Grismadox mazaxoides (Perger & Duperre , 2021) Pett & Rubio & Perger, 2022

Pett, Brogan L., Rubio, Gonzalo D. & Perger, Robert, 2022, Grismadox gen. nov., a new Neotropical genus of ant-resembling spiders (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae), including the description of two new species from Bolivia and Paraguay, Zoosystematics and Evolution 98 (1), pp. 1-11 : 1

Grismadox mazaxoides (Perger & Duperre, 2021) comb. nov.

Myrmecotypus mazaxoides (Perger & Duperré, 2021). 275, figs. 2A, B, 3A, B, 4A-E, 5A, B, 6A, B, 7A, B. Male holotype (ZMH), male and female paratypes (ZMH and CBF) from Santa Cruz department, Bolivia, examined.

Type deposit.

Holotype ♂ and ♀ allotype: ZMH-A0014700-14701. Paratypes: 2 ♂, 5 ♀: ZMH-A0014707; 6 ♂, 10 ♀: CBF.

Diagnosis.

Separated from congeners by: an embolus that coils three times (vs. between four and five times); dRTA that is blunter and translucent (vs. more pointed); constriction between ST I and ST II absent (vs. present, female of G. baueri sp. nov. unknown); carapace color with grayish tinge (dark brown to black, orangish or yellowish in congeners).

Description.

See: Perger and Dupérré (2021).

Geographical and ecological distribution.

Epigeal in Cerrado-like grassland or savanna habitats. According to Navarro and Ferreira (2011), the type locality of this species is situated in Chiquitano forest, while Olson et al. (2001) consider this area Gran Chaco. Judging from the observation of this species in open areas, the species is likely to occur in the Gran Chaco area.