Meriola decepta Banks, 1895: 81 Trachelas deceptus Simon, 1897: 180 Roewer, 1955: 589 Trachelas parvulus Banks, 1898: 225 Roewer, 1955: 588 Meriola inornata Banks, 1901: 574 Trachelas inornatus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 523 Roewer, 1955: 589 Meriola decepta floridana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935: 40 Trachelas deceptus floridanus Roewer, 1955: 589 Trachelas decepta Platnick & Shadab, 1974: 29 Meriola decepta Platnick & Ewing, 1995: 8 A Taxonomic Revision Of The Spider Genus Meriola Banks (Araneae: Trachelidae) González, María E. Grismado, Cristian J. Ramírez, Martín J. Zootaxa 2021 2021-02-24 4936 1 1 113 6QYWM Banks Banks [151,431,1361,1388] Arachnida Trachelidae Meriola Animalia Araneae 36 37 Arthropoda species decepta   Figs 25–27, 90    Meriola deceptaBanks, 1895: 81(nine female syntypesfrom Sea Cliff, Long Island, Nassau County, New York, in MCZ, examined by Platnick & Shadab, 1974); Gertsch & Davis, 1940: 11; Muma, 1943: 121, pl. XV, fig. 5.     Trachelas deceptus Simon, 1897: 180;  Roewer, 1955: 589; Bonnet, 1959: 4667.    Trachelas parvulusBanks, 1898: 225, pl. 13, fig. 28 (female holotypefrom Mexico, no specific locality, in CAS, destroyed);  Roewer, 1955: 588. Bonnet, 1959: 4670.   Meriola inornata Banks, 1901: 574, fig. 6 (female holotypefrom Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, in MCZ, examined by Platnick & Shadab, 1974).     Trachelas inornatus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 523;  Roewer, 1955: 589; Bonnet, 1959: 4668.   Meriola decepta floridana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935: 40, pl. 13, fig. 107 (male holotypefrom Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, in the Universityof Utah, lost); Chamberlin& Ivie, 1944: 185.     Trachelas deceptus floridanus Roewer, 1955: 589.     Trachelas decepta Platnick & Shadab, 1974: 29, figs 39, 103–106; Dondale & Redner, 1982: 127, figs 234–236; Breene et al., 1993: 85, fig. 96A–B.     Meriola decepta Platnick & Ewing, 1995: 8.   Diagnosis.Males ( Figs 26–27) resemble those of  M. arciferaand  M. peras  sp. nov.by the elongate abdomen and the oval shape of the bulb. They differ from both by the small, rounded RTA.  Meriola deceptamales also differ from both species by lacking dark rings on the legs. Females ( Fig. 25) resemble those of  M. peras  sp. nov.by the absence of an epigynal hood, with a wide median field, and by having large, almost contiguous S2, but differ by the shorter, not arc-shaped epigynal lateral ridges.   Description.See Dondale & Redner (1982) for male and female descriptions.  Natural history and habitat.Several specimens were found in leaf litter in gardens and houses.   Distribution.Known from Canada, U.S.A., Mexico, Guatemala, Peruand Brazil.   FIGURE 25.  Meriola deceptaBanks, female (MACN-Ar 30560). a, habitus, dorsal view; b, same, ventral view; c, same, lateral view; d,prosoma, dorsal view; e, same, ventral view; f, same, lateral view; g, habitus, anterior view; h, epigyne, ventral view.   FIGURE 26.  Meriola deceptaBanks, male (PUC 16481). a, habitus, dorsal view; b, same, ventral view; c, same, lateral view; d, prosoma, dorsal view; e, same, ventral view; f, same, lateral view  New records.   