Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999

Kaderka, Radan, 2015, The Neotropical genus Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903 and new species from Peru, Brazil and Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), Journal of Natural History 50, pp. 393-465 : 453-454

Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999

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Cyriocosmus leetzi: Vol, 1999: 2 – 10 , figures 1 – 8. Holotype female and paratype male, MNHN from Colombia, Villavicencio, south of Rio Meta, without further information.

Cyriocosmus leetzi: Fukushima et al., 2005: 10 – 11 , figures 5, 6, 26, 38, 42. Holotype female, MNHN from Colombia, without further information.

Diagnosis

Differs from all other congeners, except C. nicholausgordoni sp. nov., by its reddishbrown carapace with the black caput and seven radially arranged black spots in the thoracic area, and by the presence of the dark longitudinal ventral band. From C. nicholausgordoni sp. nov. it differs by the black femora with whitish longitudinal stripes on the dorsal face. Males also differ by the presence of the retrolateral process in palpal tibia with a cluster of numerous spiniform setae ( Figure 18e ).

Distribution ( Figure 36 )

Known from Colombia (unknown locality of type) and from two other localities: Casanare, Agua Azul, Vereda El Guineo; Meta, Cubarral, Vereda Vergel, the Upper Jupuaro River (630 m) (Fukushima et al. 2005), and newly from Venezuela, State of Táchira, San Cristobal, Agua Dulce .

Figures

Figure 18. Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni sp. nov., male holotype (SMFD) from Venezuela, Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho, Pozo Crystal. (a) Carapace, dorsal view. (b) Sternum, labium, coxae, maxillae and trochantera, ventral view. (c, d) Palpal tibia and cymbium without bulb, (c) retrolateral view, (d) ventral view. (e) Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999, male (RKCP 0579), Venezuela, Táchira, San Cristobal, Agua Dulce. Palpal tibia with distinct process covered with numerous spiniform setae, retrolateral view. Arrows show the basal fields of spiniform setae on retrolateral face of cymbium. Scale bar = 1 mm (c, d, e). Scale bar = 10 mm (a, b).

Figure 32. (a, b) Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999, male (RKCP 0251) from Venezuela, Táchira, San Cristobal, Agua Dulce. Morphology of right male palpal bulb, (a) prolateral view, (b) retrolateral view. (c, d) Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni sp. nov., male holotype (SMFD) from Venezuela, Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho, Pozo Crystal. Morphology of right male palpal bulb, (c) prolateral view, (d) retrolateral view. (e, f) Cyriocosmus sellatus (Simon, 1889), male (MUSM-ENT 0504034) from Peru, Loreto, Yanamono. Morphology of right male palpal bulb, (e) prolateral view, (f) retrolateral view. (g, h) Cyriocosmus perezmilesi Kaderka, 2007, male (RKCP 0174) from Bolivia, the Beni River, San Buenaventura. Morphology of right male palpal bulb, (g) prolateral view, (h) retrolateral view. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 34. Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999, Venezuela, State of Táchira, San Cristobal, Agua Dulce. Female (RKCP 0197), dorsal view. Scale bar = 10 mm.

Figure 35. (a) Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999 from Venezuela, Táchira, San Cristobal, Agua Dulce (RKCP 0197), morphology of spermathecae, dissected from the exuvia. (b) Cyriocosmus nicholausgordoni sp. nov. from Venezula, Amazonas, Puerto Ayacucho, Pozo Crystal, female paratype (SMFD), morphology of spermathecae, dissected from the specimen in alcohol. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Figure 36. Distribution map of the Neotropic genus Cyriocosmus. Scale bar: 1000 km.