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03CF87ADFFA16622FDEE9014FA8CFE7F.text	03CF87ADFFA16622FDEE9014FA8CFE7F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana Simon 1903	<div><p>Genus Tafana Simon, 1903</p><p>Tafana Simon, 1903:124</p><p>(type species by original designation: T. riveti Simon, 1903: 124).</p><p>Tafana – Petrunkevitch 1911: 514; 1928: 174. — Roewer 1954: 546. — Bonnet 1959: 4232. — Brescovit 1997: 80, 90, figs 225–238.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of species of the genus Tafana resemble those of the genera Aljassa Brescovit, 1997, Aysha Keyserling, 1891, Hibana Brescovit, 1991, Hatitia Brescovit, 1997, Osoriella Mello-Leitão, 1922, Pippuhana Brescovit, 1997, Temnida Simon, 1896, Umuara Brescovit, 1997 and Xiruana Brescovit, 1997 by having an embolic process in the internal male palp (see Brescovit 1997: 176–187, figs 221, 247, 265, 272, 280), an apophysis at the base of the embolus (see Oliveira &amp; Brescovit 2015a: 209, fig. 5a–b) and further resemble Umuara by having a ventral tegular process near the median apophysis in the male palp (see Oliveira &amp; Brescovit 2015b: 438, figs 2a–b), but differ by the presence of a conical or coiled laminar apophysis at the base of the embolus (Figs 9C–F, 12B, C, 23B, 26A–B). The females resemble those of Anyphaena, Patrera Simon, 1903, Iguarima Brescovit, 1997, Umuara and Pippuhana (see Brescovit 1997: 139–187), by having a hood on the anterior fold of the epigynum, but differ by having the posterior extension forming the lateral lobes (Figs 7D, 10F, 22F, 32E–F, 33D–E), lateral lobes sinuous (Figs 17F, 19F) and posterior region of the epigynum covered by cuticle (Figs 10F, 17F, 21F).</p><p>Description</p><p>Body from pale white to orange and reddish brown (Figs 10A, 11A, 22A). Legs orange or pale and darker at tarsi (Figs 22B, 25A). Carapace sub-rectangular, narrow in anterior region, and enlarged near coxae I–III, cephalic region high, highest behind the posterior eye row (Figs 8A, 10A). Eyes, in dorsal view, anterior row slightly recurved and posterior row procurved (Figs 8A, 10B). Chelicerae robust and projected, with vertical length approximately half the length of the carapace, basal condyle conspicuous (Fig. 11A–B), with 3–5 promarginal teeth and 4–7 retromarginal (Fig. 8B). Two rows of trichobothria with striated base in dorsal view on the metatarsus and tarsus I–IV (Fig. 8J). Tarsal organ with teardrop shape on the distal region of tarsus and male palp (Figs 8I, 20D), slit sensilla elongated on the tarsus (Fig. 8K). Paired tarsal claws with 8–14 teeth (Fig. 8G–H). Male palp: patellar apophysis short and rounded (Figs 10D, 16D–E, 24D); distal prolateral tibial apophysis short (Fig. 13C, E); retrolateral tibial apophysis with large base and conical apex (Fig. 22D–E), usually exhibiting anterior branches and posterior branches (Fig. 13C–D) or only one branch (Figs 10D, 11D, 24D–E); median tibial apophysis branched (Fig. 29D–E) or unique (Fig. 30D–E); cymbium oval with retrolateral projection (Figs 9A–B, 10C, 12A, 22C, 26A, C), with small furrow under this projection, to accommodate the retrolateral tibial apophysis, or without (Figs 29C, 30C); chemosensory setae on the cymbium (Fig. 20D); subtriangular and ypsiloid petiole (Fig. 9C–D, F); subtegulum with 5–6 semicircular rings, short and exposed distal projection on the prolateral side on the palp when not expanded (Fig. 9D–E); tegulum with ventral tegular process narrow near the median apophysis (Figs 9B, 10C, 12B–C, 18B) and bordering the apex of the tegulum (Figs 9A, 22C, 26A–B, 28C); sclerotized median apophysis long, sharp and with a curved apex (Figs 18B, 20B, 23C); embolic process conical, sclerotized, covered by the tegulum, inserted at the base of the embolus (Fig. 9C–F); sperm duct presenting four or five loops in palp expanded (Fig. 9C–F) and in palp not expanded three loops in ventral view (Fig. 9A–B), internally traversing the embolic process reaching the embolus (Fig. 9E); embolus long (Figs 9D, 22C, 24C) or short (Figs 10C, 15C, 17C), filiform helical and curved retro-apically, connected to the embolic process (Figs 9D–E, 15C, 22C); apophysis at the base of the embolus, conical (Figs 9B, E, 10C, 12C, 18A–B) or laminar (Figs 23B, 24C, 26A–B). Oval abdomen, tracheal spiracle curved in the middle of the abdomen in ventral view (Figs 7B, 8L); anterior spinnerets bisegmented, with basal article large and distal article circular, with several spigots of piriform gland and one spigot of the ampullate gland (Fig. 8C–D); median spinnerets unsegmented, with several spigots of the aciniform gland and not presenting spigots of the cylindrical gland (Fig. 8C, E); posterior spinnerets bisegmented with basal and distal article cylindrical, one third longer than the others, with several spigots of the aciniform gland and one spigot of the ampullate gland without spigots of the cylindrical gland (Fig. 8C, F); colulus substituted by 8–10 setae (Fig. 8C). Epigynum with sinuous lateral lobes, lobe parallel in the posterior region (Figs 10F, 22F); hood approximately triangular (Figs 10F, 16F, 25F, 27F), semicircular (Figs 11F, 14F, 32D) or circular (Figs 15F, 17F, 30F, 32J, 33G– H) in the anterior region; posterior region with cuticle covered the lateral lobes (Figs10F, 11F, 17F, 21F, 27F) or without (Figs 13F, 15F, 16F, 28F); atrium with septum in the anterior region (Figs 11F, 14F, 21F) or without (Figs 13F, 15F, 22F, 25F); copulatory ducts sinuous (Figs 10G, 11G, 19G, 32F–I) or coiled (Figs 13G, 16G, 32H, K), running along margin of the lateral lobes, reaching the spermathecae, visible through transparency; secondary spermathecae rounded (Figs 10G, 11G, 14G, 32F–G, I, 33B–C) but may be irregular or inconspicuous (Figs 13G, 28G, 29G, 32H, 33F–G); secondary spermathecae short, near the primary spermathecae (Figs 15G, 17G, 22G, 26D, 32F, J, L), wide (Figs 11G, 13G, 14G, 32G, I) or in the middle of the copulatory ducts (Figs 16G, 21G, 29G, 32K, 33G); primary spermathecae oval, positioned together (Figs 10G, 15G, 20E, 22G, 26D, 32F–G) or separated from each other by almost a third of their diameter (Figs 13G, 28G, 29G, 33F–H); fertilization ducts near the epigastric furrow, originating from base of spermathecae (Figs 10G, 11G, 20E, 22G, 26D, 29G, 32F–L, 33A–H).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFA16622FDEE9014FA8CFE7F	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFA46620FD2F9789FE81FE59.text	03CF87ADFFA46620FD2F9789FE81FE59.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana riveti Simon 1903	<div><p>The riveti group</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of this group resemble those of the silhavyi group by the apophysis at the base of the embolus, but differ by presenting an apophysis at the base of the embolus that is short and conical (Fig. 12B–C); the sperm ducts are ‘U-shaped’ in the male palp when it is not expanded (Figs 9B, 10C). The females can be recognized by the short atrium, presenting a septum or not, and copulatory ducts narrow (Figs 10F–G, 11F, 15F–G).</p><p>Included species</p><p>Tafana riveti Simon 1903, T. straminea (L. Koch 1866), T. quelchi (Pocock 1895), T. kunturmarqa sp. nov., T. humahuaca sp. nov., T. pastaza sp. nov., T. nevada sp. nov., T. huatanay sp. nov. and T. ruizi sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFA46620FD2F9789FE81FE59	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFA6663EFDE7978DFD1CFE9E.text	03CF87ADFFA6663EFDE7978DFD1CFE9E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana riveti Simon 1903	<div><p>Tafana riveti Simon, 1903</p><p>Figs 6G, 9B, E–F, 10, 32F, 34</p><p>Tafana riveti Simon, 1903: 124 .</p><p>Tafana riveti – Berland 1913: 105, figs 91–96 (descr. of male). — Roewer 1954: 546. — Bonnet 1959: 4232. — Brescovit 1997: 90, figs 225–238.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana riveti resemble those of T. straminea, T. kunturmarqa sp. nov., T. humahuaca sp. nov. and T. nevada sp. nov., by the apophysis at the base of the embolus short, but differ by retrolateral tibial apophysis short and with large base in retrolateral view and visible subtegulum on palp when not expanded (Fig. 10C–E). Females differ from those of other species by the short atrium, triangular hood and lateral lobe curved in the anterior region and sclerotized (Fig. 10F).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype ECUADOR • ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-77.68333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=0.73333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -77.68333/lat 0.73333)">Cerro Troya</a>, 5 km S of Tulcan; [0.73333° N, 77.68333° W]; 1901; G. Riveti leg.; MNHN.</p><p>Other material</p><p>COLOMBIA – Valle del Cauca • 1 ♂, Lago Calima; [3°53′44″ N, 76°29′41″ W]; Jan. 1979; W. Eberhard leg.; MCZ . – Magdalena • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.99552&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.890917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.99552/lat 10.890917)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°53′27.3″ N, 73°59′43.9″ W]; 28 Sep. 2017; L. Martínez leg.; IBSP 223307 .</p><p>ECUADOR – Quito • 1 ♀; Pichincha, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.583336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.583336/lat -0.25)">Monte Pichincha</a>; [0°15′00″ S, 78°35′00″ W]; Oct.1944; G.W. Prescott leg.; MCZ • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Pichincha; 15 km from Pifo; [0°15′00″ S, 78°35′00″ W]; 5 Oct. 1982; A. Roig leg.; MACN-Ar • 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; MCN 24624 • 2 ♀♀; Pichincha, 10 km from Pifo; [0°15′00″ S, 78°35′00″ W]; 30 Sep. 1978; A. Roig leg.; MACN-Ar • 1 ♂; Pichincha, Eucalyptus forest; [0°15′00″ S, 78°35′00″ W]; 30 Sep. 1978; A. Roig leg.; MACN-Ar • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.433334&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.6666667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.433334/lat -0.6666667)">Cotopaxi</a>; [0°40′ S, 78°26′ W]; 18 Apr. 1982; A. Roig leg.; MACN-Ar • 1 ♀; Loja [3°59′ S, 79°12′ W]; 21–22 Aug. 1977; L.E. Peña leg.; AMNH • 1 ♀; Azuay; [2°53′57″ S, 79°00′55″ W]; 20 Aug. 1988; W. Maddison leg.; MCZ • 1 ♂; Chimborazo; [2°8′59″ S, 78°54′27″ W]; Danas; 1904; G. Riveti leg.; MNHN • 2 ♂♂; Casitagua; [3°20′00″ S, 78°29′00″ W]; 1903; G. Riveti leg.; MNHN .