CANADA: Labrador: N 52.939001°, W 66.914216°, 2 females( NMHN 01561).   U.S.A.: Texas: Edinburg, N 26.301737°, W 98.163343°,  4.XII.1934, S. Mulaik, 1 female, 1 male( NMHN 01561).  Travis Co.: U. T. Brackenridge Fieldlab, N 30.284310°, W 97.778248°,  23.VI.1972, B. Vogel, 1 female( NMHN 01561).   Florida: Polk Co.: Lake Alfred, N 28.091963°, W 81.723411°,  27.V.1970, M. Muma& H. Greene, 1 female, 1 male( MCN22460).   Arizona: Yuma, in garden, N 32.692651°, W 114.627692°,  30.VI.1957, V. Roth, 5 females, 4 males( CAS, CASENT 9059149).   California: Indio, N 33.720577°, W 116.215561°,  17.XII.1932, F. Stickney, 4 females( NMHN 01566).  Samelocality,  9.XI.1933, on decaying date palm tissue, F. Stickney, 1 female( NMHN 01566).  Samelocality,  24.V.1934, in rotting dates on ground, F. Stickney, 1 female( NMHN 01566).  Orange Co.: Anaheim, N 33.835293°, W 117.914504°,  21.IX.2001, J. Bradley, 1 male( CAS, CASENT 9059145).  Riverside, N 33.953349°, W 117.396156°,  16.IV.1975, collector unknown, 1 female( NMHN 01561).  Samelocality,  28.V.1975, collector unknown, 1 male( NMHN 01561).  Samelocality,  27.V.1976, citrus litter, collector unknown, 3 females, 2 males( NMHN 01561).  Los Angeles Co.: Covinahome backyard, N 34.090009°, W 117.890340°,  21.V.1961, P. Craig, 1 male( CAS, CASENT 9059482).  Charles Co.: Blossom Point, N 38.416667°, W 77.100000°,  18.X.1995, W. Steiner& W. Reynolds, 1 male( NMHN 01566).   Missouri: Johnson Co.: Warrensburg, in house, N 38.762789°, W 93.736050°,  VI.1962, W. Peck, 1 female( CAS, CASENT 9059213).   Indiana: N 40.267194°, W 86.134902°, Marxcollection, 2 females( NMHN 01561).   Massachusetts: Nantucket Co.: Polpis, N 41.298687°, W 70.013189°,  19.IX.1976, cranberry bog, J. Coddington, 1 male( NMHN 01561).  Barnstable Co.: Falmouth, N 41.553225°, W 70.608577°,  31.XII.1990, litter near pond, R. Edwards, 6 females( NMHN 01561).  Barnstable Co.: Hatchville, Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area, N 41.616282°, W 70.547317°,  15.VI.1988, R. Edwards, 1 female( NMHN 01561).  Barnstable Co.: Quisset, N 41.661619°, W 70.325443°,  4.V.1989, salt pond, detritus, R. Edwards, 6 females( NMHN 01561).   PERÚ: Ica: Pisco, N 13.979386°, W 76.178374°,  VIII.2008, A. Aparicio, 2 females( MACN-Ar30560).   BRAZIL: Sergipe: Campus Universitário São Cristovão, S 10.925252°, W 37.098997°,  18.IX.1982, H. Araujo, 1 male( MCN21071).   Paraná: Maringá: Iguatemi, S 23.371159°, W 52.065115°,  27.VII.1980, A. Geahl, 1 female( MCN12262).   Rio Grande do Sul: Canela, S 29.356493°, W 50.812426°,  20.III.1976, A. Lise, 1 male( MCN 3980).  Montenegro: Centro Experimental da Ulbra(CEULBRA), S 29.795556°, W 51.387500°,  31.VIII.2008, A. Brendel, 1 female( MCN44904).  Triunfo, S 29.935623°, W 51.712418°,  12.IV.1981, M. Galileo, 1 male( MCN 9702). 