New records of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the state of Roraima, northern Brazil
Leonardo S. Carvalho, Pedro H. Martins, Marielle C. Schneider, Jimmy J. Cabra-Garcia , 2017
AbstractThe Brazilian spider fauna comprises thousands
of described species, mostly known by only one or two
records, and there are large sampling gaps. The spider
fauna of the state of Roraima is enigmatic in Brazil and
remains largely unknown. Herein, we present a list of
spider species recently collected during an expedition in
Roraima. Species-level identifications were possible for
229 adult individuals of 54 species. Five species are newly
recorded from Brazil, and 30 species are presented for the
first time from Roraima. Most of these new records are
represented by widespread species, representing the huge
and historical deficiency in the spider sampling throughout
Roraima.
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