</p><p>PERU – Cuzco • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.545555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-13.163055" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.545555/lat -13.163055)">Machu Picchu</a>; [13°9′47″ S, 72°32′44″ W]; 19–23 Jun. 1964; B. Malkin leg.; AMNH .</p><p>Remark</p><p>The type locality of Cerro Troya, 5 km south of Tulcan was defined using a database of Wharton Lab, Department of Entomology, Texas A&amp;M University from http://mx.speciesfile.org/projects/8/public/public_content/show/21273?content_template_id=88.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male and female described by Brescovit (1997: 90, figs 225–238).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Colombia, Peru and Ecuador (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFA6663EFDE7978DFD1CFE9E	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFB9663DFDD49756FDD8FB15.text	03CF87ADFFB9663DFDD49756FDD8FB15.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana straminea (L. Koch 1866) AMNH	<div><p>Tafana straminea (L. Koch, 1866)</p><p>Figs 11–12, 32G, 34</p><p>Anyphaena straminea L. Koch, 1866: 207 (type: immature holotype from Santa Fé de Bogota, currently Bogotá, Colombia, deposited in BMNH, examined).</p><p>Tafana straminea – Brescovit 1997: 90.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana straminea differ from those of other species by the long embolus and the secondary looping of sperm duct not reaching the border of the tegulum (Figs 11C, 12A–C). Females resemble those of T. kunturmarqa sp. nov. and T. ruizi sp. nov. by the epigynal plate shape with an atrial septum, but differ by the wide atrial septum and long fertilization ducts, ventrally overlapping the primary spermathecae (Figs 11F–G, 32G).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype COLOMBIA • immature; Santa Fé de Bogota [currently Bogotá]; [4°35′53″ N; 74°4′33″ W]; 1 Jul. 1890; BMNH 1890.7.1.583.</p><p>Other material</p><p>COLOMBIA – Boyacá • 1 ♂; Tunja, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.912224&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.9894447" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.912224/lat 5.9894447)">Páramo Alto Belén</a>; [5°59′22″ N, 72°54′44″ W]; 23 Sep. 1985; H. Sturn leg.; MCZ . – Cundinamarca • 1 ♂; Monte Redondo, La Calera, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.73333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.4666667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.73333/lat 4.4666667)">National Park Chingaza</a>; [4°28′00″ N, 73°44′00″ W]; 14 Sep. 1986; C. Valderrama leg.; IBSP 258178 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; IBSP 258180 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; IBSP 258181 .</p><p>ECUADOR – Tungurahua • 1 ♂; Baños; [1°23′47″ N, 78°25′29″ W]; 2 May 1939; Clarke and Macintyre leg.; AMNH • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; AMNH • 1 ♂; Apr. 1939; AMNH .</p><p>Remark</p><p>The holotype is an immature in last instar. In comparison with other adult specimens from Colombia, we noticed that the reddish brown color of the carapace is unique for this species. The spots on the abdomen and spination of the legs are similar. Therefore, we consider here that these specimens represent the adults of the species Tafana straminea .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (MCZ)</p><p>COLOR. Carapace reddish brown, darker in cephalic region (Fig. 11A), labium, endites, sternum and chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen grayish with dorsal spots (Fig 11A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 10.01, carapace length 4.3, width 3.4. Clypeus height 0.1. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.2, ALE 0.18, PME 0.12, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.08, PME–PME 0.2, PME–PLE 0.2, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 2.7 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 3.9 /patella 1.7/ tibia 4.0/ metatarsus 3.3 / tarsus 1.4/ total 14.3; II— 3.6/ 1.8/ 3.6 /3.0 / 1.3/ 13.3; III—2.1 /1.0 / 1.43 /1.6 /0.7 / 6.83; IV—3.4 / 1.5/ 3.4/ 3.6 /1.1 / 13.0.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v1-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v0-1-1; III—tibia p0-0-1, r0-0-1, metatarsus v2-1-2, p0-1-1; IV—tibia p0-0-0, metatarsus p0-1-1, r0-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis in vertical position long and conical; cymbium with prolateral projection; ventral tegular process short near of the base of the median apophysis; apophysis at the base of the embolus short; sperm duct in vertical position with secondary looping without reaching the apex of the tegulum; median apophysis sharp and curved at the apex (Figs 11C–E, 12A–C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 5.7, epigastric furrow 1.3 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.5 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (IBSP 258181)</p><p>COLOR. As in males of this species (Fig. 11B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 12.0, carapace length 5.8, width 4.3. Clypeus height 0.22. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 1.0, ALE 1.0, PME 1.1, PLE 0.9; AME–AME 0.9, AME–ALE 0.5, PME– PME 1.5, PME–PLE 1.8, ALE–PLE 0.7. Chelicerae 2.8 long, with three promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 5.23 /patella 2.6 /tibia 5.2 /metatarsus 4.4 / tarsus 1.9/ total 19.33; II— 4.8/ 2.4/ 4.5 /3.9 / 1.7/ 17.3; III—3.7 /1.73 / 2.7 /3.1 /1.2 / 12.43; IV—3.7 / 1.1/ 3.3/ 3.7/ 1.1/ 12.9.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v0-1-0, metatarsus 2-0-0; II—tibia v0-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia r1-1-0.</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 6.1, epigastric furrow 1.1 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.7 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood circular and sclerotized; epigynal plate with posterior region covered by cuticle; atrium with septum; lateral lobes extremely curved in the anterior region. Internally, copulatory ducts large in the anterior region; secondary spermathecae rounded in middle of the copulatory ducts, oval primary spermathecae; fertilization ducts long (Figs 11F–G, 32G).</p><p>Variation</p><p>Four males: total length 7.4–11.5; carapace 3.3–4.8; femur I 3.0–5.4. Two females: total length 7.8–8.4; carapace 3.4–3.5; femur I 2.8–3.0.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Colombia and Ecuador (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFB9663DFDD49756FDD8FB15	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFBC6638FDF89756FE32FCE3.text	03CF87ADFFBC6638FDF89756FE32FCE3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana quelchi (Pocock 1895)	<div><p>Tafana quelchi (Pocock, 1895)</p><p>Figs 13, 32H, 34</p><p>Aysha quelchii Pocock, 1895: 140–143, fig. 1 (syntypes: adult male and immature male from Monte Roraima [frontier between Brazil and Venezuela], deposited in BMNH, examined).</p><p>Anyphaena quelchii – Pocock 1900: 67, figs 2c–d. — Bonnet 1955: 347.</p><p>Tafana quelchii – Brescovit 1997: 89 (designation of lectotype and paralectotype).</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana quelchi differ from those of all other species in the genus by the presence of a bifid retrolateral tibial apophysis and by the apical prolateral tibial apophysis (Fig. 13C–E). Females are readily recognized by having the copulatory ducts coiled, covering the primary spermathecae (Figs 13G, 32H).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Syntypes BRAZIL • 1 ♂, 1 immature ♂; Monte Roraima [frontier between Brazil and Venezuela]; J.J. Quelch leg.; BMNH 1895.3.30.1 .</p><p>Other material</p><p>GUYANA • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Monte Roraima [frontier between Brazil and Guyana]; 14 Mar. 1899; J.J. Quelch leg; BMNH 1899.3.14-23 .</p><p>VENEZUELA – Bolívar • 1 ♀; Monte Roraima; Parque Nacional Canaima, Trilha Chirimatá; [5°20′00″ N, 61°30′00″ W]; 15 Nov. 2001; M.O. Gonzaga leg.; IBSP 23131 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (BMNH 1895.3.30.1)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace reddish brown, darker in cephalic region (Fig. 13A). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–III brown, darker at tarsi. The metatarsus and tarsus of leg IV are lost. Abdomen brown with dark dorsal spots (Fig. 13A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 11.3, carapace length 5.3, width 4.2. Clypeus height 0.175. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.22, PME 0.26, PLE 0.26; AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.05, PME–PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.2, ALE–PLE 0.13. Chelicerae 1.95 long, with five promarginal teeth and seven retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 5.1 /patella 2.3/ tibia 5.2/ metatarsus 4.6 / tarsus 2.2/ total 19.4; II— 5.0/ 2.3/ 4.8 /4.3 / 1.6/ 18.0; III—4.2 /1.9 / 3.5/ 3.9/ 1.4/ 14.9; IV—5.3 / 2.1 /4.6 / 12.0.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p1-0-0, r1-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1- 0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p1-0-0, r1-0-0; III—tibia p1-1-0, r1-1-0; IV—tibia r1-1-0.