , A.D. Brescovit et al. , 1♂ ( IBSP 43382 ), 1♀ ( IBSP 43381 ). Etymology . The specific epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the type­locality. Diagnosis . ♂♂ of S. itabaiana differ from all other Synotaxus species by the large, flattened and granulated paracymbium ( Figs. 15–16 ). ♀♀ present lateral atria on the epigynum ( Fig. 17 ), as S. turbinatus and S. ecuadorensis , but differ by the sub­oval shape of spermathecae ( Fig. 18 ). Description . ( holotype ). Body, palps and legs white. Cephalic region pilose. Ocular area overhanging clypeus, with a short and stout, curved median macrosetae. Legs thin, covered with numerous setae. Abdomen elongated, pointed posteriorly and scarcely covered with setae. Total length 3.6, carapace 1.2 long, 1.0 wide. Patella­tibia I length 5.4, II 3.0, III 1.3, IV 2.6. Abdomen 2.4 long, 0.8 wide. Patellar apophysis bifid, with a large and a short pointed branch. Paracymbium concave in ventral view and with a prolateral branched swelling. TTA with a ventral and an apical process, the latter with a curved, pointed projection ( Figs. 15–16 ). ( paratype ). Coloration, body shape and pilosity as in . Total length 5.1, carapace 1.0 long, 1.0 wide. Patella­tibia I length 4.8, II 2.9, III 1.2, IV 2.4. Abdomen 4.0 long, 1.0 wide. Copulatory ducts inconspicuous, apparently absent. Fertilization ducts short and stout. Accessory sacs posteriorly connected to spermathecae ( Fig. 18 ). Distribution . Northern and northeastern Brazil ( Fig. 19 ).