Guyruita waikoshiemi ( Bertani & Araújo, 2005 )

Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri & Bertani, Rogério, 2018, Two new species of Guyruita Guadanucci et al., 2007 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 4370 (4), pp. 395-408 : 406-407

Guyruita waikoshiemi ( Bertani & Araújo, 2005)

( Figs 39–41 )

Holothele waikoshiemi Bertani & Araújo, 2005: 14 , figs 1−5.

Guyruita waikoshiemi: Guadanucci et al. 2007: 994 ; World Spider Catalog 2017; Carvalho, Martins, Schneider & Cabra-Garcia 2017, figs 8, 12−15.

Remarks. G. waikoshiemi was described from a female from Venezuela ( Bertani and Araújo 2005), and originally placed in Holothele Karsch, 1879 ( Fig. 40 ). Later, it was transferred to Guyruita by Guadanucci et al. (2007) due to its multilobulated spermathecae ( Fig. 41 ), divided tarsal scopulae on III and IV, and labium with more than 200 cuspules. Despite these characteristics, we do not believe that transfer is correct because all other Guyruita species have spermathecae with lobes on the edge, not in apical and ventro-subapical clusters as in G. waikoshiemi .

Figures

FIGURE 39.Map showing Guyruita spp. records.? = dubious record.

FIGURES 40-41. Guyruita waikoshiemi, holotype female (UCV).40. Habitus. 41. Spermathecae.