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis branching and prolateral tibial apophysis short; cymbium without retrolateral projection; embolus long; apophysis at the base of the embolus short with the apex curved; median apophysis slender and curved; ventral tegular process with hyaline area; projected subtegulum; sperm duct in vertical position with secondary looping reaching the apex of the tegulum (Fig. 13C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 5.6, epigastric furrow 0.89 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.75 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (BMNH 1899.3.14)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace brown, darker in cephalic region (Fig. 13B). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–IV brown, darker at tarsi. Abdomen gray with dorsal spots (Fig. 13B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 11.8, carapace length 5.3, width 3.9. Clypeus height 0.17. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.26, PME 0.25, PLE 0.25; AME–AME 0.38, AME–ALE 0.06, PME–PME 0.26, PME–PLE 0.22, ALE–PLE 0.12. Chelicerae 2.65 long, with four promarginal teeth and eight retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 4.95 /patella 2.3 /tibia 4.8 /metatarsus 4.1 / tarsus 0.0/ total 16.15; II— absent; III—absent; IV—4.5/ 2.1/ 4.7/ 6.1 /1.75 / 19.15.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p0-1-0, r1-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-0, p1-0-0, r1-0-0; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Anterior field, hood circular; lateral lobes sinuous, largest in the anterior region; atrium wide with depression in the median field. Internally, copulatory ducts large and coiled, covering the primary spermathecae; secondary spermathecae rounded and fertilization ducts long (Figs 13F–G, 32H).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 6.5, epigastric furrow 1.17 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 3.25 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Venezuela (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFBC6638FDF89756FE32FCE3	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFBE6636FDF39534FDE6FA79.text	03CF87ADFFBE6636FDF39534FDE6FA79.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana kunturmarqa De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana kunturmarqa sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DF812485-CC76-40AF-A647-C36685CAEB9F</p><p>Figs 14, 32I, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana kunturmarqa sp. nov. resemble those of T. straminea and T. ruizi sp. nov. by having the retrolateral tibial apophysis conical, but differs by having the embolus short and the apophysis at the base of the embolus larger (Fig. 14C–E). Females resemble those of T. straminea and T. ruizi sp. nov. by having the epigynal plate with atrial septum, but differ by having the secondary spermathecae above the primary spermathecae, rounded, and fertilization ducts smaller than primary spermathecae (Figs 14F–G, 32I).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name, a noun in apposition, is a tribute to the Pre-Colombian language ‘Quechua’, originated in the central Andes. The meaning of the expression ‘Kuntur marqa’ in this language is ‘Condor’s nest’.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Cundinamarca Departament, La Calera; [4°43′11″ N, 73°58′12″ W]; 30 Jun. 1978; C. Hernandez leg.; ICN-Ar.</p><p>Paratype COLOMBIA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; ICN-Ar .</p><p>Other material</p><p>COLOMBIA – Boyacá • 1 ♀; Santa Maria; [4°51′36″ N, 73°15′46″ W]; 9 Jun. 2000; G. Amaty leg.; IBSP 258327 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, ICN-Ar)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange, darker in cephalic region (Fig. 14A). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with dark longitudinal spots (Fig. 14A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 8.1, carapace length 3.6, width 2.6. Clypeus height 0.08. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.1, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.08, PME– PME 0.2, PME–PLE 0.2, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 1.8 long, with three promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.6 / patella 1.4/ tibia 2.53 / metatarsus 2.1 /tarsus 1.0 /total 9.63; II— 2.5/ 1.1/ 2.2 /2.0 / 0.9/ 8.7; III—1.9 / 1.0/ 1.2/ 1.6/ 0.6/ 6.3; IV—2.5/ 1.22 / 2.3/ 2.6/ 0.7/ 9.32.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v0; III—tibia p0-0-1, r0-0-1, metatarsus v2- 0-2, p0-0-1; IV—tibia v1-2-2, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis conical with apex lightly curved; cymbium with retrolateral projection; short embolus; ventral tegular process near the median apophysis; sperm duct in vertical position with secondary loop reaching the apex of the tegulum; median apophysis long and curved at the apex (Fig. 14C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.2, epigastric furrow 0.9 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.8 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, ICN-Ar)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species (Fig. 14B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.8, carapace length 3.4, width 2.9. Clypeus height 0.08. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.06, PME– PME 0.16, PME–PLE 0.14, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 2.1 long, with three promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 3.2/ patella 1.5/ tibia 3.42 /metatarsus 3.1 / tarsus 1.2/ total 12.42; II— 3.0/ 1.5/ 3.0 /2.8 / 1.1/ 11.4; III—2.2/ 1.1 /1.5 / 1.9/ 0.6/ 7.3; IV—3.0 /1.22 / 2.61 / 3.1/ 0.8 /10.73.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v1-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v0-1-1; III—tibia v1-2-2, metatarsus v2-0-2; IV—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-0, r1-1-0.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood circular and sclerotized; epigynal plate posterior region covered by cuticle; atrial septum present; lateral lobes sinuous. Internally, copulatory ducts narrow; primary spermathecae oval and large; secondary spermathecae rounded and large, with short fertilization ducts (Figs 14F–G, 32I).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.3, epigastric furrow 0.8 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.8 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Colombia (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFBE6636FDF39534FDE6FA79	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFB06634FDEB93AAFD52FE9D.text	03CF87ADFFB06634FDEB93AAFD52FE9D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana humahuaca De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana humahuaca sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 16D23428-F7B9-48A6-93EE-95B3AE8F97DC</p><p>Figs 15, 32J, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana humahuaca sp. nov. resemble those of T. riveti and T. nevada sp. nov. by having the short embolus, but differ by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus truncated, extremely short and with excavation between the base of the embolus and the apophysis (Fig. 15C–E). Females resemble those of Tafana nevada sp. nov. by having the epigynal plate, but differ by having atrium narrow in the anterior region, small hood with lateral lobes extremely curved in the anterior region (Figs 15F–G, 32J).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name, a noun in apposition, is a tribute to ‘Quebrada de Humahuaca’, a deep canyon located in Jujuy Province, the type locality.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype ARGENTINA • 1 ♂; Jujuy Province, Santa Bárbara; [24°18′31″ S, 64°39′37″ W]; Oct. 1969; G. Williner leg.; MACN-Ar 41787.</p><p>Paratype ARGENTINA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; Oct. 1962; MACN-Ar 41788 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MACN-Ar 41787)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange (Fig. 15A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae yellow. Legs I–III yellow with spots on the articles. Abdomen with dark spots (Fig. 15A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.3, carapace length 2.3, width 1.7. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.1, PME 0.1, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.1, PME–PLE 0.08, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 0.8 long, with five promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—lost; II—femur 1.7/ patella 0.73 /tibia 1.7/ metatarsus 1.6 /tarsus 0.84 / total 6.57; III—1.6 / 0.7/ 1.4 /1.4 / 0.7/ 5.8; IV—lost.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. II—tibia v2-1-2, p1-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-0, p0-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-0, p0-1-0.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis conical with apex curved; cymbium with retrolateral projection more rounded; embolus short; ventral tegular process near the median apophysis and sclerotized; sperm duct in vertical position with secondary looping reaching the apex of the tegulum; median apophysis slender and curved apically (Fig. 15C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.7, epigastric furrow 0.6 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.0 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, MACN-Ar 41788)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species (Fig. 15B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 3.2, carapace length 2.4, width 1.3. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.1, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.04, PME– PME 0.16, PME–PLE 0.12, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.1 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.6 /patella 0.8/ tibia 1.4/ metatarsus 1.3/ tarsus 0.8 /total 5.9; II— 1.9/ 0.8/ 1.1 /1.15 / 0.6 /5.55; III—1.3/ 0.63 / 0.8/ 1.2/ 0.5/ 4.43; IV—1.9 / 0.8/ 1.5/ 2.1/ 0.65 / 6.95.