First record of the spider genus <i>Diphya</i> Nicolet 1849 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) and new species from northern Peru
Spiders of the genus Diphya (Nicolet) are characterized by having tibiae-tarsi I and II with stiff, curved prolateral setae. Currently, the genus comprises 21 species, six of which are recorded from America: the type species and three others from southern Chile (one also recorded in Argentina), one from Ecuador, and one from Brazil. Based on males and females collected in a montane forest in Cañaris, Lambayeque, northern Peru, a new species of Diphya, D. muchik sp. nov., is diagnosed, described, and illustrated. This represents the first record of the genus in Peru. Publicación registrada en Zoobank/ZooBank article registered:LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:28B4C92C-7F81-471B-B4AD-AC764A94A56EActo nomenclatural/nomenclatural act:Diphya muchik Silva Dávila & Mendieta-Yañez 2025LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:F9C45756-CD46-478C-8527-21C5BE880A8E
Authors
- Diana Silva‐Dávila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7371-099X)
- Santiago Montero Mendieta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1453-3978)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Peruana de Biología
- Published
- 2025-10-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v32i3.31498
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
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