3069306478 [334,516,1619,1644] Bernalillo County Albuquerque 36 37 1 New Mexico holotype 3069306316 [422,715,1711,1736] Chamberlin & Ivie Pinellas County University Dunedin 36 37 1 Florida holotype 3069306443 [363,1281,1451,1478] NMHN Canada 52.939 Labrador 1 -66.914215 38 39 NMHN 01561 2 2 Labrador 3069306370 1934-12-04 NMHN S. Mulaik United States of America 26.301737 Edinburg 1 -98.163345 38 39 NMHN 01561 2 1 1 Texas 3069306506 1972-06-23 NMHN U. T. Brackenridge Fieldlab & Vogel United States of America Travis Co. 30.28431 Travis Co. 1 -97.77825 38 39 NMHN 01561 1 1 Texas 3069306414 MCN 22460 1970-05-27 MCN M. Muma & H. Greene United States of America Polk Co. 28.091963 Lake Alfred 1 -81.72341 38 39 2 1 1 Florida 3069306405 1957-06-30 CAS Roth United States of America 32.69265 Yuma 1 -114.62769 38 39 CASENT 9059149 9 5 4 Arizona 3069306335 1932-12-17 NMHN F. Stickney United States of America 33.720577 Indio 1 -116.21556 38 39 NMHN 01566 4 4 California 3069306427 1933-11-09 NMHN F. Stickney United States of America Same 38 39 NMHN 01566 1 1 California 3069306424 [246,1286,1703,1730] 1934-05-24 NMHN F. Stickney United States of America Same 38 39 NMHN 01566 1 1 California 3069306324 2001-09-21 CAS Bradley United States of America Orange Co. 33.835293 Anaheim 1 -117.914505 38 39 CASENT 9059145 1 1 California 3069306578 1975-04-16 NMHN United States of America 33.95335 Riverside 1 -117.39616 38 39 NMHN 01561 1 1 California 3069306349 1975-05-28 NMHN United States of America Same 38 39 NMHN 01561 1 1 California 3069306477 1976-05-27 NMHN United States of America Same 38 39 NMHN 01561 5 3 2 California 3069306479 1961-05-21 CAS Craig United States of America Los Angeles Co. 34.090008 Covina 1 -117.89034 38 39 CASENT 9059482 1 1 California 3069306467 1995-10-18 NMHN Steiner & W. Reynolds United States of America Charles Co. 38.416668 Blossom Point 1 -77.1 38 39 NMHN 01566 1 1 California 3069306325 1962-06 CAS W. Peck United States of America Johnson Co. 38.76279 Warrensburg 1 -93.73605 38 39 CASENT 9059213 1 1 Missouri 3069306503 NMHN Marx United States of America 40.267193 Indiana 1 -86.1349 38 39 NMHN 01561 2 2 Indiana 3069306465 1976-09-19 NMHN J. Coddington United States of America Nantucket Co. 39 40 41.298687 Polpis 1 -70.01319 38 39 NMHN 01561 1 1 Massachusetts 3069306429 1990-12-31 NMHN R. Edwards United States of America Barnstable Co. 41.553226 Falmouth 1 -70.608574 39 40 NMHN 01561 6 6 Massachusetts 3069306571 1988-06-15 NMHN R. Edwards United States of America Barnstable Co. 41.616283 Crane Wildlife Management Area 1 -70.54732 Hatchville 39 40 NMHN 01561 1 1 Massachusetts 3069306607 1989-05-04 NMHN R. Edwards United States of America Barnstable Co. 41.661617 Quisset 1 -70.32544 39 40 NMHN 01561 6 6 Massachusetts 3069306563 2008-08 A. Aparicio & Ar Peru 13.979386 Pisco 1 -76.178375 39 40 2 2 Ica 3069306359 MCN 21071 1982-09-18 MCN H. Araujo Brazil -10.925252 Campus Universitario Sao Cristovao 1 -37.098995 39 40 1 1 Sergipe 3069306350 MCN 12262 1980-07-27 MCN Geahl Brazil -23.371159 Iguatemi 1 -52.065117 Maringa 39 40 1 1 Parana 3069306398 1976-03-20 MCN Lise Brazil -29.356493 Canela 1 -50.812428 39 40 MCN 3980 1 1 Rio Grande do Sul 3069306392 MCN 44904 2008-08-31 MCN A. Brendel Brazil -29.795555 Centro Experimental da Ulbra 1 -51.3875 Montenegro 39 40 1 1 Rio Grande do Sul 3069306346 1981-04-12 MCN Galileo Brazil -29.935623 Triunfo 1 -51.712418 39 40 MCN 9702 1 1 Rio Grande do Sul