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v1-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia v1-2-2, p1-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood semicircular and sclerotized; short atrium; lateral lobes over copulatory ducts. Internally, copulatory ducts narrow; primary spermathecae large and oval; secondary spermathecae above the primary spermathecae and rounded; fertilization ducts long (Fig. 15F–G).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.2, epigastric furrow 0.7 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.3 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Jujuy, Argentina (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFB06634FDEB93AAFD52FE9D	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFB36633FD179756FCBDFD32.text	03CF87ADFFB36633FD179756FCBDFD32.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana pastaza De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana pastaza sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 89787AA8-5ECB-4826-BA94-616D473519D5</p><p>Figs 8L, 16, 32K, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana pastaza sp. nov. differ from those of the other species of this genus by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus bifid, primary apophysis ‘S-shaped’ and secondary apophysis large, retrolateral projection of the cymbium keel-shaped (Fig. 16C–E). Females differ from the others by presenting internal copulatory ducts long and sinuous, with a globose extension proximally of the copulatory ducts (Figs 16F–G, 32K).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality, Pastaza Valley.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype ECUADOR • 1 ♂; Tungurahua Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.00667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=1.0666667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.00667/lat 1.0666667)">Pastaza Valley</a>, between Baños and Mera; [01°04′00″ N, 78°00′24″ W]; 1 Mar. 1949; W.C. Macintyre leg.; AMNH.</p><p>Paratype ECUADOR • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; AMNH .</p><p>Remark</p><p>The male specimen is in very bad shape, having lost the chelicerae and almost all the legs, and with the abdomen partially deteriorated (Fig. 16A).</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, AMNH)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar discolored. Carapace reddish brown (16A). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Legs reddish, only right femur IV and left femur III intact. Abdomen discolored (Fig. 16A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 8.5, carapace length 3.3, width 2.9. Clypeus height 0.08. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.12, PME 0.12, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.06, PME– PME 0.16, PME–PLE 0.20, ALE–PLE 0.06.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. III—femur 3.2; IV—femur 4.38.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis conical and curved, apical protuberance on the tibia in retrolateral view; cymbium with retrolateral projection keel-shaped; embolus long; subtegulum prolateral projected; ventral tegular process not present; sperm duct secondary loop reaching apex of the tegulum; median apophysis thick and curved at the apex (Fig. 16C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 5.0, epigastric furrow 1.1 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 3.2 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, AMNH)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace reddish brown (Fig. 16B). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellowish gray with dark spots (Fig. 16B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 9.3, carapace length 3.8, width 3.2. Clypeus height 0.12. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.1, ALE 0.18, PME 0.18, PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.04, PME– PME 0.2, PME–PLE 0.18, ALE–PLE 0.08. Chelicerae 1.6 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 4.4 /patella 1.7/ tibia 4.7/ metatarsus 3.6/ tarsus 1.8 /total 16.2; II— 4.5/ 1.7/ 4.5 /3.4 / 1.7/ 15.8; III—3.3 /1.4 / 2.5/ 3.1/ 1.3/ 11.6; IV—3.9/ 1.4/ 3.3 /4.0 / 1.4/ 14.0.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, metatarsus p1-0-0, r1-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-0, r1-1-0.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood circular; atrium small; epigynal plate without posterior region covered with sclerotized cuticle; lateral lobes chalice-shaped. Internally, copulatory ducts long and narrow; primary spermathecae oval; secondary spermatechae in the middle of the copulatory ducts; fertilization ducts long, two times the length of primary spermathecae (Figs 16F–G, 32K).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 5.3, epigastric furrow 1.3 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.0 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Pastaza Valley, Ecuador (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFB36633FD179756FCBDFD32	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFB5660EFD169566FDC1FC35.text	03CF87ADFFB5660EFD169566FDC1FC35.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana nevada De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana nevada sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: ABEBEE44-6E38-47E3-A0BA-7C343EB73C9B</p><p>Figs 17–18, 32L, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana nevada sp. nov. resemble those of T. riveti and T. humahuaca sp. nov. by having the short embolus, but differ from the others by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus long and curved (Figs 17C–D, 18A–C). Females resemble those of T. humahuaca sp. nov. by having the epigynal plate with parallel lateral lobes, but differ by having a large atrium in the anterior region and a hyaline membrane in the posterior region (Figs 17F–G, 33L).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from type locality, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Sierra Nueva Granada, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 9 Apr. 1975; J.A. Kochalka leg.; AMNH.</p><p>Paratype COLOMBIA • 1 ♀; San Pedro, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 26 Feb. 1975; J.A. Kochalka leg.; AMNH .</p><p>Other material</p><p>COLOMBIA – Magdalena Departament • 1 ♀; Santa Marta, San Pedro, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Carmelo</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 26 Feb. 1975; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBNP • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 3 Mar. 1975; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBNP • 1 ♂; Santa Marta, SE of the Cerro, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Yosagaca</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 30 Dec. 1973; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBNP • 1 ♂; Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Serra Nueva Granada</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 9 Apr. 1975; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBNP • 1 ♀; Santa Marta, San Pedro, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Carmelo</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 7 Feb. 1974; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBSP 209872 • 1 ♂; Santa Marta, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Serra Nueva Granada</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 20 Feb. 1974; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBSP 209873 . – Cordillera Oriental • 2 ♀♀; Scorpa Mission, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.95777&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.016389" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.95777/lat 10.016389)">Serra del Perijá</a>; [10°00′59″ N, 72°57′28″ W]; 10–22 Aug. 1968; B. Malkin leg.; AMNH . – Cundinamarca • 1 ♀; Sasaima, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.43472&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.9649997" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.43472/lat 4.9649997)">Finca Bella Vista</a>; [4°57′54″ N, 74°26′05″ W]; 16 Mar. 1965; P.R. Craig leg.; CAS .</p><p>VENEZUELA – Aragua • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-68.00861&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -68.00861/lat 10.641666)">Rancho Grande</a>; [10°38′30″ N, 68°00′31″ W]; 4 Mar. 1959; A.M. Nadler leg.; AMNH . – Monagas • 1 ♀; Caripe, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-63.51&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.169167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -63.51/lat 10.169167)">Cueva del Guácharo</a>; [10°10′09″ N, 63°30′36″ W]; 20–30 Jul. 1987; S. and J. Peck leg.; AMNH .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, AMNH)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace reddish brown (Fig. 17A). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with dark spots (Fig. 17A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.6, carapace length 2.6, width 2.2. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.1, ALE 0.12, PME 0.14, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.14, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 1.1 long, with four promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.5 / patella 1.0/ tibia 2.53 / metatarsus 2.2 /tarsus 0.9 /total 9.13; II— 2.3/ 1.0/ 2.2 /2.0 / 0.8/ 8.3; III—1.8 / 0.62 / 1.9/ 1.2/ 0.6/ 6.12; IV—2.4/ 0.9 /2.0 / 2.6/ 0.62 / 8.52.