Four new species of Neischnocolus (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Western Ecuador

Four new species of the small mygalomorph genus Neischnocolus (Theraphosidae) are described from Western Ecuador: N. ballerioi sp. nov. (male); N. pampenita sp. nov. (male, female); N. ruffoi sp. nov. (male, female) and, N. canosita sp. nov. (male). Additionally, the female of Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peaherrera et al. 2023 is described for the first time.

Authors

Nadine Dupérré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-878X)
Elicio Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-5328)

Institutions

American Museum of Natural History (US)
Leibniz Association (DE)
Museum am Rothenbaum (DE)
Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Zootaxa
Published: 2025-10-13
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5706.4.4
Primary Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Four new species of Neischnocolus (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Western Ecuador

Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia

Oct 13, 2025

Zootaxa

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

article

Four new species of Neischnocolus (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Western Ecuador

Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia

October 13, 2025article en

Abstract

Four new species of the small mygalomorph genus Neischnocolus (Theraphosidae) are described from Western Ecuador: N. ballerioi sp. nov. (male); N. pampenita sp. nov. (male, female); N. ruffoi sp. nov. (male, female) and, N. canosita sp. nov. (male). Additionally, the female of Neischnocolus cisnerosi Peaherrera et al. 2023 is described for the first time.

ZootaxaVol. 5706(4)

American Museum of Natural History (US), Leibniz Association (DE), Museum am Rothenbaum (DE), Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (DE)

Openalex Percentile: Top 69%

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

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