CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN ULOBORIDAE (ARACHNIDA: ARANEAE)

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1 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 6l CHECKLIST OF AMERICAN ULOBORIDAE (ARACHNIDA: ARANEAE) Brent D. Opell I ABSTRACT Names, synonyms, and distributions of uloborid spiders known from North, Central, and South America are provided. The first comprehensive revision of American Uloboridae was Muma and Geftsch's (l9u) treatment of the family's United States and Canadian members. This was followed by Lehtinen's (1967) reevaluation of the family's generic division, Chickering's (l%8) study of Panamanian and West Indian Miagrammopes and Opell's (1979) revision of all Mexican and Central and South American Uloboridae except members of the genus Miagrammopes. Studies by Lubin et al. (1982) and Opell (1981, 1982) brought the number of known American uloborid genera to 14 and the number of recognized species to 71. The purpose of this list is to provide ready access to the names, synonyms, nomenclatural changes, and general distribution of the American Uloboridae. As a revision of Miagrammopes sensu lato (Huanacauria, Miagrammopes, Mumaia, Miagramopsidis, and Ranguma, the latter two not represented in the New World) nearing completion will render obsolete any listing of these species, they are only summaized. Included are all other known taxa except the following which, largely due to the unavailability of type material, are of uncertain status: Uloborus minutus Mello-Leitao, IJ. tetramaculatus Mello-Leitlo, U. formosus Marx (in Banks), U. ater Mello-Leitlo, Petrunkevitchia venusta Mello-Leitao, and P. pusilla Mello-Leitao. Genera are arranged according to Opell's (1979) phylogenetic hypothesis. Within each genus, species are arranged alphabetically, the only exception being in Philoponella where species are listed under three groups. The type species of each genus, if not included in a generic synonym or listed below the genus name, is marked by an asterisk. A colon following a name denotes the first transfer of the species to the cited genus. Five gerrera (Uloborus, Zosis, and Philoponella, Miagrammopes and the closely related Mumaia) and four species (U. campestratus, U. segregatus, Z. geniculatus and P. semiplumosa) are found in North, Central, and South America. Uloborus tilineatus, P. republicana and P. tingena are found in both Central and South America and Mumaia mexicana in both North and Central America. As Figure I shows, the greatest number and percent of endemic genera and species are found in South America and the least in North America. Because this evaluation may be biased by the number of named Miagrammopes species, totals exclusive of these species are also provided. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Collections made by William G. Eberhard in Colombia and Costa Rica extended the known ranges of several Central and South American species. Preparation of this list was supported in part by National Science Foundation grant DEB ldepartment of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA2406l.

2 62 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 16. No. NORTH AI',ITRICA ( Canada, Lhite{ States, N. ltxico ) CENTRAL AMERICA (5. Mexico through Panama & W. Indies) SOUTH AMERICA (South of Panama) ETOEHIC GENIRA Siratoba (in ;;m-ryelletes & 0ctonoba are onfe-ti.-n.) Ariston Conifaber, Svbote ffuenccauria, Orinomana, Ponclla IOTAT NI,I ER OF GEI{RA 8 6 IU EIOII,IIC SPICIES 11 (11) 2t (5)?9 j6) TOTAL NII. ER OF SPICIES 16 (15) t1 (12) x (22) Fig. l. Distribution and number of known American uloborid taxa. Numbers in parentheses inicate totals exclusive of members of the closely related genera Huuttttt'uuriu, Miagrammopes, and Mumuiu. ARISTON O. Pickard-Cambridge species. *A. albicans O. Pickard-Cambridge SE Mexico and Honduras. A. aristus Opell Panama. A. muzolus Opell SW Mexico. HYPTIOTES Walckenaer species. Mithras (preoccupied) C. L. Koch Type-M. paradoxus C. Koch Uptiotes Walckenaer Type-U. anceps Walckenaer Hyptiotes : Erickson 1845, emendation. Cyllopodia Hentz Type-C. cav'atus Hentz H. cavatus (Hentz) E half of U.S. and Canada. H. gertschi Chamberlin & Ivie W U.S. and Canada. H. puebla Muma & Gertsch SW U.S. H. tehama Muma & Gertsch Central W U.S. SIRATOBA Opell species. Ariston (in part) O. Pickard-Cambridge *5. referena (Muma & Gertsch) SW U.S. and N Mexico. S. sira Opell Central Mexico. HUANACAURIA Lehtinen Type-Miagrammopes bambusicola Simon Miagrammopes (in part) O. Pickard-Cambridge species. Brazll (2), Venezuela (l).

r983 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 63 MIAGRAMMOPES O. Pickard-Cambridge 1869. Type-M. thwaitesii O. Pickard-Cambridge 1869. 22 species.

