identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03DC8794F65F3950DCA1F2DAFDA0FD97.text	03DC8794F65F3950DCA1F2DAFDA0FD97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes blanda Bryant 1940	<div><p>Scytodes blanda Bryant, 1940</p><p>Figs 1–9, 31–35, 135.</p><p>Scytodes blanda Bryant, 1940: 287, figs 25, 29 (Holotype: ♂, CUBA: Guantanamo: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.1522&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=20.2463" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.1522/lat 20.2463)">Maisi</a> (20.2463ºN, 74.1522ºW), 15–16 July 1936, P.J. Darlington leg., MCZ-IZ 20541, examined. Allotype : CUBA: Santiago de Cuba: 1 ♀, coast below <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.8333/lat 19.9833)">Pico Turquino</a> (19.9833ºN, 76.8333ºW), June 1936, P.J. Darlington leg., MCZ-IZ 26209, not examined. Paratypes : CUBA: Ciego de Avila: 1 ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.2363&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.7236" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.2363/lat 21.7236)">Soledad</a> (21.7236ºN, 79.2363ºW), 1 April 1936, P.J. Darlington leg., MCZ-IZ 26211, not examined ; 1 ♀, same collection locality as for previous specimen, 27 November 1927, W.S. Creighton leg., MCZ-IZ 26212, not examined; 1 ♀, Soledad, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.8188&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.693" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.8188/lat 21.693)">San Jose</a> (21.6930ºN, 78.8188ºW), 31 July 1931, L.G. Worley leg, MCZ-IZ 26210, examined ).</p><p>Additional material examined. CUBA. Camagüey Province: 1 ♂, Camagüey, Sierra de Cubitas, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.784&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.5917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.784/lat 21.5917)">Cubitas</a>, 21.5917ºN, 77.784ºW, 100 mts., 11 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM787363 , CU20 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM785082 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM787432 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM787432 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM787391 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783197 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM787380 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM787498 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same localiy data as for previous specimen, 55 mts., 13–14 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM787399, CU23 (NMNH). SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. Grenadines Parish: 1 ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-61.4431&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=12.6029" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -61.4431/lat 12.6029)">Union Island</a>, 12.6029ºN, 61.4431ºW, 120 mts., 8 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00002233A, CarBio 79 (NMNH) ; 1 ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-61.4461&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=12.5145" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -61.4461/lat 12.5145)">Union Island</a>, 12.5145ºN, 61.4461ºW, 100 mts. 10 May 2013, CarBio 00002265A, CarBio 80 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00002113A (NMNH); 1 ♂, same locality data as for previous specimen, 12.5184ºN, 61.4418ºW, 90 mts., 10 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00002276A, CarBio 81 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same locality data as for previous specimen, 12.4818ºN, 61.4481ºW, 135 mts., Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00002551A, CarBio 82 (NMNH) . GRENADA. Saint George’s Parish: 1 ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-61.7481&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=12.0141" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -61.7481/lat 12.0141)">Mount Hartman-Coastal Dry Scrub</a>, 12.0141ºN, 61.7481ºW, 38 mts., Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00001719A, CarBio 44 (NMNH) .</p><p>Diagnosis. Males of S. blanda resemble those of S. alayoi (Rheims, Brescovit &amp; Durán-Barrón 2007: figs 44, 45), S. championi F.O. Pickard Cambridge, 1899 (Brescovit &amp; Rheims 2001, figs 14, 15) and S. farri (Alayón 1985: fig. 3) by the tip of the embolus gutter-shaped flanked by small membranes. They are distinguished from those of S. championi by the shorter tip, reaching a fourth of the length of the palp (Figs 3–5, 31–33) (vs. more than a third in S. championi) and by the absence of a triangular pocket at the base of the retrolateral membrane (vs. present in the other species) and from S. alayoi and S. farri by the larger bulb, roughly as wide as long and stronger constriction at the base of the embolus (Figs, 3, 4, 31, 33) (vs. bulb wider than long and weak constriction in the latter species). Additionally, they are distinguished from S. alayoi by the longer cymbium and embolus with anteriorly wider retrolateral membrane (Figs, 3, 4, 31, 33) (vs. cymbium short and stout and retrolateral membrane narrowed to a pointed tip in S. alayoi) and from S. farri by the shorter tibia, half the length of the cymbium and shorter gutter tip, less than half of the length of the embolus (Figs, 3, 4, 31, 33) (vs. tibia more than half the length of the cymbium and gutter tip more than half the embolus length in S. farri). Females resemble those of S. alayoi Alayón, 1977 (Rheims, Brescovit &amp; Durán Barrón 2007: figs 46, 47), S. farri (Alayón 1985: fig. 4); S. lorenzoi Alayón (Alayón 1977: fig. 5B) and S. ritae sp. nov. (Figs 120, 121, 134) by the genitalia with straight or curved positioning ridges and vulva with IS hyaline, sac-like with small distal pore plate and IS with short stalk, rounded with scattered pores. They are distinguished from S. lorenzoi and S. ritae sp. nov. by the C-shaped positioning ridges (Fig. 8) (vs. straight in the latter species) and from S. alayoi and S. farri by the positioning ridges separated from each other by four times the width of their fovea (Fig. 8) (vs. twice the width in S. alayoi and eight times in S. farri).</p><p>Redescription. Male (MCZ-IZ 20541, holotype): prosoma golden yellow, with brown markings behind the eyes and along the lateral margins; chelicerae golden yellow with brown margins; pedipalps pale yellow with a few brown markings; legs pale yellow with brown spots and stripes; labium pale yellow; endites pale yellow; sternum pale yellow with brown markings close to legs; opisthosoma pale yellow with brown dorsal pattern, and sparse brown ventral dots (Figs 1, 2). Measurements: total length: 4.1; prosoma: 2.0 long, 1.6 wide; sternum: 0.9 long, 0.7 wide; labium: 0.25 long, 0.3 wide; eye measurements: PME 0.11, ALE 0.13, PLE 0.13; legs (1243): I: 15.5 (3.9, 0.7, 4.3, 5.9, 0.7); II: 10.5 (3.0, 0.6, 3.0, 3.1, 0.8); III: 7.0 (2.0, 0.6, 1.7, 2.3, 0.4); IV: 9.6 (2.8, 0.6, 2.5, 3.0, 0.7). Palp: cymbium with two strong apical spines; bulb distally hyaline, with prolateral extension with dorsal, elongate hyaline keel and retrolateral extension with hyaline, fan-like tip (Figs 3–5, 31–33); palp measurements: tibia 0.45; cymbium 0.72; bulb 0.90.</p><p>Female (CarBio787380): prosoma pale yellow with brown markings behind the eyes and along the lateral margins and abundant brown dots; chelicerae pale yellow with brown outlines; legs pale yellow with brown scattered brown dots; labium pale yellow; endites pale yellow with brown outlines along the anterior portion; sternum pale golden yellow with scattered brown dots; opisthosoma yellowish-gray with sparse brown dots (Figs 6, 7). Measurements: total length: 5.2; prosoma: 2.5 long, 2.1 wide; sternum: 1.1 long, 0.9 wide; labium: 0.32 long, 0.36 wide; eye measurements: PME 0.14, ALE 0.13, PLE 0.14; legs: I: - (2.7, 0.5, 2.7, rest of leg absent); II: 8.2 (2.2, 0.6, 2.1, 2.7, 0.6); III: 5.5 (1.5, 0.5, 1.5, 1.6, 0.4); IV: 8.0 (2.5, 0.5, 2.2, 2.3, 0.5). Female genitalia: fovea laterad (Fig. 8). Vulva: IS antero-mediad, rounded with a thick stalk (approximately one third of the rounded tip diameter); OS approximately the same size of IS (Figs 9, 34, 35).</p><p>Variation. Males (n=8): total length 3.4−4,0; prosoma length 1.8−2.0; femur I length 2.9−4.0. Females (n=8): total length 3.5–5.2; prosoma length 2.1–2.7; femur I length 2.4–2.7.</p><p>Distribution. Previously known from Cuba (Bryant 1940) and newly recorded here from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada (Fig. 135).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F65F3950DCA1F2DAFDA0FD97	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F6593950DCA1F0FFFC84F887.text	03DC8794F6593950DCA1F0FFFC84F887.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes coltranei Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes coltranei sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 10–13, 36, 135.</p><p>Type material: Holotype: ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia Province: Occidental, San Rafael de Yuma, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=68.6182&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.3555" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 68.6182/lat 18.3555)">Parque Nacional del Este</a>, 18.3555º N, 68.6182º E, 46 mts., 7 June 2012, CarBio Team leg., USNM784968, DR03 (NMNH) . Paratypes: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia Province: 1 ♀, Occidental, San Rafael de Yuma, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-68.8017&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.3816" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -68.8017/lat 18.3816)">Parque Nacional del Este</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-68.8017&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.3816" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -68.8017/lat 18.3816)">Cueva del Puente</a>, 18.3816ºN, 68.8017ºW, 25 mts., 6 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM782402 , DR02 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783144 (NMNH); 1 ♀, Occidental, San Rafael de Yuma, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-69.4649&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.0801" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -69.4649/lat 19.0801)">Parque Nacional Los Haitises</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-69.4649&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.0801" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -69.4649/lat 19.0801)">Cueva La Arena</a>, 19.0801ºN, 69.4649ºW, 17 mts., 12 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00006040A (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a patronym honoring the late American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer John Coltrane (23 September 1926 – 17 July 1967), known for his major influence on genres such as Bebop, Modal Jazz and Hard Bop, and for his pioneering work at the forefront of Free Jazz.