Merragata hebroides White, 1877

Fig. 23C, F

Comments. So far, only this species and M. sessoris Drake & Harris, 1943 have been recorded from South America east of the Andes. Our material was identified based on the shape of the male paramere, which was compared with the drawing provided by Drake & Chapman (1958: fig. 4b).

New records. BRAZIL — Espírito Santo • Colatina, pond; alt. 130 m; −19.3050, −40.7519; 25. VI.2022; JC Santos, JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, N Nery, CL Rodrigues leg.; 1 male, CEIOC 82206 • Ecoporanga, swamp; alt. 224 m; −18.2991, −40.7495; 21. IV.2023; JMS Rodrigues, NO Paiva, FFF Moreira, IS Medeiros, CL Rodrigues leg.; 1 female, CEIOC 82940 .

Distribution in Brazil. AL, AM, CE, ES*, MA, MS, MT, SE.