Helvetia semialba ( Simon, 1901 ), 2008

Gustavo R. S. Ruiz & Antonio D. Brescovit, 2008, Revision of Helvetia (Araneae: Salticidae: Heliophaninae), Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 25 (1), pp. 139-147 : 142

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81752008000100018
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3682295
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scientific name	Helvetia semialba ( Simon, 1901 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Helvetia semialba ( Simon, 1901) View in CoL comb. nov.

Figs 8-10 View Figures 4-10

Deloripa semialba Simon, 1901b: 157 ( female holotype from Serra do Caraça , Catas Altas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Gounelle leg., deposited in MNHN 7735 , examined ); Galiano, 1963a: 342, pl. XVIII, fig. 8; Platnick, 2007.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to H. labiata by having copulatory ducts with similar length and shape, but can be distinguished by the longer copulatory ducts seen in ventral view, overlaying medially ( Figs 9 and 10 View Figures 4-10 ).

Description. Female. Described by GALIANO (1963a: 342, under Deloripa semialba ).

Male. Unknown.

Additional material examined. None.

Distribution. Known only from Minas Gerais, Brazil.

References

GALIANO, M. E. 1963 a. Las especies americanas de aranas de la familia Salticidae descriptas por Eugene Simon: Redescripciones basadas en los ejemplares tipicos. Physis Buenos Aires (C) 23: 273 - 470.

PLATNICK, N. I. 2007. The world spider catalog. Version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History, Electronic Database available at http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / index. html

SIMON, E. 1901 a. Histoire naturelle des araignees. Paris, vol. 2, p. 381 - 668.

SIMON, E. 1901 b. Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Attidae (suite). Annales de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique 45: 141 - 161.

Figures

Figures 4-10. Epigynum of (4-5) Helvetia cancrimana: (4) ventral view̡ (5) dorsal view; (6-7) Helvetia labiata: (6) ventral view̡ (7) dorsal view; (8-10) Helvetia semialba: (8) female holotype̡ dorsal view̡ (9) epigynum̡ vental view̡ (10) dorsal view. Bars = 0.25 mm̡ except for fig. 8 = 1 mm.