Heterothele caudicula ( Simon, 1886 )

Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2021, The endless search for type specimens; illustrations of eleven spider (Araneae Mygalomorphae) species described by Eugène Simon, Zootaxa 4951 (2), pp. 259-282 : 280

Heterothele caudicula ( Simon, 1886)

Fig. 21 A–D .

Mitura caudicula Simon, 1886 c: 575 (Description female).

Mitothele caudicula Simon, 1892a: 135 .

Heterothele caudicula Simon, 1903a: 925 .

Type material. ♀. Ceph. Th., long. 7 mm 8; lat. 6 mm.Abd., long. 11 mm; lat., 6 mm. Examined.

Label information (no original labels). Museum Paris AR 5029, 8332 Heterothele caudicula Simon. Female Sta Cruz de Patagonia, Vu par Schiapelli –G. de Pikelin

Type designation. Female lectotype designated here (AR 5029).

Distribution. Argentina

Note. The genus Heterothele is in need of a thorough revision, most of the species were never illustrated, including the type species. Heterothele caudicula is the only species found in the Americas.

Figures

FIGURE 21. Heterothele caudicula (Simon, 1886) female lectotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Sternum, ventral view. C, D. Internal genitalia, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–C: 1.0 mm.