3 r983 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 63 MIAGRAMMOPES O. Pickard-Cambridge Type-M. thwaitesii O. Pickard-Cambridge species. Antilles (l), Brazil (6), Cuba (2), Guiana (l), Jamaica (3), Panama (7), Puerto Rico (l), Venezuela (l), Virgin Islands (l). MUMAIA Lehtinen Type-Miagrammopes corticeus Simon Miagrammopes (in part) O. Pickard-Cambridge, species. Antiles (l), Argentina (l), Mexico (l), Panama (l), Puerto Rico (2), St. Vincent (l), U.S. (l). Venezuela (l), Virgin Islands (l). SYBOTA Simon species. Sylvia (preoccupied) Nicolet Sybota Simon 1892, replacement name for Sylvia. S. abdomirzalrs (Nicolet) Chile. *Sylvia abdominalis Nicolet Sylvia ater Nicolet Sylvia similis Nicolet Sylvia rubiginosa Nicolet Sylvia vittata Nicolet Uloborus abdominalis: Simon Sybota abdominalrs: Simon S. mendozae Opell Argentina. S. osornis Opell Chile. ORINOMANA Strand species. Orinomus (preoccupied) Chamberlin Orinomana Strand 1934, replacement name for Orinomus. O. bituberculata (Keyserling) Peru. Uloborus bituberculatas Keyserling *Orinomus lamprus Chamberlin Orinomana lampra: Strand O. mana Opell Chile. ULOBORUS Latreille species. Uloborus Latreille Type-Uloborus walckenaerias Latreille Phillyra Hentz Type-Phillyra mammeata Hentz Veleda Blackwall Type-Veleda lineata Blackwall Philoponus Thorell Type-Philoponus pteropus Thorell U. campestratus Simon SE U.S. through N South America. U. cinereus O. Pickard-Cambridge U. spernax O. Pickard-Cambridge U. diversus Marx, in Banks W U.S. and NW Mexico. U. albineus Marx, in Banks U. californiczs Banks l9(x. U. utahensrs Chamberlin U. saphes Chamberlin U. crepedinrs Chamberlin 1924.

g THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 16, No. U. eberhardi Opell 1981. Costa Rica. U. elongatns Opell 1982. Argentina. U. glomoszs (Walckenaer) 1847 (1842). E half of U.S. & Canada, N. Mexico.

4 g THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 16, No. U. eberhardi Opell Costa Rica. U. elongatns Opell Argentina. U. glomoszs (Walckenaer) 1847 (1842). E half of U.S. & Canada, N. Mexico. Epeire glomosa Walckenaer 1837 (1842). Phillyra mammeata Hentz Phillyra riparia Hentz Uloborus plumipes: Emerton Uloborus americanus.' Comstock l9l2 (1913). Uloborus glomosus: Chamberlin & Ivie U. metae Opell E central Colombia. U. segregatzs Gertsch Texas through N South America. U. trilineatzs Keyserling S. Mexico through South America. U. penicillalas Simon U. aegrotus Simon U. manicula/zs Simon U. bucki Mello-Leitio 1943 U. plumipes Mello-Leitao U. plumipedatus Roewer, l95l replacement name for U. plumipes Mello-Leit6o, preoccupied by U. plumrpes Lucas ZOSIS Walckenaer species. Zosis Walckenaer Type-Zosis caraibe Walckenaer Orithyia Blackwall Type-Orithyia williamsii Blackwall Z. geniculatzs (Olivier) pantropical. Aranea geniculata Olivier Zosis caraibe Walckenaer Uloborus zosrs Walckenaer Uloborus lateillei Thorell Orithyia williamsii Blackwall Uloborus domesticus Doleschall Orithyia luteola Blackwell, Uloborus williamsii: O. Pickard-Cambridge Uloborus geniculatus: Thorell l8f). Ulobarus luteolus: Roewer, Zosis geniculatus: Lehtinen Z. peruvianzs (Keyserling) E central Colombia to N central Brazil to N central Argentina. Ulobrus peruanus Keyserling Uloborus peruvianus.' Bonnet 1959, emendation. Zosis peruvianus: Opell OCTONOBA Opell I species. *O. octonaria (Muma) Central and SE U.S. Uloborus octonarius Muma Octonoba octonaria: Opell CONIFABER Opell, in Lubin et al I species. *Conifaber parvus Opell, in Lubin et al E central Colombia.