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v0-2-0, p0-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-1, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis conical and curved; cymbium with retrolateral projection; apophysis at the base of the embolus long and curved; embolus extremely short; ventral tegular process near the median apophysis; median apophysis slender and curved; subtegulum not projected; sperm duct with secondary looping reaching the apex of the tegulum (Figs 17C–D, 18A–C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.0, epigastric furrow 0.7 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.1 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, AMNH)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace reddish brown (Fig. 17B). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellowish gray with dark spots (Fig. 17B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.9, carapace length 2.6, width 2.0. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.1, ALE 0.12, PME 0.12, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.06, PME– PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.12, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.2 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.88 / patella 1.0/ tibia 1.2 /metatarsus 1.1 /tarsus 0.7/ total 5.88; II— 1.7/ 0.9/ 1.4 /1.2 / 0.6/ 5.8; III—1.1 / 0.6/ 0.9/ 1.1/ 0.4/ 4.1; IV—1.2/ 0.8/ 1.2/ 2.1 /0.6 / 5.9.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v0-0-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia v1-2-2, r1-1-0.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood semicircular and sclerotized; broad atrium; lateral lobes covering copulatory ducts; posterior region covered by cuticle. Internally, copulatory ducts short; primary spermathecae large and oval; secondary spermathecae above the primary spermathecae and rounded; long fertilization ducts in horizontal position (Figs 17F–G, 33L).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.3, epigastric furrow 0.45 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.4 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Variation</p><p>Two males: total length 4.2–4.9; carapace 1.9–1.9; femur I 1.7–1.9. Ten females: total length 4.3–6.7; carapace 1.6–2.4; femur I 1.3–1.9.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Venezuela and Colombia (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFB5660EFD169566FDC1FC35	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF88660DFD1B9269FD70FE2B.text	03CF87ADFF88660DFD1B9269FD70FE2B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana huatanay De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana huatanay sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DE788AB4-AF1A-4605-8F07-9403EFF8DADD</p><p>Figs 19–20, 33A, 34</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana huatanay sp. nov. resemble those of T. riveti, T. humahuaca sp. nov. and T. nevada sp. nov. by having the short embolus, but differ by having the base of the embolus wide (Figs 19C, 20A–C). Females resemble those of T. riveti, T. humahuaca sp. nov. and T. nevada sp. nov. by having the epigynal plate with curved lateral lobes in anterior region, but differ by having the copulatory ducts medially flattened and secondary spermathecae on the sides of the primary spermathecae in dorsal view (Figs 19F–G, 33A).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name, a noun in apposition, is a tribute to the ‘Sacred Valley of the Incas’ called Huatanay.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype PERU • 1 ♂; Cusco, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.971664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-13.508333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.971664/lat -13.508333)">Parque Wiñay Wuyna</a>; [13°30′30″ S, 71°58′18″ W]; 10 Feb. 1990; D. Silva leg.; MUSM.</p><p>Paratype PERU • 1 ♀; Paucartambo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.666664/lat -12.133333)">Pilcopata</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.666664/lat -12.133333)">National Park Del Manu Carretera</a>; [12°08′00″ S, 71°40′00″ W]; 2700 m a.s.l.; 19 Feb. 1990; D. Silva leg.; MUSM .</p><p>Other material</p><p>BOLIVIA – La Paz • 2 ♀♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-68.1475&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.494167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -68.1475/lat -16.494167)">Sainami</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-68.1475&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-16.494167" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -68.1475/lat -16.494167)">Valley of the Zongo</a>; [16°29′39″ S; 68°08′51″ W]; 4 Aug. 1993; A.D. Brescovit leg.; IBSP 258182 .</p><p>COLOMBIA – Neiva • 1 ♀; Huila, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-75.30445&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=2.9986112" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -75.30445/lat 2.9986112)">Finca Meremberg</a>, 10 km E of Santa Leticia; [2°59′55″ N, 75°18′16″ W]; Mar. 1979; W. Eberhard leg.; MCZ .</p><p>ECUADOR – Quito • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.583336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.583336/lat -0.25)">Golf Club</a>; [0°15′00″ S, 78°35′00″ W]; 21 Jul. 1958; A.M. Nadler leg.; AMNH .</p><p>PERU – Cusco • 3 ♀♀; Carretera to Manu National Park, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.666664/lat -12.133333)">Paucartambo</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-71.666664&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-12.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -71.666664/lat -12.133333)">Pilcopata</a>; [12°08′00″ S, 71°40′00″ W]; 17–19 Feb. 1990; D. Silva leg.; MUSM • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding but 18 Feb. 1990; MUSM • 1 ♂; Calca, Hacienda Urco; [13°19′09″ S, 71°57′1700″ W]; 15 Oct. 1939; K.P. Schmidt leg.; FMNH .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MUSM)</p><p>COLOR. Carapace orange (Fig. 19A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen gray with dark spots (Fig. 19A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.6, carapace length 2.7, width 2.1. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.1, PME 0.12, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.06, PME– PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.14, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.7 long, with four promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.2 /patella 0.9/ tibia 2.1/ metatarsus 1.8/ tarsus 1.0 /total 8.0; II— 2.0/ 1.0/ 1.9 /1.7 / 0.9/ 7.5; III—1.8 / 0.9/ 1.3/ 1.5/ 0.5/ 6.0; IV—2.5/ 1.1/ 2.15 / 2.7/ 0.7/ 9.15.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short and curved; cymbium with retrolateral projection; apophysis at the base of the embolus short and furrowed; embolus short; ventral tegular process near the median apophysis; sperm duct with secondary looping reaching the apex of the tegulum (Figs 19C–E, 20A–C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.8, epigastric furrow 0.7 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.0 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, MUSM)</p><p>COLOR. Coloration as in males of this species, except for reddish carapace and chelicerae reddish brown (Fig. 19B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.0, carapace length 2.1, width 1.7. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.1, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.04, PME– PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.12, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.1 long, with four promarginal teeth and three retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.5 / patella 0.63 / tibia 1.3 /metatarsus 1.1 /tarsus 0.6/ total 5.13; II— 1.42 / 0.5/ 1.1/ 1.1/ 0.6 /4.72; III—1.2/ 0.6/ 0.8 /1.1 /0.4 / 4.1; IV—1.6 / 0.6 /1.3 / 1.4/ 0.6/ 5.5.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia p0-1-1, r0-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood semircular, with sclerotized lateral lobes; atrium narrow and elongated; epigynal plate covered by cuticle in the posterior region; lateral lobes extremely curved in anterior region. Internally, copulatory ducts sinuous and flattened; primary spermathecae large and oval; secondary spermathecae lateral to the primary spermathecae, rounded, and fertilization ducts long (Figs 19F–G, 20E, 33A).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.8, epigastric furrow 0.8 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.7 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Variation</p><p>Five males: total length 4.4–7.9; carapace 2.0–3.3; femur I 1.9–2.6. Six females: total length 4.3–5.3; carapace 1.8–2.0; femur I 1.3–1.5.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF88660DFD1B9269FD70FE2B	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF8C6608FD069756FE3FFD3E.text	03CF87ADFF8C6608FD069756FE3FFD3E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana ruizi De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana ruizi sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DAF38D70-D874-40E0-9C78-A041F4B36B88</p><p>Figs 21, 33B, 34</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana ruizi sp. nov. resemble those of T. straminea and T. kunturmarqa sp. nov. by having the base of the embolus large and inclined, but differ by having the ventral tegular process large and apex of tegulum not rounded (Fig. 21C). Females resemble those of T. straminea and T. kunturmarqa sp. nov. by having the atrial septum, but differ by having the wide atrium, showing the copulation openings and hood long and circular (Figs 21F–G, 33B).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a patronym in honor of the Cuban arachnologist Alexandre Sánchez-Ruiz for his contributions to the taxonomy of spiders.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Departamento de Caldas, Pensilvania; [5°23′02″ N, 75°09′40″ W]; 10 Oct. 2003; A. Sánchez-Ruiz leg.; IBSP 258183.