Gypogyna forceps Simon, 1900

Bedoya-Róqueme, Edwin, Galvis, William & Martínez, Leonel, 2018, First record of the genus Gypogyna Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae: Scopocirini) from Colombia, Peckhamia 161 (1), pp. 1-4 : 2-3

Gypogyna forceps Simon, 1900

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Gypogyna forceps Simon, 1900: 387 (description without illustrations of the male holotype from Paraguay ”, deposited in MNHN, not examined); Simon, 1901: figs. 500-501; Galiano, 1958: 20, figs. 3A-C; Galiano, 1963: 360, pl. XXI, figs. 1-3; Prószyński, 2017: 59, figs. 27J, 28J; World Spider Catalog, 2018.

Material examined ( Figures 1-3 ). 1 ♂ from Colombia, Córdoba, Montería , 23 Nov 2017, E . Bedoya- Róqueme (CZUC-OARA-074). This locality can be associated with approximate coordinates of 8.789°N, 75.859°W, and an elevation of 45 m above sea level.

Comments on morphological variation. The male that we examined from Colombia is larger that previously described specimens, with a 2.1 mm long prosoma and a 2.7 mm long abdomen, but the coloration is the same as that described by Galiano (1958).

Distribution ( Figure 4 ). Gypogyna forceps is known from Argentina (Misiones), Paraguay (unknown locality) and Colombia (Córdoba). This is the first record of this genus and species from Colombia, and from the northern hemisphere of South America. The specimen from Colombia was collected by hand during daylight hours in association with an introduced Mango tree ( Mangifera indica L.) in an urban perimeter.

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Figure 4. Known distribution of Gypogyna forceps Simon, 1900 in South America. Map by Mapswire.com (https://mapswire.com) used and modified under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Figures 1-3. Male Gypogyna forceps Simon, 1900 (CZUC-OARA-074). 1, Dorsal view. 2, Prolateral view of left pedipalp. 3, Retrolateral view of left pedipalp.