</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. coltranei sp. nov. resemble those of S. cubensis (Figs 19–22, 63–70), S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. (Figs 57–60, 99), and S. joniae sp. nov. (Figs 75–78, 95, 96) by the vulva with S-shaped IS. It differs from all three species by the length of the IS, which is more than four times the length of the OS (Fig. 13) (vs. twice as long in S. cubensis and S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov., and three times as long in S. joniae sp. nov.). It further differs from S. cubensis by the simple, untwisted PS (twisted and coiled in S. cubensis), and from S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. by the IS being the same width throughout (Fig. 13) (vs. widened at the base in S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov.). Males are unknown.</p><p>Description. Female (paratype, CarBio00006040A): prosoma dark brown, with light brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow with brownish margins; legs golden yellow with brown markings; labium dark brown; endites dark brown with a lighter base; sternum dark brown with a few light brown markings; opisthosoma gray with dorsal dark brown pattern (Figs 10, 11). Measurements: total length 4.75; prosoma: 2.45 long, 1.7 wide; sternum: 1.1 long, 0.75 wide; labium: 0.31 long, 0.27 wide; opisthosoma: 2.3 long, 1.6 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.11, ALE 0.11, PLE 0.12, legs (1243): I: 9.95 (2.85, 0.45, 2.75, 3.15, 0.75); II: 7.6 (2.3, 0,4, 2.05, 2.2, 0.65); III: 7.3 (2.15, 0.4, 2.05, 2.1, 0.6); IV: 7.6 (2.25, 0.45, 2.05, 2.2, 0.65). Female genitalia: positioning ridges projected, hood-like, with rounded margins, separated from each other by twice their width; fovea short, postero-laterad, below positioning ridge (Fig. 12). Vulva: IS tip wider and roughly cotton-swab shaped; OS much shorter than IS, with the same width throughout its entire length, distally rounded and covered in large pores; PS with mediad loop and rounded tip (Figs 13, 36).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Variation. Females (n=4): total length 4.7−5.7; prosoma length 2.4−2.7; femur I length 2.8−3.6.</p><p>Distribution. Known from Parque Nacional del Este and Parque Nacional Los Haitises, in San Rafael de Yuma, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic (Fig. 135).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F6593950DCA1F0FFFC84F887	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F658395CDCA1F6C3FDA1FBAF.text	03DC8794F658395CDCA1F6C3FDA1FBAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes cubensis Alayon 1977	<div><p>Scytodes cubensis Alayón, 1977</p><p>Figs 14–30, 61–70, 135.</p><p>Scytodes cubensis Alayón, 1977: 2, figs 1A, B (Holotype ♀, CUBA: Matanzas Province: Limonar, Colorado, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-80.7796&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.9793" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -80.7796/lat 22.9793)">Loma Montecristi</a> (22.9793ºN, 80.7796ºW), March 1976, L. R. Hernandez leg., ACC/ IZ, not examined. Paratypes : CUBA: Pinar del Río Province: 1 ♀, Cajálbana (22.7902ºN, 83.4455ºW), 7 August 1974, L.F. Armas leg., ACC/ IZ, not examined; 1 ♀, Viñales, Arroyo Peñate, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-83.717&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.617" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -83.717/lat 22.617)">Granja Moneada</a> (22.6170ºN, 83.7170ºW), 15 March 1976, R. R. Soberón leg., ACC/ IZ, not examined ; La Habana: 1 ♀, Finca San Miguel, El Cangre (no specific coordinates), March 1976, L. R. Hernández leg., not examined ; Villa Clara Province: 3 ♀, Caibarién, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-79.4444&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.5325" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -79.4444/lat 22.5325)">Punta Brava</a> (22.5325ºN, 79.4444ºW), March 1976, L.F. Armas &amp; J. Espinosa leg., not examined ; Sancti Spiritus Province: 1 ♀, Entronque Topes de Collantes, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-80.052&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.912" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -80.052/lat 21.912)">Las Villas</a> (21.9120ºN, 80.0520ºW), 15 December 1973, L.F. Armas &amp; L. R. Hernández leg., ACC/ IZ, not examined ; Matanzas Province: 1 ♀, Cuabales de Canasí (22.4833ºN, 80.8833ºW), 23 March 1972, L.F. Armas &amp; L. R. Hernández leg., ACC/ IZ, not examined; Limonar, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-81.1913&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.753" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -81.1913/lat 22.753)">Colorado</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-81.1913&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.753" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -81.1913/lat 22.753)">Loma Montecristi</a> (22.9793ºN, 80.7796ºW), March 1976, L. R. Hernández leg., MCZ-IZ 24725, examined; 1 ♀, 5 km al S de Jovellanos (22.7530ºN, 81.1913ºW), 21 February 1976, L.F. Armas leg., AMNH, not examined ; Santiago de Cuba Province: 1 ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.7073&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.9602" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.7073/lat 19.9602)">Oriente</a>, Siboney-Juticí Ecological Reserve, Cueva de Los Majáes (19.9602ºN, 75.7073ºW), December 1966, C. Fundara leg., ACC/ IZ, not examined ).</p><p>Note. The female of this species was identified by comparison with the examined paratype (MCZ-IZ 24725).Among our examined CarBio material, we found identical females from other localities, but associated with a different male. Thus, we consider the single male paratype from CUBA (Las Tunas Province, Oriente, Guayabal,Amando Rodríguez 20.6955ºN, 77.6092ºW, 1 October 1976, L. R. Hernández leg., deposited in ACC/ IZ) to be a misidentification and newly describe what we believe to be the true male of S. cubensis . Similarly, the specimen from Mexico that was recorded and redescribed by Brescovit &amp; Rheims (2001) was identified based on the original illustration of the Cuban male paratype and is also considered a misidentification. Although we were not able to examine the Cuban paratype, its illustrated palp appears very similar to that of S. noeli . Nevertheless, the correct identification of these specimens will require further study, including examination of the type material for confirmation.</p><p>Additional material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. La Altagracia Province: 1 ♀, Occidental, San Rafael, El morro E Ranger Station Monte Cristi, 19.8934ºN, 71.6534ºW, 178 mts., 23 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM785349, DR19 (NMNH); 1 ♀, Pedernales Province, Valle Nuevo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.26667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.68333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.26667/lat 19.68333)">Villa Elisa</a>, 19.68333ºN, 71.26667ºW, 210 mts. 23 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM784846, DR20 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784761 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784548 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 784798 (NMNH); La Vega Province: Valle Nuevo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-70.683&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.8221" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -70.683/lat 18.8221)">Villa Pajon</a>, 18.8221ºN, 70.6830ºW, 2136 mts., 25 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786974, DR21 (NMNH) . JAMAICA. Cornwall County: 1♀, Trelawney Parish, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.7189&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.3801" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.7189/lat 18.3801)">Dramalie Cave</a>, 18.3801ºN, 77.7189ºW,133mts., 12November 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00002339A, JA06 (NMNH) ; 5 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00006106A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00002531A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00002531A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Trelawney Parish, Harvey Cave 1, 18.30404ºN, 77.57111, 509 mts., 13 November 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00003404A, JA08-1 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003394A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003416A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00002924A (NMNH); 4 ♀, 6 juvs., Trelawney Parish, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.57054&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.30451" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.57054/lat 18.30451)">Harvey Cave</a> 2, 18.30451ºN, 77.57054ºW, 506 mts., 13 November 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00006229A, JA08-2 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003533A (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003425A (NMNH); Middlesex County: 1 ♀, Clarendon Parish, Jackson’s Bay-1 st <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.22472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.73761" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.22472/lat 17.73761)">Cave</a>, 17.73761ºN. 77.22472ºW, 29 mts., 26 November 2013, Team carBio leg., CarBio 00003522A, JA20 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003818A (NMNH); 3 ♀, 4 