</p><p>Paratype COLOMBIA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; IBSP 258183 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, IBSP 258183)</p><p>COLOR. Carapace reddish brown (Fig. 21A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish brown. Legs I–IV yellow with spots, darker at tarsi. Abdomen dark with spots yellow in dorsal view (Fig. 21A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.9, carapace length 3.2, width 2.5. Clypeus height 0.1. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.1, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.1, PME– PME 0.16, PME–PLE 0.16, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 2.0 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.7 /patella 1.2/ tibia 2.7/ metatarsus 2.3 / tarsus 1.1/ total 10.0; II— 2.5/ 1.1/ 2.5 /2.0 / 1.0/ 9.1; III—2.0 / 0.9/ 1.4/ 1.7/ 0.6/ 6.6; IV—2.4 / 1.1/ 2.3/ 2.7 /0.8 / 9.3.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v1-2-1-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v0-2-1; III—tibia v1-2-2, p0-0-1, r0-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; IV—tibia v1-2-2, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-2.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis long and curved; cymbium with retrolateral projection; apophysis at the base of the embolus short and furrowed; embolus long; ventral tegular process wide and near the median apophysis; sperm duct with the secondary looping almost reaching apex of tegulum (Fig. 21C– E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.6, epigastric furrow 0.9 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.1 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, IBSP 258183)</p><p>COLOR. Coloration as in males of this species, except for the reddish carapace and chelicerae reddish brown and robust (Fig. 21B). Abdomen gray with spots in dorsal view (Fig. 21B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.4, carapace length 3.0, width 2.4. Clypeus height 0.10. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.06, PME–PME 0.2, PME–PLE 0.12, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.2 long, with five promarginal teeth and six retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.1 /patella 1.1/ tibia 1.9/ metatarsus 1.5/ tarsus 0.8 /total 7.4; II— 2.0/ 1.1/ 1.8 /1.5 / 0.8/ 7.2; III—1.52 /0.9 / 1.1/ 1.4/ 0.5/ 5.42; IV—2.0 / 1.0 /2.0 / 2.2/ 0.6/ 7.8.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; III—metatarsus v2-0-2, p1-0-1, r0-0-1; IV—tibia r0- 1-0, metatarsus v2-0-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood circular; atrial septum present; epigynal plate covered by cuticle in the posterior region; lateral lobes extremely curved in anterior region. Internally, copulatory ducts sinuous and laminar; primary spermathecae large and oval; secondary spermathecae short and rounded in the anterior region on the copulatory ducts; fertilization ducts long over the primary spermathecae (Figs 21F–G, 33B).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.1, epigastric furrow 0.98 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.9 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Colombia (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF8C6608FD069756FE3FFD3E	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF8E6608FD3F9549FE81FB62.text	03CF87ADFF8E6608FD3F9549FE81FB62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana silhavyi (Caporiacco 1955) MNHN	<div><p>The silhavyi group</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of this group can be recognized by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus curved and laminar (Figs 9C–D, 22C, 23B, 26A–B); the sperm duct forming an inverted ‘S-shape’ in the male palp not expanded, with secondary looping in the middle of the tegulum (Figs 9A, 22C, 25C). The females can be recognized by having the atrium wide and copulatory ducts large in the anterior region (Figs 22G, 26D, 33D–F).</p><p>Included species</p><p>Tafana silhavyi (Caporiacco, 1955), T. chimire sp. nov., T. maracay sp. nov., T. arawak sp. nov., T. pettieri sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF8E6608FD3F9549FE81FB62	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF8E6607FDD192B6FE32FC96.text	03CF87ADFF8E6607FDD192B6FE32FC96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana silhavyi (Caporiacco 1955) MNHN	<div><p>Tafana silhavyi (Caporiacco, 1955)</p><p>Figs 6E, 8A–B, G–K, 9A, C–D, 22–23, 33C, 34</p><p>Anyphaena silhavyi Caporiacco, 1955: 386, fig. 51a–b (type: male holotype from El Junquito, Venezuela, deposited in MUCV, examined).</p><p>Tafana silhavyi – Brescovit 1997: 90.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana silhavyi resemble those of T. chimirae sp. nov., T. maracay sp. nov., T. arawak sp. nov. and T. pittieri sp. nov. by having the laminar apophysis at the base of the embolus, but differ by presenting a secondary looping with wide curvature (Figs 9A, 22C). Females resemble those of T. maracay sp. nov. and T. arawak sp. nov. by having the wide atrium, but differ by having the copulatory ducts extremely large in the anterior region (Figs 22F–G, 33C).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype VENEZUELA • ♂; Federal District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-67.083336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.466666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -67.083336/lat 10.466666)">El Junquito</a>; [10°28′0″ N, 67°5′00″ W]; Marcuzzi leg.; MUCV 741.</p><p>Other material</p><p>VENEZUELA – Aragua • 2 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀; Colonia Tovar; [10°24′20″ N, 67°17′22″ W]; no date; E. Simon leg.; MNHN 11312 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; IBSP 258184 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (MNHN 11312)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange with cephalic region dark (Fig. 22A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen gray with dark spots (Fig. 22A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.2, carapace length 1.73, width 1.1. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.12, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.1, PME–PLE 0.06, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 0.9 long, with four promarginal teeth and seven retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.9 /patella 0.7/ tibia 2.1/ metatarsus 1.8/ tarsus 0.7 /total 7.2; II— 1.7/ 0.7/ 1.13 / 1.49 / 0.65 / 5.67; III—1.3 /0.5 / 0.9/ 1.1/ 0.4/ 4.2; IV—1.9 / 0.7/ 1.5/ 1.9/ 0.5/ 6.5.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short and curved; cymbium with retrolateral projection; projection at the base of the embolus laminar and coiled; embolus long, with large base and narrow apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; ventral tegular process hyaline and short; sperm duct an inverted ‘S-shape’ (Figs 22C–E, 23A–C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.4, epigastric furrow 0.6 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.2 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (MNHN 11312)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species (Fig. 22B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.4, carapace length 1.45, width 1.3. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.08, PME 0.06, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME–PME 0.1, PME–PLE 0.04, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 0.6 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.3 /patella 0.6/ tibia 1.3/ metatarsus 1.1/ tarsus 0.5 /total 4.8; II— 1.2/ 0.6/ 1.13 / 1.0/ 0.5 /4.43; III—1.0/ 0.4/ 0.7 /0.9 /0.4 / 3.4; IV—1.4/ 0.5 /1.1 / 1.3/ 0.48 / 4.78.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p1-0-0, r1-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1- 1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p1-0-0, r1-0-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia v1-2-2, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood triangular and sclerotized, connecting with lateral lobes; atrium large; epigynal plate covered by cuticle in the posterior region; lateral lobes sinuous. Internally, copulatory ducts large in the anterior region; primary spermathecae oval; secondary spermathecae small, above the primary spermathecae; fertilization ducts long (Figs 22F–G, 33C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.9, epigastric furrow 0.8 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.1 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Variation</p><p>Two males: total length 4.1–4.4; carapace 1.83–1.9; femur I 1.7–1.9. Ten females: total length 4.0–6.2; carapace 1.6–2.3; femur I 1.3–1.9.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Venezuela (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF8E6607FDD192B6FE32FC96	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF816604FD1595C9FD6AFCC7.text	03CF87ADFF816604FD1595C9FD6AFCC7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana chimire De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana chimire sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E82DBA67-4582-40CE-878D-AB3F2B6C4351</p><p>Figs 24, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana chimire sp. nov. resemble other males of the silhavyi group by the laminar base of the apophysis of the embolus, but differ from them by the base of the retrolateral tibial apophysis with a hook shape apically and the presence of a large basal prominent protuberance on the tegulum (Fig. 24C–E).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the name of the type locality, Chimire.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype VENEZUELA • 1 ♂; Chimire; [9°11′49.2″ N, 66°00′32.4″ W]; Jun. 1975; Martinez leg.; MACN-Ar.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MACN-Ar)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange with spots on the extremities (Fig. 24A). Labium, sternum and endites orange. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with dark spots (Fig. 24A–B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 3.8, carapace length 1.8, width 1.5. