Redescription of Dubiaranea argenteovittata (Araneae: Linyphiidae), type species of the genus, and description of the male

Dubiaranea argenteovittata Mello-Leitão, 1943 was described from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, based on a female. We describe and illustrate the male of the species for the first time, and provide the first records for the states of Santa Catarina and Paraná. The redescription and illustra...

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Main Authors: Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues, Ricardo Ott, Antonio Domingos Brescovit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2014-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000300010&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:Dubiaranea argenteovittata Mello-Leitão, 1943 was described from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, based on a female. We describe and illustrate the male of the species for the first time, and provide the first records for the states of Santa Catarina and Paraná. The redescription and illustrations of the female is based on the holotype and new material from the type locality. New distributional records are also provided for the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
ISSN:1984-4689