juvs., same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00006209A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003835A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003984A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Saint Catherine Parish, Windsor Cave, 18.35130ºN, 77.64752ºW, 170 mts., 11 November 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00003781A, JA03 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003444A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00003803A (NMNH); 2 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio 00006253A (NMNH); Surrey County: 5 ♀, Saint Thomas Parish, Blue Mountains- Whitefield Hall, 18.04833ºN, 76.61813ºW, 1266 mts., 14 November 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00006197A, JA10-1 (NMNH) . PUERTO RICO. Río Grande Municipality: 1 ♀, El Yunque National Forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.8199&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.32168" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.8199/lat 18.32168)">El Verde</a>, 18.32168ºN, 65.81990ºW, 323 mts., 21–25 May 2012, Team CarBio leg. USNM782666, PR001 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM786627 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM785229 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784618 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783145 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM786859 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784369 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782692 (NMNH); Mayagüez Municipality: 1 ♀, Isla de Mona and <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-67.90091&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.08917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -67.90091/lat 18.08917)">Islote Monito Barrio</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-67.90091&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.08917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -67.90091/lat 18.08917)">Mona Nature Reserve</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-67.90091&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.08917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -67.90091/lat 18.08917)">Bajura de Cerezal</a>, 18.08917ºN, 67.90091ºW, 53 mts., 21–25 May 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM783110 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783136 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783120 (NMNH) .</p><p>Diagnosis. Males of S. cubensis resemble those of S. joniae sp. nov. (Figs 71–74, 97–98), S. mingusi sp. nov. (Figs 87–90, 100–101), S. noeli (Alayón, 1992: fig. 3), S. reinhardti sp. nov. (110–113, 128–129) and S. robertoi (Alayón, 1977: fig. 2C) by the palp with a pirifom bulb and a slender, tapering embolus. They are distinguished from the latter species by the embolus being one third the length of the bulb and slightly curved prodorsally (Figs 16–18, 61–62) (vs. half the length in the other species). Females resemble those of S. coltrainei (Figs 12, 13, 36), S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. (Figs 59, 60, 99), and S. joniae sp. nov. (Figs 77, 78, 95, 96) by the vulva with S-shaped IS. They are distinguished from those of the S. coltrainei sp. nov. and S. joniae sp. nov. by the PS being twisted and coiled (Figs 22, 26, 30, 63–70) (vs. simple and untwisted PS in the later species) and from S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. by the IS and OS being the same width throughout (Figs 22, 26, 30, 63–70) (vs. IS widened at the base and OS distally rounded in S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov.).</p><p>Description. Male (USNM782692): prosoma pale yellow with dark brown longitudinal markings and gray markings along the edges; chelicerae pale yellow with golden outlines; pedipalps pale golden yellow with brown markings; legs pale yellow with a golden patella and abundant brown markings; labium grayish brown; endites pale yellow with gray outlines and spots; sternum pale yellow covered with gray markings; opisthosoma pale yellow with longitudinal brown markings and sparse gray dots on the dorsal habitus (Figs 14, 15). Measurements: total length 5.5; prosoma: 2.7 long, 2.0 wide; sternum: 1.4 long, 0.9 wide; labium: 0.5 long, 0.4 wide; opisthosoma: 2.7 long, 1.7 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.16, ALE 0.175, PLE 0.13; legs: I: 17.95 (4.7, 0.7, 5.25, 6.25, 1.05); II: 13.05 (3.3, 0.7, 3.75, 4.5, 0.9); III: 8.75 (2.6, 0.6, 2.0, 2.8, 0.75); IV: − (2.5, 0.7, 3.8, 4.0, absent). Palp: cymbium stout, shorter than the length of the bulb and embolus, with two strong, distal spines (Figs 16–18, 61, 62). Palp measurements: tibia 0.56; cymbium 0.57; bulb 0.65.</p><p>Redescription. Female (USNM786974): prosoma pale brown with dark brown markings; chelicerae gray with brown margins; legs pale yellow; labium dark brown; endites dark brown with lighter base; sternum dark brown with golden markings; opisthosoma gray with scattered brown markings (Figs 19, 20). Measurements: total length 5.9; prosoma: 2.8 long, 2.3 wide; sternum: 1.4 long, 1.0 wide; labium: 0.35 long, 0.4 wide; opisthosoma: 3.1 long, 2.4 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.15, ALE 0.15, PLE 0.15; legs: I: 13.45 (3.0, 0.7, 4.0, 4.75, 1.0); II: − (3.0, 0.7, 3.1, 2.9, absent); III: − (2.6, 0.5, 1.8, 2.5, absent); IV: 10.3 (2.75, 0.6, 3.1, 3.1, 0.75). Female genitalia: positioning ridges hood-shaped, posteriad, separated from each other by three times their width; fovea short, below positioning ridges (Fig. 21). Vulva: IS slightly longer than OS; OS roughly straight, two times longer than wide, covered with large pores; PS convoluted (Fig. 22).</p><p>Variation. Males (n=3): total length 5.2–5.3; prosoma length 2.5–2.7; femur I length 4.7–7.0. Females (n=10): total length 4.6–5.5; prosoma length 2.3–2.7; femur I length 2.7–3.9. Females may also have golden coloration with abundant brown markings (Figs 23, 24) or yellowish-gray coloration with dark brown markings (Figs 27, 28). Female genitalia can have protruded rounded positioning ridges, separated from each other by approximately three times their width (Figs 25, 26), or positioning ridges boomerang-shaped, postero-laterad and separated from each other by about 1.3 times their length (Figs 29, 30). Vulva shows very little variation (Figs 63–70).</p><p>Distribution. Previously know from Cuba (Alayón 1977), newly recorded here from Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Puerto Rico (Fig. 135).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F658395CDCA1F6C3FDA1FBAF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F655395CDCA1F6E7FBF1F891.text	03DC8794F655395CDCA1F6E7FBF1F891.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes darlingtoni Alayon 1977	<div><p>Scytodes darlingtoni Alayón, 1977</p><p>Figs 39, 40, 42–44, 135</p><p>Scytodes darlingtoni Alayón, 1977:17, figs 6A, B (Holotype ♀, CUBA: Santiago de Cuba: Oriente, Sierra Maestra, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.8333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.9833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.8333/lat 19.9833)">Pico Turquino</a> (19.9833ºN, 76.8333ºW), 16–17 June 1936, P.J. Darlington leg, MCZ-IZ 21002, examined).</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. darlingtoni resemble those of S. reinhardti sp. nov. (Figs 116, 117, 130–132) by the strongly convoluted IS. They are distinguished from the latter species by the OS with two short rounded branches and PS strongly convoluted (Figs 40, 44) (vs. OS single branched and PS simple, roughly straight in S. reinhardti sp. nov.). Males are unknown.</p><p>Redescription. Female (MCZ-IZ 21002, holotype): prosoma dark brown with slightly lighter markings; chelicerae golden brown; labium dark brown; endites golden brown; sternum brown with dark brown smudges on each side (Figs 42, 43); opisthosoma too damaged to be assessed. Measurements: prosoma: 2.5 long; 1.9 wide; sternum: 1.2 long, 1.0 wide; labium 0.4 long, 0.32 wide; opisthosoma: damaged; eye diameters: PME 0.17, ALE 0.16, PLE 0.17; legs (1243): I: 9.5 (2.5, 0.5, 2.6, 3.0, 0.9); II: 8.0 (2.2, 0.5, 2.1, 2.4, 0.8); III: 5.8 (1.7, 0.4, 1.4, 1.6, 0.7); IV: 7.7 (2.1, 0.5, 2.2, 2.1, 0.8). Female genitalia: positioning ridges curved, separated from each other by approximately three times the width of their fovea; fovea postero-laterad (Fig. 39). Vulva: IS the same width throughout; OS short with rounded tips; PS curving mediad and then laterad (Fig. 44).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality, in Pico Turquino, Cuba (Fig. 135).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F655395CDCA1F6E7FBF1F891	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F656395ADCA1F1B5FCF3FA6B.text	03DC8794F656395ADCA1F1B5FCF3FA6B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes fusca Walckenaer 1837	<div><p>Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837</p><p>Figs 37, 38, 45–52, 138</p><p>Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837: 272 (Syntypes ♂, ♀, FRENCH GUIANA: Guyane Region: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-52.3333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.9333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -52.3333/lat 4.9333)">Cayenne</a> (4.9333ºN, 52.3333ºW), MNHN, lost, not examined).</p><p>Note. For complete synonymic list, see World Spider Catalog (2025).