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.08, PME 0.08, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME–PME 0.08, PME–PLE 0.04, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 0.6 long, with four promarginal teeth and six retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.1 /patella 0.5/ tibia 1.3/ metatarsus 1.1/ tarsus 0.5 /total 4.5; II— 0.9/ 0.5/ 1.2 /1.0 / 0.5/ 4.1; III—0.75 /0.4 / 0.72 /0.8 /0.0 / 2.67; IV—1.3/ 0.5/ 1.1/ 1.4 /0.4 / 4.7.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia v1-2-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short; cymbium with basal retrolateral projection small; apophysis at the base of the embolus laminar and coiled; embolus long with large base and narrow apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; ventral tegular process hyaline apically in the bulb; sperm duct with secondary looping horizontal position (Fig. 24C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 1.8, epigastric furrow 0.3 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 0.8 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female</p><p>Unknown.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Chimire, Venezuela (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF816604FD1595C9FD6AFCC7	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF836600FD1F9756FE32FE2A.text	03CF87ADFF836600FD1F9756FE32FE2A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana maracay De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana maracay sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 692C24F0-D9ED-4D1B-9831-129C603BB253</p><p>Figs 8C–F, 25–26, 33D, 34</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of T. maracay sp. nov. resemble those of the silhavyi group by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus laminar, but differ from the other species by having the retrolateral tibial apophysis short, curved apically and presenting a basal projection rounded (Figs 25C–E, 26C). Females resemble those of T. silhavyi and T. arawak sp. nov. by having the epigynal plate with a wide atrium, but differ by having the copulatory ducts slightly narrowing in the anterior region (Figs 25F–G, 33D).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality Maracay, currently the capital of the State of Aragua in Venezuela.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype VENEZUELA • 1 ♂; Aragua, Colonia Tovar; [10°24′20″ N, 67°17′22″ W]; E. Simon leg.; MNHN 11319.</p><p>Paratypes VENEZUELA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; MNHN 11319 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; IBSP 209871 .</p><p>Other material</p><p>VENEZUELA – Aragua • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; MNHN 11314 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MNHN 11319)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange with cephalic region dark (Fig. 25A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darkest at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with dark spots in dorsal view (Fig. 25A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.7, carapace length 2.1, width 1.8. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.1, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.1, PME–PLE 0.04, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 0.6 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.0 / patella 0.9/ tibia 2.2/ metatarsus 1.83 /tarsus 0.9 /total 7.83; II— 1.9/ 0.7/ 1.8 /1.8 / 0.5/ 6.7; III—1.2/ 0.6/ 1.0/ 1.1/ 0.4/ 4.3; IV—1.7 / 0.6/ 1.4/ 1.8 /0.49 / 5.99.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p0-1-1, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-1, r1-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short, extremely curved at the apex; cymbium with basal retrolateral projection; apophysis at the base of the embolus laminar and coiled; embolus long with large base and narrow apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; ventral tegular process short and hyaline; subtegulum hardly visible; sperm duct with primary looping large (Figs 25C–E, 26A–C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.6, epigastric furrow 0.6 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.2 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, MNHN 11319)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species (Fig. 25B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.6, carapace length 2.5, width 1.95. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.12, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.1, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.0 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.8 /patella 0.9/ tibia 1.8/ metatarsus 1.5/ tarsus 0.8 /total 6.8; II— 1.8/ 0.9/ 1.6 /1.4 / 0.7/ 6.4; III—1.5 / 0.8/ 1.0/ 1.22 / 0.4/ 4.22; IV—2.0 / 0.9 /1.6 / 2.2/ 0.6/ 7.3.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-1, r0-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-1, r0-1-0, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-0, r1-1-0; IV—tibia r1-1-0.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood triangular and connecting to the lateral lobes; wide atrium; epigynal plate covered by cuticle in the posterior region; lateral lobes sinuous. Internally, copulatory ducts slightly narrow in the anterior region; primary spermathecae oval; secondary spermathecae large, above primary spermathecae; fertilization ducts long (Figs 25F–G, 26D–E, 33D).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.0, epigastric furrow 1.0 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.7 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Variation</p><p>Three males: total length 4.1–5.3; carapace 1.8–2.4; femur I 1.9–2.5. Four females: total length 4.3–6.6; carapace 1.7–2.3; femur I 1.3–2.0.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Venezuela (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF836600FD1F9756FE32FE2A	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF86661EFD17947DFE32FB96.text	03CF87ADFF86661EFD17947DFE32FB96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana arawak De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana arawak sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7BF3C0A5-9472-46CF-80F3-AEEDFB9EA022</p><p>Figs 27, 33E, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana arawak sp. nov. resemble others of the silhavyi group by a laminar and coiled apophysis at the base of the embolus, but differ by the retrolateral tibial apophysis bifid (Fig. 27C–E). Females resemble those of T. silhavyi and T. maracay sp. nov. by the epigynal plate with wide atrium, but differ by the atrium extremely wide and the large hood (Figs 27F–G, 33E).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is derived from the Brazilian Portuguese word ‘Aruaques’ (in Spanish ‘Arahuaco’) for the name of an indigenous group from the Americas, named ‘Arawak’, meaning ‘flour eater’. The name should be treated as a noun in apposition.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype VENEZUELA • 1 ♂; Aragua, Colonia Tovar; [10°24′20″ N, 67°17′22″ W]; no date; E. Simon leg.; MNHN 11320.</p><p>Paratype VENEZUELA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; MNHN 11320 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MNHN 11320)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange with cephalic region dark (Fig. 27A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darkest at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with spots in dorsal view (Fig. 27A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.1, carapace length 2.7, width 2.2. Clypeus height 0.08. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.12, PME 0.1, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.06, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.0 long, with four promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 3.1/ patella 1.1/ tibia 3.8/ metatarsus 3.27 / tarsus 1.3/ total 12.57; II— 2.8/ 1.1/ 3.1 /2.8 / 1.1/ 10.9; III—2.0 /0.8 / 1.2/ 2.0/ 0.6/ 6.6; IV—2.8 / 0.75 /2.6 / 3.2/ 0.8/ 10.15.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0; IV—tibia p1-1-0.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis bifid with anterior branch truncated and posterior branch thin; cymbium with retrolateral projection; apophysis at the base of the embolus laminar and coiled; embolus long with large base and narrow apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; ventral tegular process long and hyaline; basal protuberance of the tegulum short; sperm duct with secondary looping in oblique position in the tegulum (Fig. 27C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.2, epigastric furrow 0.63 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.6 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, MNHN 11320)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species (Fig. 27B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.1, carapace length 2.9, width 2.2. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.1, PME 0.1, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.08, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.0 long, with four promarginal teeth and six retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.9/ patella 1.1/ tibia 3.2/ metatarsus 2.59 / tarsus 1.1/ total 10.89; II— 2.6/ 1.0/ 2.75 / 2.3/ 1.0 /9.65; III—2.0 / 0.8/ 1.5 /1.7 /0.6 / 6.6; IV—2.8/ 0.82 / 2.5/ 3.1 /0.75 / 9.97.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-0, r1-1-0; IV—tibia r1-1-0.