Simonurius quadratarius (Simon, 1901)

Galvis, William & Martinez, Leonel, 2016, First record of the jumping spider tribe Huriini Simon (Araneae: Salticidae: Salticinae) from Colombia, Peckhamia 145 (1), pp. 1-6 : 4-5

Simonurius quadratarius (Simon, 1901)

Figures 9-13

Akela quadrataria Simon, 1901b: 145 (male holotype from Colonia Tovar, Venezuela, deposited in MNHN, not examined); Galiano, 1963: 287, pl. 4, figs. 3-5 (redescription).

Sidusa variegata Caporiacco, 1955: 430 , figs. 71a-c (male holotype from El Junquito, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, deposited in MUCV 737, not examined). Synonymized by Ruiz & Brescovit, 2005: 759 .

Simonurius quadratarius Galiano, 1987: 300 (transferred to the genus Simonurius ).

Material examined. Colombia, Cesar, Serranía de Perijá, Sabana Rubia , 10.369055°N, 72.892666°W, 3200 m, 18 May 2016, 1♂, L . Martínez (ICN-Ar 8203, Figures 9-12 ).

Diagnosis. Males of this species can be identified by their medial apophysis (MA), shorter than in S. expers Galiano, 1988 and longer than in S. gladiferus (Simon, 1901) ( Figures 9-11 ).

Distribution. Colombia (Magdalena) and Venezuela (Aragua, Distrito Federal) ( Figure 13 ). The Colombian specimen was collected beating a frailejón ( Asteraceae : Espeletia sp ) in a highly intervened Páramo ecosystem. This is a new genus and species record for Colombia, representing the northwesternmost record for both Simonurius and the tribe Huriini . The known altitudinal range is 1290-3200 m.

quadratarius (Simon) in South America. The record of H. vulpinus with a “?”

corresponds to an unknown locality in the Meta department, Colombia.

Figures

Figure 13. Known distribution of Hurius vulpinus Simon and Simonurius

Figures 9-12. Simonurius quadratarius (Simon) (♂ ICN Ar-8203). 9, Left male palp, prolateral view. 10, Same, ventral view. 11, Same, retrolateral view. 12, Male, habitus.