</p><p>Additional material examined. CUBA: Piñar del Río Province: 1 ♀, Sierra de los Órganos, Viñales, Viñales National Park, 22.6536ºN, 83.6997ºW, 150 mts., 19–21 April 2012, Team CarBio leg. USNM 783293, CU26 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same locality data as for previous specimen, 22.6210ºN, 83.7383ºW, 130 mts., 18 April 2012, USNM 784387 (NMNH); Camagüey Province: 1 ♂, Camagüey, Cubitas, Sierra de Cubitas, 21.5916ºN, 77.7882ºW, 100 mts., 11 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 784815 (NMNH); Guantánamo Province: 1 ♂, Baracoa, outside Alejandro Humboldt National Park, in hotel, 20.3575ºN, 74.2051ºW, 25 mts., 3 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 784640, CU13 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 787893 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 784545 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 787888 (NMNH); 1 ♂, Alejandro Humboldt National Park, El Yunque, 20.3273ºN, 74.5932ºW, 530 mts., 6–7 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 785018 (NMNH); Granma Province: 1 ♀, Bartolomé Masó, Turquino National Park, 20.0526ºN, 76.5030ºW, 1154 mts., 24–25 March 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 787932, CU01 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 787748 (NMNH); Santiago de Cuba Province: 1 ♂, Santiago de Cuba, Siera Maestra, Gran Piedra, 20.0117ºN, 75.3848ºW, 1130 mts., 3 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 787776, CU10 (NMNH). DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Pedernales Province: 1 ♀, Valle Nuevo, Villa Elisa, 19.6833ºN, 71.2667ºW, 210 mts., 23 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 785068, DR020 (NMNH); La Altagracia Province: 1 ♀, Occidental, San Rafael, Outreach 360 Monti Cristi, 19.7890ºN, 70.7170ºW, 40 mts., 22 June 2012, USNM 784922, DR017 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 784498 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same locality as for previous specimen, Loma Quita Espuela Hotel, 19.3550ºN, 70.1110ºW, 200 mts., 15 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 784951, DR010 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same locality as for previous specimen, Parque Nacional los Haitises, Sendero de Bosque Humide, 19.0670ºN, 69.4636ºW, 29 mts., 10 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 785698, DR005 (NMNH); 1 ♀, 2 juvs., same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♀, same locality as for previous specimen, Parque Nacional del Este, 18.3555ºN, 68.6183ºW, 46 mts., 7 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 783142, DR003 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782340 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 785470 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same locality as for previous specimen, beach trail to Cueva del Puente, 18.3290ºN, 68.8100ºW, 5 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 784483, DR001 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 784473 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 784971 (NMNH); Independencia Province: 1 ♀, Rabo de Gato Camp, 18.3170ºN, 71.5750ºW, 412 mts., 4 July 2012, Team CarBio leg. USNM 782790, DR035 (NMNH). PUERTO RICO: Arecibo Municipality: 1 ♂, Cambalache, 18.4525ºN, 66.5972ºW, 40 mts., 24–26 July 2011, Team CarBio leg., USNM 782160, PR016 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782109 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782210 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782252 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782125 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782282 (NMNH); 4 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♂, Mata de Plátano, 18.4143ºN, 66.7287ºW, 159 mts., no date, Team CarBio leg., USNM 782033, PR012 (NMNH); Corozal Municipality: 1 ♀, Cueva Corozal, 18.3512ºN, 66.3325ºW, 120 mts., 27–29 July 2011, USNM 782134, PR022 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 783141 (NMNH); Río Grande Municipality: 1 ♂, El Yunque National Forest, El Verde, 18.3216ºN, 65.8199ºW, 323 mts., 21–25 May 2012, Team CarBio leg. USNM 786817, PR001 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 783109 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786932 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782283 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786797 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 784692 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786868 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786911 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00004752A (NMNH); 2 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); Mayagëz Municipality: 1 ♂, Isla de Mona &amp; Islote Monito Barrio, Bosque Casuarina, 18.0858ºN, 67.9424ºW, 6 mts., 21–25 May 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 783134 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 783121 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 783124 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 783127 (NMNH); Guánica Municipality: 1 ♂, Carenero Barrio, Ranger Station, Guánica Dry Forest, 17.9538ºN, 66.8492ºW, 154 mts., 19–22 July 2011, Team CarBio leg., USNM 782075, PR009 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782053 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782083 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782040 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 392868 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782006 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 392696 (NMNH); Maunabo Municipality: 1 ♀, Reserva Punta Tuna, 17.9883ºN, 65.8849ºW, 13 mts., 22 July 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 785389, PR027 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection locality as for previous specimen, USNM 785357, PR028 (NMNH); SAINT MARTIN: 1 ♀, Cave Saint Martin, 18.0633ºN, 63.1371ºW, 20 mts., 17 January 2013, Team CarBio leg., USNM 788017, CarBio004 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 788097 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 788045 (NMNH); BONAIRE, SAINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA: Saba: 1 ♂, Lower Hell’s Gate, Sulfur Mine, 17.6444ºN, 63.2310ºW, 255 mts., 4 February 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001416A, CarBio011 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001535A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001487A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001349A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001500A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001376A (NMNH); Saint Eustatius: 1 ♀, The Quill, trail to Quill, 17.4763ºN, 62.9747ºW, 140 mts., 31 April–4 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001530A, CarBio014 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001546A (NMNH); 1 ♀, The Quill, The Quill, 17.4763ºN, 62.9747ºW, 215 mts., 31 April–4 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001558A, CarBio016 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001579A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001454A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001549A (NMNH); DOMINICA: Saint Peter Parish: 1 ♂, Fort Shirley, secondary dry forest, 15.5836ºN, 61.4727ºW, 40 mts., 20 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001981A, CarBio055 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002119A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Gran Savanne Road, 15.4986ºN, 61.4654ºW, 25 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001831A, CarBio062 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002094A (NMNH); Saint David Parish: 1 ♂, Rodney’s Rock, 15.3802ºN, 61.4118ºW, 80 mts., 20 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002021A, CarBio056 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002417A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002037A (NMNH); Saint George Parish: 1 ♀, Middleham Falls trail, 15.3406ºN, 61.3335ºW, 560 mts., 23 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001978A, CarBio059 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002005A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002340A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001968A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Roseau Botanical Garden, 15.2962ºN, 61.3828ºW, 20 mts., 19 April 2013, CarBio Team leg., CarBio00001991A, CarBio053 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001601A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001979A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001856A (NMNH); MARTINIQUE: Arrondissement di Le Marin: 1 ♀, Cap de Macre, 14.4742ºN, 60.8146ºW, 11 mts., 18 March 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00000506A, CarBio037 (NMNH); Arrondissement di St. Pierre: 1 ♂, Precheur, Grand River trail, 14.8392ºN, 61.2174ºW, 52 mts. 22 March 2013, Team CarBio leg. CarBio00000330A, CarBio042 (NMNH); SAINT LUCIA: Praslin Quarter: 1 ♀, Igneus “cave”, 13.8668ºN, 60.9176ºW, 75 mts., 11 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001803A, CarBio050 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001810A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001819A (NMNH); BARBADOS: Saint Thomas Parish: 1 ♀, Jack in the Box Gully, 13.1725ºN, 59.5825ºW, 208 mts., 28 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., CarBio001 (NMNH); Christ Church Parish: 1 ♀, Chancery Lane, Long Beach, 13.0696ºN, 59.5771ºW, 22 mts., 3 November 2013, Team CarBio leg, Barbados003 (NMNH); SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: Saint George Parish: 1 ♀, Diamond, Kings Hill Forest Reserve, 13.1447ºN, 61.1655ºW, 80 mts., 31 April–4 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001878, CarBio074 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001918A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001883A (NMNH); Grenadines Parish: 1 ♀, Bequia, Moon’s Hole, 12.9918ºN, 61.2739ºW, 20 mts., 31 April–4 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002234A, CarBio077 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001931A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Union Island, 12.6029ºN, 61.4431ºW, 8 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001957A, CarBio079 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002256A (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002136A (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002287A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Union Island, 12.5144ºN, 61.4461ºW, 100 mts., 10 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002272A, CarBio080 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002217A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002219A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Union Island, 12.4817ºN, 61.4480ºW, 135 mts., 11 May 2013, Team CarBio leg. (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002556A (NMNH).</p><p>Diagnosis and description. See Brescovit &amp; Rheims 2000: 323, figs 5–8.</p><p>Distribution. Pantropical, synanthropic. From the CarBio material, this species was recorded from Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Fig. 138).