taxonID	type	description	language	source
392F8795FFE8FFF2FE4A16D69921FA59.taxon	materials_examined	Type species: Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham 1892 Differential diagnosis. The genus Erica shares several characters with the genus Fluda Peckham & Peckham, 1892, but can be distinguished from the latter by the relatively high cephalothorax, with the cephalic region slightly inclined forward and a slight constriction separating it from the thoracic region, which is convex (Figures 1 – 4). The male is easily distinguished from the other members of the Simonellini by the pedipalp (Figures 17 – 18), with a simple bulb and the embolus short and thin, occupying a fossa on the prolateral side of the bulb (Figures 21 – 22). The copulatory ducts of the female Erica are somewhat similar to Synemosyna Hentz 1846, but the female Erica is easily distinguished by the circular epigynum, and the clear gonopore, connected directly by the insemination ducts (Figures 13, 15), which immediately curve, and then continue straight until they fold back on themselves, forming the spermatheca and then culminating in the fertilization ducts (Figures 14, 16).	en	Bedoya-Roqueme, Edwin (2022): On the jumping spider Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini) from Brazil. Peckhamia 268 (1): 1-8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7169200
392F8795FFE8FFF6FD8510DC99A5F886.taxon	description	(Figures 1 – 27)	en	Bedoya-Roqueme, Edwin (2022): On the jumping spider Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini) from Brazil. Peckhamia 268 (1): 1-8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7169200
392F8795FFE8FFF6FD8510DC99A5F886.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♀, BRAZIL, Goiás, Anápolis, Reserva Ecológica e Científica, Universidade Estadual de Goiás; this locality can be associated with approximate coordinates of [16 ° 22 ' 54.5 " S 48 ° 56 ' 44.1 " W], [1102 m], 22 XI 2019, Brazilian Cerrado, collected by hand, E. Bedoya-Roqueme & R. Filgueiras leg. (MSB 1 - LECA). 2 ♂, same locality, 11 IX 2019, Brazilian Cerrado, same collectors (A 2 B 1 - LECA). Diagnosis. As in the differential diagnosis for Erica. lateral view. 3, Female, dorsal view. 4, Male, dorsal view. 11, Male. 12, Female. Car, carina; D, denticles on serrated inner edge of fang; PMT, prolateral medial tooth; PT, prolateral tooth; RT, retrolateral tooth. 14, Dorsal view. Go, gonopore; CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; Sp, spermatheca.	en	Bedoya-Roqueme, Edwin (2022): On the jumping spider Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini) from Brazil. Peckhamia 268 (1): 1-8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7169200
392F8795FFE8FFF6FD8510DC99A5F886.taxon	description	16, Dorsal view. Go, gonopore; CD, copulatory duct; FD, fertilization duct; Sp, spermatheca. Description of female, color in alcohol. Body dark-colored, pedipalps and endites reddish-brown (Figures 5 – 7). Cephalothorax longer than wide, with greater height above the PLE and divided by a large furrow covered with white hairs proximal to the PLE; dark brown ocular quadrangle, delineated by a very faint dark band, scattered iridescent scales (Figure 5); sternum octagonal in shape (Figure 6). Chelicerae are light-yellow, vertical, and small, with four large teeth on the retrolateral margin, three small prolateral teeth, three large teeth on the prolateral margin, and a small inconspicuous prolateral medial tooth, with small, curved fang with small denticles on the inner margin, and a small tubercle on the base (Figure 12). The abdomen is globose, with a faint white transverse band proximal to the anterior margin and a dorsal hump scattered with white hairs, and a longitudinal central olive-green ventral band (Figures 5, 7). The first and second pair of legs are light-yellow with a dark brown dorsal band, the metatarsi dark brown, and the apical region of the segment lighter; the third and fourth pair of legs are dark brown, each segment with a light-yellow apical region, except for the metatarsi and tarsi which are light yellow (Figures 5, 7). Epigynum sclerotized, reddish-brown, circular, with