Simprulla nigricolor Simon, 1901

Martínez, Leonel & Galvis, William, 2017, First record of the ant-like jumping spider genus Simprulla Simon (Salticidae: Sarindini) from Colombia, Peckhamia 156 (1), pp. 1-5 : 2-3

Simprulla nigricolor Simon, 1901

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Simprulla nigricolor Simon, 1901a: 74 (male holotype from Fonteboa, Amazonas, Brazil, deposited in MNHN, not examined). Simon, 1901b: 519, 521, 523, figs. 623(D)-624(E). Mello-Leitão, 1933: 84. Galiano, 1963: 450, pl. 37, figs. 8-9 (redescription of the male holotype). Galiano, 1964: 420, pl. 1, figs. 8-9 (redescription of the female). Jackowska & Prószyński, 1975: 42, fig. 4d. World Spider Catalog, 2017.

Donatius niger Chickering, 1946: 440 , figs. 404-406 (female holotype from Canal Zone Biological Area , Panamá, deposited in MCZ, not examined). Species and genus synonymized by Galiano (1964: 420) .

Material examined. 1♂ and 1♀, from Colombia, Bolívar, San Jacinto, Reserva Campesina La Flecha , 9.852°N, 75.175°W, 324 m above sea level, 9 OCT 2016, L . Martínez ( ICN –Ar 8326); 1♂ and 1 juvenile from Colombia, Atlántico, Usiacurí, Reserva Campesina La Montaña , 10.766°N, 75.042°W, 177-250 m above sea level, APR 2016, L . Martínez ( ICN –Ar 8225).

Note. For diagnosis and further taxonomic information, see Galiano (1963: 450; 1964: 420).

Distribution and Natural History. Known from Panama (Canal Zone Biological Area), Colombia (Atlántico, Bolívar), and Brazil (Amazonas). This species was collected by beating low vegetation in a tropical lowdry ecosystem, in a fragment of secondary forest, with an average yearly precipitation close to 1790 millimeters, average temperature 28°C, and average relative humidity 83.5%. Previously S. nigricolor was known from the Brazilian subregion of the Neotropical region (Guatuso-Talamanca, Guajira, Magdalena and Imerí provinces), while S. argentina is known only from the Chacoan subregion (Chacoan province) and the South American transition zone (Monte province) ( Morrone, 2014) ( Figure 7 ).

tibial apophysis.

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Figure 7. Known distribution of the species of the genus Simprulla in the Neotropical region.

Figures 1-6. Simprulla nigricolor Simon. 1, Male, habitus. 2, Same, left palp, ventral view. 3, Same, retrolateral view. 4, Female, habitus. 5, Same, epigyne, cleared, ventral view. 6, Same, dorsal view. Scale: 2.0 mm (1, 4), 0.5 mm (2-3), 0.2 mm (5-6). Abbreviations: e=embolus, cd=copulatory duct, co=copulatory opening, fd=fertilization duct, sp=spermatheca, Spe=spermophore, RTA=retrolateral