Meriola gallina Platnick & Ewing ...

Meriola gallina Platnick & Ewing Figs 34–36, 94b Meriola gallina Platnick & Ewing, 1995: 20, figs 39–43 (male holotype from Cautin, Región de la Araucania, Chile, in AMNH, not examined). Diagnosis. Males (Figs 35–36) are recognized by the curved distally RTA and the long embolus arising from...

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Main Authors: González, María E., Grismado, Cristian J., Ramírez, Martín J.
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Published: Zenodo 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4673008
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4673008
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Summary:Meriola gallina Platnick & Ewing Figs 34–36, 94b Meriola gallina Platnick & Ewing, 1995: 20, figs 39–43 (male holotype from Cautin, Región de la Araucania, Chile, in AMNH, not examined). Diagnosis. Males (Figs 35–36) are recognized by the curved distally RTA and the long embolus arising from the prolateral side. Females (Fig. 34) are distinguished by the protruding posterior lobe on the epigynal median field. Description. Male and female described by Platnick & Ewing (1995). Natural history and habitat. The specimens were collected on shrub steppes and Nothofagus antartica forests. Distribution. Known from a few localities in Cordillera, Linares, Curicó and Malleco provinces in Chile (Fig. 94b). New records. CHILE: Región RM Metropolitana de Santiago: Provincia de Cordillera: Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, S 33.763407°, W 70.419388°, 5.II–6.III.2008, collector unknown, 1 male, temporary preparations MGM-00226–00227 (MACN-Ar 30967). Región VII del Maule: Provincia de Curicó: El Relvo, 20 Km E ... : Published as part of González, María E., Grismado, Cristian J. & Ramírez, Martín J., 2021, A Taxonomic Revision Of The Spider Genus Meriola Banks (Araneae: Trachelidae), pp. 1-113 in Zootaxa 4936 (1) on page 46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4936.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4559165 ...