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F656395ADCA1F1B5FCF3FA6B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F6533944DCA1F7A3FB90FDCB.text	03DC8794F6533944DCA1F7A3FB90FDCB.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes harrisoni Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes harrisoni sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 41, 53–56, 136</p><p>Type material: Holotype: ♀, SAINT MARTIN: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-63.0577&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.0777" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -63.0577/lat 18.0777)">Private Nature Reserve</a>, 18.0777ºN, 63.0577ºW, 142 mts., 17 January 2013, CarBio Team leg., CarBio 00001055A (NMNH) . Paratype: SAINT MARTIN: 1 ♀, same collection data as for holotype, USNM788063 (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a patronym honoring the late British musician George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001), best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. He was also recognized for his contributions to music as a solo artist and for his interest in Indian culture and spirituality.</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. harrisoni sp. nov. resemble those of S. mingusi sp. nov. (Figs 93, 94, 102–105) in having a vulva with short and straight IS. They differ from the latter species by having the genitalia with triangular positioning ridges, only slightly wider than long (Fig. 55) (vs. sickle-shaped and more than four times wider than long in S. mingusi sp. nov.) and by the IS very slightly longer than OS and PS with a widened round tip (Figs 41, 56) (vs. IS almost twice as long as OS and PS with the same width throughout in S. mingusi sp. nov.). Males are unknown.</p><p>Description. Female (CarBio00001055A, holotype): prosoma dark brown with golden brown markings; chelicerae gray with brown outlines; legs golden yellow with brown markings; labium golden brown; endites golden brown with a lighter base; sternum brown with golden markings; opisthosoma gray with brown markings (Figs 53, 54). Measurements: total length 5.4; prosoma: 2.6 long, 2.2 wide; sternum: 1.2 long, 1.0 wide; labium: 0.3 long, 0.4 wide; opisthosoma: 2.7 long, 2.1 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.18; ALE 0.17; PLE 0.18; legs (1423): I: 14.8 (4.1, 0.7, 4.1, 5.0, 0.9); II: 10.4 (3.6, 0.6, 3.4, 3.7, 0.9); III: 7.1 (2.2, 0.5, 1.9, 1.9, 0.6); IV: 10.5 (3.1, 0.6, 3.0, 3.0, 0.8). Female genitalia: positioning ridges, postero-laterad, separated from each other by six times their width; fovea below positioning ridges (Fig. 55). Vulva: IS roughly four times longer than wide; OS thumb-shaped, slightly longer than wide, with the same width throughout its entire length and distally rounded; PS with mediad (Figs 41, 56).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Variation. Females (n=2): prosoma length 2.6–2.8; femur I length 4.1–4.5.</p><p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Saint Martin (Fig. 136).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F6533944DCA1F7A3FB90FDCB	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F64D3944DCA1F0C3FB42FA13.text	03DC8794F64D3944DCA1F0C3FB42FA13.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes jimmorrisoni Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes jimmorrisoni sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 57–60, 99, 136</p><p>Type material. Holotype: ♀, PUERTO RICO: Guárnica Municipality: Carenero Barrio, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.849&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=17.954" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.849/lat 17.954)">Punta Ballenas</a>, Guánica dry forest, 17.9540ºN, 66.8490ºW, 6 mts., 19–22 July 2011, Team CarBio leg., USNM392951 , PR008 (NMNH). Paratype: 1 ♀, same collection data as for holotype, USNM392870 (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a patronym honoring the late musician and poet Jim Morrison (8 December 1943 – 3 July 1971), lead singer of the American rock band The Doors, known for his distinctive voice, lyrical writing, and influence on rock music and counterculture.</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. resemble those of S. coltrainei sp. nov. (12, 13, 36), S. cubensis (Figs. 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 63–70), and S. joniae sp. nov. (Figs 77, 78, 95, 96) by the vulva with S-shaped IS. They are distinguished from the latter species by the IS with a widened base and OS laterad (Figs 60, 99) (vs. IS with the same width throughout and OS antero-laterad to anteriad in the other species). Males are unknown.</p><p>Description (USNM392951, holotype): prosoma very dark brown, with few pale brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow, legs pale brown with dark brown markings; labium dark brown; endites dark brown; sternum dark brown with pale brown markings; opisthosoma grayish-brown with dark brown linear markings (Figs 57, 58). Total length 3.5; prosoma: 1.8 long, 1.4 wide; sternum: 0.95 long, 0.71 wide; labium: 0.24 long, 0.27 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.11, ALE 0.12, PLE 0.12; legs: I: 6.0 (1.2, 0.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.1); II: - (1.5, 0.4, rest of leg absent); III: 3.5 (1.0, 0.3, 0.8, 0.9, 0.5); IV: 4.5 (1.3, 0.3, 1.2, 1.2, 0.5). Female genitalia: positioning ridges triangular, slightly more than twice as wide as long, separated from each other by three times their width (Fig. 59); vulva: IS roughly four times longer than OS; OS slightly longer than wide, covered with large pores; PS with medial loop and round tip (Figs 60, 99).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Variation. Females (n = 2): total length 3.5–3.6; prosoma length 1.5–1.6.</p><p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Punta Ballenas, Puerto Rico (Fig. 136).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F64D3944DCA1F0C3FB42FA13	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F64D3945DCA1F47BFB3CFAA2.text	03DC8794F64D3945DCA1F47BFB3CFAA2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes joniae Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes joniae sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 71–78, 95–98, 136</p><p>Type material. Holotype: ♂, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia Province: Occidental, San Rafael de Yuma, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-69.46355&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.07796" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -69.46355/lat 19.07796)">Cueva de Linea</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-69.46355&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.07796" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -69.46355/lat 19.07796)">Parque Nacional</a> los <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-69.46355&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.07796" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -69.46355/lat 19.07796)">Haitises</a>, 19.07796ºN, 69.46355ºW, 7 mts., 12 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM782341, DR008 (NMNH) . Paratypes: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: La Altagracia Province: 1 ♀, same collection data as for holotype, USNM785538 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection locality as for previous specimen, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-69.465&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=19.08" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -69.465/lat 19.08)">Cueva La Arena</a>, 19.0800ºN, 69.4650ºW, 17 mts., 12 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM782490 , DR007 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM785252 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM782496 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784365 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM785799 (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a matronym honoring the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, known for her influential work in folk, jazz, and pop music, and for her complex compositions and poetic lyrics.</p><p>Diagnosis. Males of S. joniae sp. nov. resemble those of S. cubensis (Figs 16–18, 61, 62), S. mingusi sp. nov. (Figs 89, 90, 100, 101), S. noeli (Alayón, 1992: fig. 3), S. reinhardti sp. nov. (Figs 112, 113, 128, 129) and S. robertoi (Alayón, 1977: fig. 2C) by the palp with a piriform bulb and a slender, tapering embolus. They are distinguished from S. robertoi by the bulb with a median constriction (vs. lacking in S. robertoi); from S. mingusi sp. nov. by the filiform embolus (vs. thicker at base in S. mingusi sp. nov.); from S. noeli by the straight embolus (vs. curved in S. noeli); and from S. reinhardti sp. nov. by the shorter cymbium, roughly 1.5 times tibia length, and bulb, roughly as long as embolus (vs. cymbium with more than 1.8 times tibia length and bulb 1.6 times longer than embolus in S. reinhardti sp. nov.). Females resemble those of S. coltrainei sp. nov. (Figs 12, 13, 36), S. cubensis (Figs 21, 22, 63–70), and S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. (Figs 59, 60, 99) by the vulva with S-shaped IS. They are distinguished from S. coltrainei sp. nov. by the shorter IS, approximately three times longer than the OS (Figs 78, 95, 96) (vs. more than four times longer in S. coltrainei sp. nov.); from S. cubensis by the PS simple and untwisted (vs. twisted and coiled in S. cubensis); and from S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov. by the IS with the same with throughout its entire length (vs. widened at base in S. jimmorrisoni sp. nov.).</p><p>Description. Male (USNM782341, holotype): prosoma pale golden yellow with brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow; legs pale yellow with brown markings; labium grayish brown; endites pale yellow with brown outlines; sternum pale yellow with brown dotted markings; opisthosoma grayish yellow with scattered brown markings (Figs 71, 72). Total length 3.8; prosoma: 2.0 long, 1.6 wide; sternum: 1.1 long, 0.8 wide; labium: 0.22 long, 0.25 wide; opisthosoma: 1.7 long, 1.3 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.15, ALE.014, PLE 0.13; legs: I – (3.8, rest of leg absent); all other legs absent. Palp: cymbium with two apical spines; embolus long and filiform, slightly curving at tip (Figs 73, 74, 97, 98). Measurements: tibia 0.39; cymbium 0.67; bulb 0.68.