a clear gonopore (Go, Figures 13 – 15), connected directly with the copulatory ducts (CD, Figures 14 – 16), which immediately curve, and then continue straight until they fold back on themselves, forming the spermathecae (Sp, Figures 14 – 16) until reaching the end, culminating in the fertilization duct (FD, Figures 14 – 16). Measurements for three females: TL = 4.1 – 4.3; CL = 1.72 – 1.75; CW = 0.95 – 0.98; AL = 2.12 – 2.15; AERW = 0.88 – 0.91; PERW = 0.84 – 0.87; LOQ = 0.76 – 0.79; PMEP = 0.41 – 0.43; eyes of the second row separated from the ALE by 0.15 – 0.17 mm and from the PLE by 0.17 – 0.19 mm. Spination: Leg I: F = d 0 - 0 - 1 p *; P = 0; T = v 0 - 0 - 2; M = 0 - 2 - 2. Leg II: F = d 0 - 0 - 1 p *; P = 0; T = v 0 - 0 - 2; M = v 0 - 2 - 2. Leg III: F = d 0 - 0 - 1 p *; P = 0; T = v 0 - 0 - 2; M = v 0 - 2 - 2. Leg IV: F = d 0 - 0 - 1 p *; P = 0; T = v 0 - 0 - 2; M = v 2 - 2 - 2. Description of male, color in alcohol. Body dark-colored; pedipalps and endites reddish-brown (Figures 8 – 10). Cephalothorax longer than wide (Figures 2 – 4), divided by a large furrow covered with white hairs proximal to the PLE; dark brown ocular quadrangle, delineated by a very faint dark band, with scattered iridescent scales (Figures 8 – 10); sternum octagonal in shape (Figure 9). Chelicerae light yellow, vertical, and small, dentition as in the female, fang small and curved with small denticles on the inner margin and a small tubercle at the base (Figure 11). Abdomen with scattered white hairs, with a faint white transverse band proximal to the anterior margin, and a longitudinal central olive-green ventral band (Figure 10). The first pairs of legs are light yellow, except the femur, patella, and tibia light brown, with a dark brown band on each side (Figure 8, 10); the second pair of legs is light yellow, with a dark brown dorsal band, metatarsi and tarsi light yellow (Figure 8, 10); third and fourth pair of legs dark brown, each segment with a light-yellow apical region, except for the tarsi which are light yellow (Figure 8; 10). The pedipalp is small and globose, with a simple bulb (Figures 17 – 18), embolus short and thin, occupying a fossa on the prolateral side of the bulb (Figures 21 – 22); the sperm duct (SD) begins in the upper part of the bulb and continues through the retrolateral side and surrounding the bulb (Figures 19 – 20); the retorlateral tibial apophysis (RTA) is well developed, visible in a ventral view (Figures 23 – 24). Measurements for two males: TL = 3.9 – 4.0; CL = 1.75 - 1.86; CW = 0.91 – 1,01; AL = 1.92 – 2,02; AERW = 0.93 – 1,03; PERW = 0.81 – 0.91; LOQ = 0.55 – 0.65; PMEP = 0.35 – 0.37; eyes of the second row separated from the ALE by 0.16 – 0.18 mm and from the PLE by 0.17 – 0.19 mm. Spination: Leg I: F = d 0 - 1 p * - 0; P = 0; T = v 2 - 0 - 2; M = 0 - 2 - 2. Leg II: F = d 0 - 1 p * - 0; P = 0; T = v 2 - 0 - 2; M = v 0 - 2 - 2. Leg III: F = d 0 - 0 - 1 p *; P = 0; T = v 0 - 0 - 1 r; M = v 0 - 2 - 2. Leg IV: F = d 0 - 0 - 1 p *; P = 0; T = v 0 - 0 - 1 r; M = v 2 - 2 - 2. Habitat and distribution. Erica eugenia is a myrmecomorph. In the Brazilian Cerrado it was found in the phytophysiographic province of the Cerrado sensu strictu, near nests of ants of the genus Crematogaster Lund 1831, in low densities (Figures 25 – 26). Therefore it can be considered a rare species in the Cerrado, which is consistent with previous records. Despite being a common species in some localities, it is usually a rare species (Rubio et al. 2018). This is the only species described for the genus Erica, with a known distribution that extends from Argentina to southeastern Brazil, Panama (Bugaba, Champion), and Peru (Figure 27). The present study extends its known distribution to the central region of the Brazilian Cerrado. Some differences that I have observed suggest, however, that the record of this species from Argentina represents a different, undescribed species (G. D. Rubio, unpublished data).	en	Bedoya-Roqueme, Edwin (2022): On the jumping spider Erica eugenia Peckham & Peckham 1892 (Araneae: Salticidae: Simonellini) from Brazil. Peckhamia 268 (1): 1-8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7169200
