Eustala perfida Mello-Leitão, 1947

Poeta, Maria Rita Muniz, 2014, The orb-weaving spider genus Eustala Simon, 1895 (Araneae, Araneidae): eight new species, redescriptions, and new records, Zootaxa 3872 (5), pp. 440-466 : 461-463

Eustala perfida Mello-Leitão, 1947

Fig. 90

New records. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro: Santa Maria Madalena ( Parque Estadual do Desengano , Morumbeca ), 21°56’S, 42°00’W, ♀, 13.–17.V.2008, A. Chagas-Jr. et al. ( MNRJ 13989 ); Petrópolis, 22°29’S, 43°10’W, ♂, Borgmeyer ( MNRJ 359 ); Rio de Janeiro ( Parque Nacional da Tijuca , Mata Pai Ricardo ), 22°53’S, 43°12’W, ♀, V.2005, E.H. Wienskoski ( MNRJ 14629 ). São Paulo: São Paulo ( P.E.S. da Cantaneira , Pinheirinho ), 23°27’S, 46°38’W, ♀, 13.VIII.2000 ( MZSP 24665 ); ( P.E.S. da Cantaneira , Sede ) ♀, 09.VIII.2000 ( MZSP 24664 ); (P .E.S. da Cantaneira , Pedra Grande ) ♀, 24.VI.2001 ( MCTP 24666 ), all collected by R. Pinto da Rocha et al.; Cotia ( Fragmento Florestal Pedroso ), 23°35’S, 46°55’W, ♀, 09.XII.2001, A. Nogueira et al. ( MZSP 23939 ). Uruguay: Departamento Lavalleja: Ciudad de Minas ( Parque de Vocacciones ), 34°21’S, 55°14’W, 8♀, X.2005, E.H. Wienskoski ( MNRJ 42477 ).

Additional material examined. BRAZIL, Paraná: Cerro Azul, 24°49’S, 49°15’W, 7♀ ( MNRJ 1196 ); Morretes ( Serra da Graciosa ), 25°21’S, 48°46’W, ♀, 09.–20.I.1995, Equipe do Laboratório de Aracnologia ( MCTP 6929 ); Ponta Grossa ( Vila Velha ), 25°04’S, 49°56’W, 2♀, 17.VIII,1947, K. Imaguire ( MZSP 7850 ). Rio Grande do Sul: Torres ( Itapeva ), 29°20’S, 49°43’W, 2♀, 30.X.1954, Alunos ( MCTP 3887 ); Dom Pedro de Alcântara, 29°33’S, 49°50’W, ♀, 18.–19.IX.1993, A. Braul & C. Queiroz ( MCTP 32565 ); Caxias do Sul, 28°53’S, 51°06’W, 8♀, 18.–21.XI.1993, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 4138 , 32543 ); 2♂, 10♀, 11.–12.XI.1995, Equipe do Laboratório de Aracnologia ( MCTP 7364 , 7367 ); São Francisco de Paula, 29°14’S, 50°31’W, ♀, 24.X.1996, R. Ott ( MCTP 10590 ); ( Potreiro Velho ) ♂, ♀, 17.V.1995, R. Ott ( MCTP 6542 ); 2♀, 05.–08.XII.1996, A.A. Lise ( MCTP 32013 ); ♀, 20.XI.1998, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 14450 ); ♀, VIII.2001, L.A. Bertoncello et al. ( MCTP 22902 ); ♀, XII.2001, L.A. Bertoncello et al. ( MCTP 22906 ); Canela, 29°21’S, 50°48’W, ♀, 12.I.1997, J.W. Thomé ( MCTP 12178 ); Viamão, 29°59’S, 51°00’W, ♀, 07.X.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 5594 ); ♀, 07.VII.1995 A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 8343 ); ♀, 08.XII.1999, A. Braul ( MCTP 10987 ); ( Instituto Marista Graças ) ♀, 20.V.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 4719 ); Porto Alegre ( Reserva Biológica do Lami ), 30°01’S, 51°13’W, 2♂, ♀, 10.XI.1991, D. Picada ( MCTP 1587 ); Campo Bom, 29°38’S, 51°00’W, ♀, 18.XI.1987, C.J. Becker ( MCTP 187 ); Capão do Leão, 31°45’S, 52°25’W, ♂, 22.VII.2001, E.N.L. Rodrigues ( MCTP 15391 ).

Distribution. Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná (type-locality, Mello-Leitão 1947), Santa Catarina , and Rio Grande do Sul ( Poeta et al. 2010b). Uruguay: Ciudad de Minas ( Fig. 90 ).

Figures

FIGURE 88 – 90. Records of the Eustala species. 88, Eustala albiventer (Keyserling, 1884) and E. minuscula (Keyserling, 1892). 89, Eustala taquara (Keyserling, 1892). 90, Eustala perfida Mello-Leitão, 1947, E. levii Poeta, Marques & Buckup, 2010, E. palmares Poeta, Marques & Buckup, 2010, and E. belissima Poeta, Marques & Buckup, 2010. Scale bars, 500 km.