</p><p>Female (paratype, USNM785252): prosoma golden brown, with dark brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow with brown margins; legs golden yellow with brown ring-marks; labium dark brown with two oval-shaped paleyellow spots; endites dark brown with golden yellow bases; sternum golden yellow covered with brown markings; opisthosoma grayish yellow with scattered brown markings (Figs 75, 76). Measurements: total length 6.3; prosoma: 2.4 long, 1.9 wide; sternum: 1.1 long, 0.9 wide; labium: 0.28 long, 0.3 wide; opisthosoma: 3.9 long, 2.0 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.11, ALE 0.11, PLE 0.10; legs: I: 9.6 (3.0, 0.5, 3.0, 2.15, 0.95); II: − (2.3, 0.5, 2.25, 2.2, absent); III: 5.85 (1.6, 0.5, 1.55, 1.5, 0.7); IV: 8.1 (2.3, 0.5, 2.25, 2.3, 0.75). Female genitalia: positioning ridges postero-laterad, hood-like, four times wider than long, separated from each other by twice their width (Fig. 77). Vulva: IS slightly widened at tip; OS roughly five times longer than wide, with the same width throughout its length and apically rounded; antero-laterad; PS with mediad loop (Fig. 78).</p><p>Variation. Females (n=6): total length 4.8–6.3; prosoma length 2.3–2.6; femur I length 2.9–3.0.</p><p>Distribution. Known from Parque Nacional los Haitises, Dominican Republic (Fig. 136).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F64D3945DCA1F47BFB3CFAA2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F64C3946DCA1F7EBFE1FF887.text	03DC8794F64C3946DCA1F7EBFE1FF887.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes longipes Lucas 1844	<div><p>Scytodes longipes Lucas, 1844</p><p>Figs 79–86, 126, 138.</p><p>Scytodes longipes Lucas, 1844: 72 (holotype ♂, MEXICO: no specific locality, MNHN, lost, not examined).</p><p>Note. For complete synonymic list, see World Spider Catalog (2025).</p><p>Additional material examined. CUBA: Piñar del Río Province: 1 ♀, Sierra de Los Órganos, Viñales National Park, Viñales, 22.6536ºN, 83.6997ºW, 150 mts., 19–21 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 783294, CU26 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same locality as for previous specimen, 22.6210ºN, 83.7383ºW, 130 mts., 18 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 787538, CU26 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 785232 (NMNH); Camagüey Province: 1 ♂, Camagüey, Sierra de Cubitas, Cubitas, 21.5916ºN, 77.7882ºW, 100 mts., 11 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 784980, CU20 (NMNH); PUERTO RICO: Ciales Municipality: 1 ♀, Guayanilla, Cueva Vientos, 18.3290ºN, 66.5238ºW, 274 mts., 10 February 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 786726, Caves003 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786759 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786724 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786728 (NMNH); 6 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786725 (NMNH); Río Grande Municipality: 1 ♀, El Yunque National Forest, El Verde, 18.3216ºN, 65.8199ºW, 323 mts., 21–25 May 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 786772, PR001 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 786790 (NMNH); Guánica Municipality: 1 ♀, Carenero Barrio, Ranger Station, Guánica dry forest, 17.9538ºN, 66.8492ºW, 154 mts., 19–22 July 2011, Team CarBio leg., USNM 782064, PR009 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 392669 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782071 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782021 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782007 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782055 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782081 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782028 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 782029 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Independencia Province: 1 ♀, Rabo de Gato camp, 18.3170ºN, 71.5750ºW, 412 mts., 4 July 2012, Tea CarBio leg., USNM 782842, DR035 (NMNH); 3 ♀, 5 juvs., same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♀, Rabo de Gato Lagoon, 18.3170ºN, 71.5750ºW, 412 mts., 4 July 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM 787183, DR036 (NMNH); JAMAICA: Cornwall County: 1 ♀, Trelawney Parish, Carambie Cave, 18.3065ºN, 77.5630ºW, 547 mts., 13 November 2013, Team CarBio leg. CarBio00003128A, JA07 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00003130A (NMNH); SAINT MARTIN: 1 ♀, Cave Saint Martin, 18.0633ºN, 63.1371ºW, 20 mts., 17 January 2013, Team CarBio leg., USNM 788040 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM 788080 (NMNH); SAINT KITTS &amp; NEVIS: Saint Kitts: 1 ♀, Trinity Palmeto Point Parish, Bat Cave, 17.3131ºN, 62.7807ºW, 161 mts., 16 February 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001748A, CarBio019 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001750A (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001700A (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001742A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001588A (NMNH); DOMINICA: Saint Peter Parish: 1 ♀, Grand Savanne Road, 15.4986ºN, 61.4654ºW, 40 mts., 25 April 2103, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001969, CarBio062 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002195A (NMNH); Saint David Parish: 1 ♀, Rodney’s Rock, 15.3802ºN, 61.4118ºW, 80 mts., 20 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002041A, CarBio056 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002155A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002071A (NMNH); 2 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); Saint George Parish: 1 ♀, Roseau Botanical Garden, 15.2962ºN, 61.3828ºW, 20 mts., 19 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001696, CarBio053 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001845A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001685A (NMNH); MARTINIQUE: Arrondissement di Saint Pierre: 1 ♀, Precheur, Grand River trail, 14.8392ºN, 61.2174ºW, 52 mts., 22 March 2013, Team CarBio leg. CarBio00000331A (NMNH); SAINT LUCIA: Praslin Quartier: 1 ♀, Igneus “cave”, 13.8668ºN, 60.9176ºW, 75 mts., 11 April 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001808A, CarBio050 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001825A (NMNH); SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: Saint George Parish: 1 ♀, Diamond, Kings Hill Forest Reserve, 13.1447ºN, 61.1655ºW, 80 mts., 31 April–4 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00001924A, CarBio077 (NMNH); Grenadines Parish: 1 ♀, Bequia, Moon’s Hole, 12.9918ºN, 61.2739ºW, 20 mts., 31 April–4 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002043A, CarBio077 (NMNH); 1 ♂, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002215A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001906A (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00002055A; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, CarBio00001950A (NMNH); 1 ♀, Union Island, 12.6029ºN, 614431ºW, 8 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002274, CarBio079 (NMNH); 1 ♀, Union Island, 12.5144ºN, 61.4461ºW, 10 May 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio00002116A, CarBio080 (NMNH).</p><p>Diagnosis and description. See Brescovit &amp; Rheims 2000: 320, figs 1–4, 9, 10.</p><p>Distribution. From the CarBio material, this species was recorded from Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Martin, Saint Kitts &amp; Nevis, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Fig. 138).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F64C3946DCA1F7EBFE1FF887	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F64B3942DCA1F2DAFAFDF84F.text	03DC8794F64B3942DCA1F2DAFAFDF84F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes mingusi Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes mingusi sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 87–94, 100–105, 136.</p><p>Type material: Holotype: ♂, PUERTO RICO: Río Grande Municipality: El Yunque National Forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.775&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.309" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.775/lat 18.309)">Cueva Mantilla</a>, 18.3090ºN, 65.7750ºW, 512 mts., 9 September 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM783525, PR031 (NMNH) . Paratypes: PUERTO RICO: Río Grande Municipality: 1 ♀, same collection data as for holotype, USNM783519 (NMNH); Arecibo Municipality: 1 ♀, Río Abajo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.707&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.707/lat 18.334)">Cueva Maria Soto</a>, 18.3340ºN, 66.7070ºW, 307 mts., 18 March 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786789 , Caves 005 (NMNH) ; Ciales Municipality: 1 ♀, Guayanilla, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.524&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.329" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.524/lat 18.329)">Cueva Vientos</a>, 18.3290ºN, 66.5240ºW, 274 mts., 10 February 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786645 , Caves 003 (NMNH) ; Camuy Municipality: 1 ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.832&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.419" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.832/lat 18.419)">Cueva Agrobel</a>, 18.4190ºN, 66.8320ºW, 186 mts., 23 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786689 , PR035 (NMNH).</p><p>Additional material examined. PUERTO RICO: Río Grande Municipality: 1 ♀, El Yunque National Forest, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.775&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.309" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.775/lat 18.309)">Cueva Mantilla</a>, 18.3090ºN, 65.7750ºW, 512 mts., 9 September 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM783519 , PR031 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783518 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783527 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM783526 (NMNH); 2 ♀, 5 juvs., same collection data as for previous specimen (NMNH); Ciales Municipality: 1 ♀, Guayanilla, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.524&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.329" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.524/lat 18.329)">Cueva Vientos</a>, 18.3290ºN, 66.5240ºW, 274 mts., 10 February 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786646 , Caves 003 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM786649 (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a patronym honoring the late American jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus (22 April 1922 – 5 January 1979), known for his innovative contributions to modern jazz, blending elements of gospel, classical, and free jazz, and for his role as a bandleader and advocate for creative expression.