1983 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 65 PONELLA Opell 1979. I species. *P. Iactescena (Mello-Leitao). 1947. Paraguay and S. Brazil. Uloborus lactescens Mello-Leitao 1947. Ponella lactescena: Opell 1979.

5 1983 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 65 PONELLA Opell I species. *P. Iactescena (Mello-Leitao) Paraguay and S. Brazil. Uloborus lactescens Mello-Leitao Ponella lactescena: Opell Philoponella Mello-Leitao PHILOPONELLA Mello-Leitao species. species sroup ope' rete p divisa op", D::':::::::a,c *P. republicana (Simon) Panama & South America. Uloborus republicana Simon, Uloborus cuminamensls Mello-Leiteo Uloborus mundior Chamberlin & Ivie Zosis mundior: Lehtinen Philopenella republicana: Opell P. signatella (Roewer) SE Mexico through Honduras. Uloborus signatus O. Pickard-Cambridge Uloborus signatellus Roewer 1951, replacement name for preoccupied U. signatus O. Pickard-Cambridge Philoponella sig natella : Opell P. tingena (Chamberlin& Ivie) Costa Rica through Colombia. Uloborus tingnes Chamberlin & Ivie Philoponella tingena: Opell P. vicina (O. Pickard-Cambridge) S Mexico through Central America. Uloborus vicinus O. Pickard-Cambridge Philoponella vicina: Opell Philoponella semiplumosa species group Opell P. arizonica (Gertsch) Arizona. Uloborus arizonicus Gertsch Philoponella arizonica : Opell P. oweni (Chamberlin) SW U.S. Uloborus oweni Chamberlin Philoponella oweni: Opell P. semiplunosa (Simon) Texas throughn South America. Uloborus semiplumosns Simon Uloborus variegatus O. Pickard-Cambridge1898. Uloborus abstrusus Gertsch & Davis Philopone IIa semiplumosa : Opell P. subvittata Opell Guyana. P. vittata (Keyserling) South America. Uloborus vittatus Keyserling Uloborus servulus Simon Uloborus semiargentezs Simon U lo bo rus amazonic us Mello-Leitao Philoponella vittata: Opell 1979.

6 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 16, No. Philoponella fasciata species group Opell 1979. P. bella Opell 1979. NE Colombia. P. collina (Keyserling) 1882. Peru. Uloborus collinus Keyserling 1882.

6 6 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 16, No. Philoponella fasciata species group Opell P. bella Opell NE Colombia. P. collina (Keyserling) Peru. Uloborus collinus Keyserling Philoponella collina: Opell P. fasciata Mello-Leitao SE Brazil & Paraguay. Uloborus fasciatus Mello-Leitlo P hiloponella fasciata; Opell P. para Opell Paraguay. LITERATURE CITED Chickering, A. M The genus Miagrammopes (Araneae, Uloboridae) in Panam and the West Indies. Breviora 289:l-28. Lehtinen, P. T Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Ann. Zool., Fennici 4: Lubin, Y. D., B. D. Opell, W. G. Eberhard, and H. W. Levi Orb plus conewebs in Uloboridae (Araneae), with a description of a new genus and four new species. Psyche 89: Muma, M. M. and W. J. Gertsch The spider family Uloboridae in North America north of Mexico. Amer. Mus. Novitates 2196:l-43. Opell, B. D Revision of the genera and tropical American species of the spider family Uloboridae. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 148: New Central and South American Uloboridae (Arachnida, Araneae). Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 170: A new Ulobonzs Latreille species from Argentina (Arachnida: Araneae: Uloboridae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 95:

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