Cyriocosmus

Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri, Bertani, Rogério & Jr, Pedro Ismael Da Silva, 2005, Revision of Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903, with notes on the genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), Zootaxa 846, pp. 1-31 : 22

Key to Cyriocosmus species

Females

(Females of C. bertae , C. blenginii and C. ritae are unknown)

1 With striped pattern on the dorsal abdomen ( Figs 42–44 ) ......................................... (2)

­ Without striped pattern on the dorsal abdomen ( Figs 40, 41 ).................................... (7)

2 Three clear stripes on each side of the dorsal abdomen, a longitudinal dark band on the ventral abdomen ( Fig. 42 ) .................................................................................. C. leetzi

­ More than 3 clear stripes on each side of the dorsal abdomen, ventral abdominal area without a longitudinal dark band .............................................................................. (3)

3 Dorsal abdomen with 4 clear stripes on each side .................................................... (4)

­ Dorsal abdomen with 5 clear stripes on each side .................................................... (6)

4 Clear central area covering approximately 80% of the dorsal abdomen ( Fig. 44 ).......... ...................................................................................................................... C. fasciatus

­ Clear central area covering less than 80% of the dorsal abdomen............................. (5)

5 Clear central area covering approximately 50% of the dorsal abdomen ( Fig. 46 ) ......... ................................................................................................. C. fernandoi new species

­ Characteristic “heart shaped” clear central area pattern covering approximately 30% of the dorsal abdomen ( Fig. 43 ) ..................................................................... C. elegans

6 Spermathecae with a sinuous neck, without caliciform seminal receptacle ( Fig. 34 ); only the cephalic area dark ( Fig. 45 ) .............................. C. nogueira­netoi new species

­ Spermathecae spiral with caliciform seminal receptacle ( Fig. 36 ); cephalothorax with a blackish area covering the cephalic region and a large part of thoracic region ( Fig. 47 ) ........................................................................................................................... C. chicoi

7 Cephalic area dark ( Fig. 40 ) ....................................................................... C. versicolor

­ Cephalic area the same color as the cephalothorax ( Fig. 49 )........................ C. sellatus Male

Figures

FIGURES 40 – 44. Cephalothorax and abdominal color pattern of Cyriocosmus species. (40) C. versicolor male (MACN­Ar 6525), Argentina, Salta. (41) C. bertae male holotype (IBSP 4950), Brazil, Acre, Rio Branco. (42) C. leetzi male (ICN­Ar 33), Casanare, Vereda El Guineo, Agua Azul. (43) C. elegans male (RCW) Tobago Island, Speyside. (44) C. fasciatus male lectotype, Brazil, Cuminá River. From top to bottom: cephalothorax, dorsal abdomen, ventral abdomen and lateral abdomen.

FIGURES 45 – 50. Cephalothorax and abdominal color pattern of Cyriocosmus species. (45) C. nogueira­netoi new species female holotype (IBSP 9193), Brazil, Acre, Rio Branco. (46) C. fernandoi new species female paratype (IBSP 10967), Brazil, Mato Grosso, U. H. E. Guaporé, Pontes e Lacerda. (47) C. chicoi female paratype (IBSP 4947) Brazil, Rondônia, U. H. E. Samuel, Jamari River, Porto Velho. (48) C. ritae male holotype (IBSP 4951), Brazil, Acre, Rio Branco. (49) C. sellatus male (IBSP 8900) Brazil, Acre, Serra do Divisor National Park. (50) C. blenginii male holotype (BMNH 1294.8.29.1), Bolivia, Mamoré River, drawn from photographs. From top to bottom: cephalothorax, dorsal abdomen, ventral abdomen and lateral abdomen.

FIGURES 34 – 39. Spermathecae, dorsal. (34) C. nogueira­netoi new species holotype (IBSP 9193), Brazil, Acre, Rio Branco. (35) C. fernandoi new species paratype (IBSP 10967), Brazil, Mato Grosso, U. H. E. Guaporé, Pontes e Lacerda. (36) C. chicoi holotype (IBSP 4947), Brazil, Rondônia, U. H. E. Samuel, Porto Velho. (37) C. elegans (MNRJ), Venezuela, Carabobo, Otama Island. (38) C. leetzi (ICN­Ar 1603), Colombia, Cubarral, Meta, upper Jupuaro River, Vereda Vergel. (39) C. fasciatus paralectotype (MNRJ) Brazil, Cuminá River. Scale bar = 1 mm. BCP = basal convex plate. CSR = caliciform seminal receptacle. N = neck.