</p><p>Diagnosis. Males of S. mingusi sp. nov. resemble those S. cubensis (Figs 16–18, 61, 62), S. joniae sp. nov. (Figs 73, 74, 97, 98), S. noeli (Alayón, 1992: fig. 3), S. reinhardti sp. nov. (Figs 112, 113, 128, 129) and S. robertoi (Alayón, 1977: fig. 2C) by the palp with a piriform bulb and a slender, tapering embolus. They are distinguished from the latter species by the embolus thicker at base and filiform at tip (Figs 89, 90, 100, 101) (vs. embolus filiform throughout in the other species). Females of S. mingusi sp. nov. resemble those of S. harrisoni sp. nov. (41, 55, 56) in having a vulva with short and straight IS. They differ from the latter species by having the genitalia with triangular positioning ridges, only slightly wider than long (Fig. 93) (vs. sickle-shaped and more than four times wider than long in S. harrisoni sp. nov.) and by the PS with a median coil and a widened rounded tip (Figs 94, 102–105) (vs. PS straight and with the same width throughout in S. harrisoni sp. nov.).</p><p>Description. Male (USNM783525, holotype): prosoma golden yellow with dark brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow with reddish-brown outlines; legs pale yellow with dark brown markings along the articulations; labium dark brown with two pale oval-shaped markings; endites pale yellow with dark brown markings covering the surface; sternum pale yellow with abundant dark brown markings along the edges; opisthosoma grayish-yellow with rippled brown markings (Figs 87, 88). Measurements: total length 4.4; prosoma: 2.3 long, 2.0 wide; sternum: 1.2 long, 0.9 wide; labium 0.4 long, 0.3 wide; opisthosoma: 2.0 long, 1.4 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.17; ALE 0.17; PLE 0.17; legs I: - (-, 0.6, 5.8, rest of leg absent); II: 13.8 (4.3, 0.6, 3.7, 4.4, 0.8); III: leg absent; IV: leg absent. Palp: cymbium with two apical spines, bulb with a median constriction and one near the embolus; embolus slightly shorter than bulb (Figs 89, 90, 100, 101). Palp measurements: tibia 0.45, cymbium 0.78, bulb 0.67.</p><p>Female (paratype, USNM786645): prosoma pale golden yellow, with scattered brown markings and some along the edges; chelicerae pale yellow with brownish-golden outlines; legs pale yellow with plentiful brown markings; labium pale yellow with few brown markings; endites pale yellow with grayish-brown outlines; sternum pale golden yellow with abundant brown markings; opisthosoma grayish-yellow with scattered brown dots (Figs 91, 92). Measurements: Total length 5.4; prosoma: 3.0 long; 2.6 wide; sternum: 1.6 long; 1.2 wide; labium: 0.3 long; 0.4 wide; opisthosoma: 2.4 long; 1.7 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.15; ALE 0.15; PLE 0.15; legs (1243): I: − (5.2, 0.7, 5.6, 5.3, absent); II: 16.7 (5.0; 0.7; 5.0; 5.1; 0.9); III: 10.6 (3.2, 0.7, 2.7, 3.2, 0.8); IV: 13.8 (4.5, 0.7, 3.5, 4.1, 1.0). Female genitalia: positioning ridges separated from each other by almost ten times their width; fovea short, postero-laterad (Fig. 93). Vulva: IS anteriad; OS slightly wider than long, distally rounded and covered with large pores; PS, slightly longer than IS, straight, mediad (Fig. 94).</p><p>Variation. Females (n=10): total length 4.6−8.0; prosoma length 2.2−3.9; femur I length 3.5−5.2.</p><p>Distribution. Known from the municipalities of Ciales, Arecibo and Río Grande in Puerto Rico (Fig. 136).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F64B3942DCA1F2DAFAFDF84F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F644394DDCA1F2DAFB3EFC4E.text	03DC8794F644394DDCA1F2DAFB3EFC4E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes nicksae Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes nicksae sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 106–109, 127, 137</p><p>Type material: Holotype: ♀, JAMAICA: Surrey County: Portland Parish, Oatley <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-63.0577&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.0778" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -63.0577/lat 18.0778)">Mountain</a> Trail, 18.0778ºN, 63.0577ºW, 142 mts., 17 January 2013, Team Carbio leg., CarBio 00004491, JA12 (NMNH) . Paratype: 1 ♀, same collection data as for holotype, CarBio00004132A, JA12 (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a matronym honoring American singer and songwriter Stevie Nicks, known for her work as a solo artist and as a member of Fleetwood Mac, and recognized for her distinctive voice, lyrical style, and influence on rock music.</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. nicksae sp. nov. are distinguished from the remaining species by the IS shaped like the neck and head of a brontosaurus and OS with a slender stalk and round tip (Figs 109, 127). Males are unknown.</p><p>Description. Female (CarBio00004491, holotype): prosoma very dark brown with some pale brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow with brown outlines; legs pale brown with brown and dark brown markings covering the surface; labium dark brown with two paler oval-shaped markings; endites brown with dark brown spots covering the surface; sternum dark brown; opisthosoma dark brown with sparse pale markings (Figs 106, 107). Measurements: total length 7.1; prosoma: 3.1 long, 2.7 wide; sternum: 1.5 long, 1.1 wide; labium: 0.45 long, 0.50 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.20, ALE 0.19, PLE 0.20; legs (1243): I: 18.4 (5.2, 0.9, 5.2, 5.8, 1.3); II: 14.8 (4.2, 0.8, 4.0, 4.6, 1.2); III: 10.8 (3.2, 0.8, 2.7, 3.0, 1.1); IV: 14.1 (4.2, 0.8, 4.1, 3.8, 1.2). Female genitalia: positioning ridges shaped like a broken wish-bone, postero-laterad and separated from each other by slightly less than their length (Fig. 108). Vulva: IS twice as long as OS; PS longer than IS and convoluted (Figs 109, 127).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Variation. Females (n=2): total length: 7.1–7.3; prosoma length: 3.1–3.3; femur I length: 4.4–5.2.</p><p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Oatley Mountain, Jamaica (Fig. 137).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F644394DDCA1F2DAFB3EFC4E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F644394FDCA1F53EFA16FF0F.text	03DC8794F644394FDCA1F53EFA16FF0F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes reinhardti Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes reinhardti sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 110–117, 128–132, 137</p><p>Type material: Holotype: ♂, PUERTO RICO: Camuy Municipality: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.832&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.419" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.832/lat 18.419)">Cueva Agrobel</a>, 18.4190ºN, 66.8320ºW,</p><p>186 mts., 23 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786788, PR035 (NMNH); Paratypes: PUERTO RICO: Arecibo Municipality: 1 ♀, Mata de Plátano, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.726&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.414" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.726/lat 18.414)">Cave</a> 2, 18.4140ºN, 66.7260ºW, 118 mts., 24–26 July 2011, Team CarBio leg., USNM782173 , PR014 (NMNH); Morovis Municipality: 1 ♀, Cabachuelas, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.449&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.349" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.449/lat 18.349)">Cueva Gemelos</a>, 18.3490ºN, 66.4490ºW, 167 mts., 28 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM785170 , Caves 006 (NMNH); 1 ♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.343" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.45/lat 18.343)">Cueva Cangrejos</a>, 18.3430ºN, 66.4500ºW,28 230 mts., April 2012, Team Carbio leg., USNM784533 , Caves 008 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784746 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784562 (NMNH); Maunabo Municipality: 1 ♀, Guajonales, sector <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.106&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.334" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.106/lat 18.334)">Leon</a>, 18.3340ºN, 66.1060ºW, 202 mts., 21 July 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM785624 , PR026 (NMNH); Ciales Municipality: 1 ♀, Guayanilla, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.524&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.329" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.524/lat 18.329)">Cueva Vientos</a>, 18.3290ºN, 66.5240ºW, 274 mts., 27 May 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM786648 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM786791 (NMNH) .</p><p>Additional material examined. PUERTO RICO: Camuy Municipality: 1 ♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.832&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.419" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.832/lat 18.419)">Cueva Agrobel</a>, 18.4190ºN, 66.8320ºW, 186 mts., 23 June 2012, Team CarBio leg., USNM782392 , PR035 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM786780 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM786766 (NMNH); Arecibo Municipality: 1 ♀, Mata de Plátano, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.726&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.414" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.726/lat 18.414)">Cave</a> 2, 18.4140ºN, 66.7260ºW, 118 mts., 24–26 July 2011, Team CarBio leg., USNM782123 , PR014 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM782150 (NMNH); Morovis Municipality: 1 ♀, Cabachuelas, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.45&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=18.343" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.45/lat 18.343)">Cueva Cangrejos</a>, 18.3430ºN, 66.4500ºW,28 230 mts., April 2012, Team Carbio leg., USNM784582 , Caves 008 (NMNH) ; 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784648 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM785078 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784625 (NMNH); 1 ♀, same collection data as for previous specimen, USNM784560 (NMNH) .</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a patronym honoring the late Belgian Manouche guitarist Django Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), a pioneering jazz musician known for developing the gypsy jazz style and for his influential guitar technique despite a hand injury that limited his mobility.</p><p>Diagnosis. Males of S. reinhardti sp. nov. resemble those of S. cubensis (Figs 16–18, 61, 62), S. joniae sp. nov. (71–74, 97, 98), S. mingusi sp. nov. (Figs 89, 90, 100, 101), S. noeli (Alayón, 1992: fig. 3), and S. robertoi (Alayón, 1977: fig. 2C) by the palp with a piriform bulb and a slender, tapering embolus. They are distinguished from S. robertoi by the bulb with a median constriction (vs. lacking in S. robertoi); from S. mingusi sp. nov. by the filiform embolus (vs. thicker at base in S. mingusi sp. nov.); from S. noeli by the straight embolus (vs. curved in S. noeli); and from S. joniae sp. nov. by the longer cymbium, with more than 1.8 times tibia length and bulb 1.6 times longer than embolus (Figs 112, 113, 128, 129) (vs. cymbium, roughly 1.5 times tibia length, and bulb, roughly as long as embolus in S. joniae sp. nov.). Females resemble those of S. darlingtoni (Figs 39, 40, 44) by the strongly convoluted IS but are distinguished from the latter by the presence of a single branched OS and simple, roughly straight PS (Figs 117, 130–132) (vs. OS with two short rounded branches and strongly convoluted PS in S. darlingtoni).</p><p>Description. Male (USNM786788, holotype): prosoma golden yellow with abundant brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow with brown outlines; pedipalps pale yellow with brown ring-like pigmentations surrounding the articulations; legs golden yellow with abundant brown markings; labium grayish-yellow with brown outlines; endites golden yellow with brown outlines; sternum golden yellow with six triangular-shaped brown markings; abdomen pale yellow with abundant brown markings (Figs 110, 111). Measurements: total length 5.5; prosoma: 2.9 long, 2.2 wide; sternum: 1.5 long, 1.1 wide; labium: 0.4 long, 0.4 wide; opisthosoma: 2.6 long, 1.8 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.18, ALE 0.18, PLE 0.18; legs: I: - (-, 0.9, 10,1, rest of leg absent); II: - (-, 0.8, 6.4, 7.4, 1.1); III: 15.7 (4.8, 0.6, 4.1, 5.3, 0.9); IV: - (5.6, 0.7, 6.1, rest of leg absent). Palp: cymbium with two apical spines; bulb with a medial constriction (Figs 112, 113, 128, 129). Palp measurements: tibia 0.47, cymbium 0.86, bulb 0.85.</p><p>Female (paratype, USNM784562): prosoma pale brown with brown markings; chelicerae pale yellow with brownish margins; legs pale light brown with brown markings; labium grayish-yellow; endites pale yellowish-gray with brown margins; sternum pale light brown with brown markings; opisthosoma pale light brown with scattered brown markings (Figs 114, 115). Measurements: total length 5.75; prosoma: 3.0 long, 2.25 wide; sternum: 1.4 long, 1.2 wide; labium: 0.5 long, 0.5 wide; opisthosoma: 2.75 long, 2.1 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.17, ALE 0.16, PLE 0.14; legs: I: 17.2 (4.6, 0.7, 4.9, 5.8, 1.2); II: 14.2 (4.0, 0.7, 4.0, 4.5, 1.0); III: 8.8 (2.6, 0.5, 2.1, 2.7, 0.9); IV: − (4.5, rest of leg absent). Female genitalia: positioning ridges crescent-shaped, separated from each other by roughly 2.5 times their width; fovea postero-laterad (Fig. 116). Vulva: OS slightly longer than wide, with the same width throughout its entire length and distally rounded; PS slightly shorter than IS (Fig. 117).</p><p>Variation. Males (n=2): total length 5.5–5.6; prosoma length 2.9–3.0. Females (n=10): total length 5.25−7.15; prosoma length 2.75−3.5; femur I length 3.1−6.2.</p><p>Distribution. Known from the municipalities of Camuy, Arecibo, Morovis and Ciales, Puerto Rico (Fig. 137).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F644394FDCA1F53EFA16FF0F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F6413948DCA1F2DAFB80FBAF.text	03DC8794F6413948DCA1F2DAFB80FBAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes ritae Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes ritae sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 118–121, 134, 137</p><p>Type material. Holotype: ♀, MARTINIQUE: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-61.217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=14.839" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -61.217/lat 14.839)">Arrondissement</a> do Saint Pierre: Precheur, Grand River trail, 14.8390ºN, 61.2170ºW, 52 mts., 22 March 2013, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00000459A, CarBio 042 (NMNH).</p><p>Etymology. The specific name is a matronym honoring the late Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist Rita Lee (31 December 1947 – 8 May 2023), known as the “Queen of Brazilian Rock.” She was a founding member of the band Os Mutantes and a key figure in the Tropicália movement, with a long solo career marked by innovation and cultural impact.</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. ritae sp. nov. resemble those of S. alayoi Alayón, 1977 (Rheims, Brescovit &amp; Durán Barrón 2007: figs 46–47), S. blanda (Figs 8, 9, 34, 35), S. farri (Alayón 1985: fig. 4) and S. lorenzoi Alayón (Alayón 1977: fig. 5B) by the genitalia with straight or curved positioning ridges and vulva with IS hyaline, sac-like with small distal pore plate and IS with short stalk, rounded with scattered pores. They are distinguished from S. alayoi and S. farri by the roughly straight positioning ridges (Fig. 120) (vs. C-shaped in S. alayoi and S. farri) and from S. lorenzoi by the fovea being postero mediad (Figs 120, 134) (vs. antero-mediad in S. lorenzoi).</p><p>Description. Female (CarBio00000459A, holotype): prosoma golden yellow with dark brown markings behind the eyes, along the edges and in the center; chelicerae golden yellow with brown outlines; legs golden yellow with dark brown spots; labium golden yellow; endites golden yellow with dark brown spots; sternum golden yellow with dark brown spots in the center and close to where the legs attach; opisthosoma pale brown with plentiful dark brown markings (Figs 118, 119). Measurements: total length: 3.1; prosoma: 1.5 long, 1.3 wide; sternum 0.83 long, 0.74 wide; labium: 0.18 long, 0.20 wide; opisthosoma: 1.6 long, 1.4 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.10, ALE 0.11, PLE 0.10; legs: I: - (1.4, rest of leg absent); II: 4.1 (1.1, 0.4, 1.0, 1.2, 0.4); III: 3.1 (0.9, 0.3,0.7, 0.8, 0.4); IV: 3.8 (1.0, 0.4, 1.0, 1.0, 0.4). Female genitalia: fovea separated from each other by twice their width (Fig. 120); Vulva: IS antero-mediad, rounded, with slender stalk, approximately twice the length of OS; OS roughly subrectangular, antero-mediad with slender distal plate covered with large pores (Figs 121, 134).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Martinique (Fig. 137).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F6413948DCA1F2DAFB80FBAF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
03DC8794F6413948DCA1F6E6FB1DF82B.text	03DC8794F6413948DCA1F6E6FB1DF82B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Scytodes sabbath Iost & Alayón & Rheims 2025	<div><p>Scytodes sabbath sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 122–125, 133, 137</p><p>Type material: Holotype: ♀, CUBA: Camagüey Province: Sierra De Cubitas, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.7784&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=21.5482" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.7784/lat 21.5482)">Cubitas</a>, 21.5482ºN, 77.7784ºW, 55 mts, 13−14 April 2012, Team CarBio leg., CarBio 00000046A, CU23 (NMNH).</p><p>Etymology. The specific name honors the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, formed in Birmingham in 1968 and widely regarded as the pioneers of heavy metal. Known for their dark themes and heavy riffs, the band concluded their career with a farewell concert, titled Back to the Beginning, at Villa Park, Birmingham, on July 2025, featuring the original lineup and numerous guest artists.</p><p>Diagnosis. Females of S. sabbatth sp. nov. are distinguished from all other congeners by the presence of a rounded OS and very long and strongly convoluted PS (Figs 125, 133). Males are unknown.</p><p>Description. Female (CarBio00000046A, holotype): prosoma pale-brown with dark brown markings; chelicerae gray with brownish margins; legs pale yellow with abundant brown markings; labium dark brown with two lighter spots; endites pale brown with brown markings around the edges; sternum pale brown with plentiful dark brown pigmentation; opisthosoma grayish-brown with dark brown markings (Figs 122, 123). Measurements: Total length 4.9; prosoma: 2.3 long, 1.8 wide; sternum: 1.25 long, 0.85 wide; labium: 0.32 long, 0.45 wide; opisthosoma: 2.6 long, 1.75 wide; eye diameters: PME 0.12, ALE 0.12, PLE 0.12; legs: I: absent; II: − (2.25, 0.5, rest of leg absent); III: 5.3 (1.5, 0.5, 1.3, 2.5, 0.5); IV: 7.5 (2.6, 0.5, 2.0, 1.8, 0.6). Female genitalia: positioning ridges shaped like a broken wish-bone, separated from each other by five times their width; fovea laterad (Fig. 124). Vulva: IS with the same width throughout, roughly twice as long as OS; OS rounded, covered with large pores (Figs 125, 133).</p><p>Male. Unknown.</p><p>Distribution. Only known from the type locality in Sierra de Cubitas, Cuba (Fig. 137).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DC8794F6413948DCA1F6E6FB1DF82B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Iost, Flora M.;Alayón, Giraldo;Rheims, Cristina A.	Iost, Flora M., Alayón, Giraldo, Rheims, Cristina A. (2025): On the Antillean spiders of the genus Scytodes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Scytodidae). Zootaxa 5728 (3): 496-530, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5728.3.3