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood triangular; wide atrium; epigynal plate covered with hyaline cuticle in the posterior region; lateral lobes sinuous. Internally, copulatory ducts extremely large in the anterior region; primary spermathecae oval and separated; secondary spermathecae small, lateral of the primary spermathecae, and fertilization ducts longer than the primary spermathecae (Figs 27F–G, 33E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.0, epigastric furrow 0.8 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.2 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Venezuela (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF86661EFD17947DFE32FB96	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF98661FFD0A92C8FD7EF874.text	03CF87ADFF98661FFD0A92C8FD7EF874.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana pittieri De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana pittieri sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5763F405-387A-4B81-B2A2-D2A309390260</p><p>Figs 28, 33F, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana pittieri sp. nov. resemble those of the silhavyi group by having the secondary looping in the middle in the tegulum, but differ from them by having the large laminar, ring-shaped apophysis at the base of the embolus and retrolateral tibial apophysis short and truncated (Fig. 28C–E). Females differ from the other species by having the lateral lobes wing-shaped in the median region, covering part of the atrium, and secondary spermathecae with slender shape (Fig. 28F–G, 33F).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a patronym in honor of Henri Pittier, a botanist, geographer and ethnologist who devoted himself to the study of the flora and fauna in the National Park Henri Pittier, where the specimen was collected. In the year of 1953 the park (until then called Rancho Grande) was renamed in honor of H. Pittier.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype VENEZUELA • 1 ♂; Aragua, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-67.685555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.349444" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -67.685555/lat 10.349444)">Rancho Grande, current National Park Henri Pittier</a>; [10°20′58″ N, 67°41′08″ W]; 8–15 Apr. 1945; M. Beebe et. al. leg.; AMNH.</p><p>Paratype VENEZUELA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; AMNH .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, AMNH)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange with cephalic region dark (Fig. 28A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow, darkest at tarsi. Abdomen yellow with spots in dorsal view (Fig. 28A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.3, carapace length 2.8, width 2.21. Clypeus height 0.08. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.1, ALE 0.12, PME 0.1, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.04, PME– PME 0.12, PME–PLE 0.1, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.1 long, with four promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 3.0/ patella 1.1/ tibia 3.5/ metatarsus 3.12 /tarsus 1.2/ total 11.92; II— 2.7/ 1.1/ 2.4 /2.8 / 0.93 /9.93; III—1.98 / 0.8/ 1.53 / 2.0/ 0.6/ 6.91; IV—2.7/ 0.9 /2.5 / 3.1/ 0.7/ 9.9.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p1-0-0, r1-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p1-0-0, r1-0-0; III—tibia p1-1-1, r1-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Cymbium with large retrolateral projection, embolus long with large base and narrow apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; ventral tegular process short and hyaline; tegulum without basal protuberance; sperm duct with secondary looping in horizontal position; median apophysis laminar, long and curved at the apex (Fig. 28C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.4, epigastric furrow 0.5 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.9 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, AMNH)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species, except for chelicerae reddish brown (Fig. 28B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.4, carapace length 2.2, width 1.8. Clypeus height 0.06. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.1, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.08, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 2.2 long, with four promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 1.9 /patella 0.8/ tibia 1.8/ metatarsus 1.6/ tarsus 0.8 /total 6.9; II— 1.5/ 0.6/ 1.05 / 1.4/ 0.6 /5.15; III—1.2/ 0.5/ 0.7 /1.1 /0.4 / 3.9; IV—1.7/ 0.7 /1.6 / 2.0/ 0.52 / 6.52.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p1-0-0, r1-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p0-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p1-0-0, r1-0-1; III—tibia v1-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2, p0-1-1, r0-1-1; IV—tibia v1-2-2, p1-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Triangular hood with sclerotized border; atrium short; epigynal plate not covered by cuticle, covered in the posterior region; lateral lobes sinuous with wing form in the median region. Internally, copulatory ducts short and curved; primary spermathecae oval and separated; secondary spermathecae small in the posterior region of the copulatory ducts; fertilization ducts longer than primary spermathecae (Figs 28F–G, 33F).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 3.2, epigastric furrow 0.6 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.1 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Aragua, Venezuela (Fig. 33).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF98661FFD0A92C8FD7EF874	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF9B661BFD0A9756FD60FC7E.text	03CF87ADFF9B661BFD0A9756FD60FC7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana oliviae De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana oliviae sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A7E716C9-A0F8-4F4E-A451-E6D94A3E82CD</p><p>Figs 29, 33G, 35</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana oliviae sp. nov. differ from those of the other species in the silhavyi group by having the apophysis at the base of the embolus finger-shaped, retrolateral tibial apophysis bifid with anterior branch short and flattened, posterior branch triangular and median tibial apophysis bifid in dorsal position on the tibia (Fig. 29C–E). Females differ by having the epigynal plate with lateral lobes extremely projected to the sides and by having the small primary spermathecae (Figs 29F–G, 33G).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name is a matronymic in memory of Olivia de Moura Oliveira, the first author’s mother.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype ARGENTINA • 1 ♂; Misiones, Santa María; [27°56′04″ S, 55°24′25″ W]; Nov–Dec. 1913; M.J. Viana leg.; MACN-Ar 3565.</p><p>Paratype ARGENTINA • 1 ♀; Misiones, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-54.43667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.695276" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -54.43667/lat -25.695276)">Cataratas del Iguazú</a>, near the Puerto Iguazú; [25°41′43″ S, 54°26′12″ W]; Nov. 1970; M.E. Galiano leg.; MCZ .</p><p>Remark</p><p>The male and female were matched by their close localities in Misiones, Argentina. Despite the different colorations of the male and female, the morphology of the genitalia suggests that both exemplars belong to Tafana oliviae sp. nov.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MACN-Ar 3565)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace orange, darker in cephalic region (Fig. 29A). Labium, sternum and endites yellow. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV yellow. Abdomen yellow with lateral dark spots and a yellow spot in the middle (Fig. 29A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 3.9, carapace length 1.7, width 1.4. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.08, PME 0.08, PLE 0.06; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.1, PME–PLE 0.06, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 1.0 long, with four promarginal teeth and six retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.1 /patella 0.7/ tibia 2.5/ metatarsus 2.2/ tarsus 1.1 /total 8.6; II— 1.6/ 0.5/ 1.7 /1.5 / 0.7/ 6.0; III—1.3 / 0.6/ 0.9/ 1.2/ 0.4/ 4.4; IV—2.0 / 0.6/ 1.3/ 2.1 /0.6 / 6.6.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-0, metatarsus v2-0-1; II—tibia v1-2-0; III—tibia v1-1-0, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-1-2, r1-0-1; IV—tibia v0-1-1, p1-1-1, r1-1-0.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis bifid; cymbium without retrolateral projection; embolus short and bifurcate at the apex; median apophysis long and curved apically; sperm duct with secondary looping reaching the apex of the tegulum (Fig. 29C–E).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.1, epigastric furrow 0.6 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.0 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, MCZ)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Coloration as in males of this species except for legs yellow, darker at tarsi. Abdomen yellow (Fig. 29B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.7, carapace length 2.7, width 1.8. Clypeus height 0.04. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.08, PME 0.1, PLE 0.1; AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.08, PME– PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.16, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.1 long, with four promarginal teeth and four retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 2.0 /patella 0.9/ tibia 1.8/ metatarsus 1.4/ tarsus 0.8 /total 6.9; II— 1.9/ 0.9/ 1.1 /1.3 / 0.63 /5.83; III—1.5/ 0.72 / 1.1/ 1.23 / 0.5/ 5.05; IV—2.25/ 0.8/ 1.72 / 2.1/ 0.7/ 7.57.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-0, metatarsus v2-0-0; II—tibia v2-2-0; III—tibia v1-1-2, p0-0-1, r0-0-1, metatarsus v2-1-2; IV—tibia v1-1-2, p1-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood semicircular and thick; lateral lobes curved in anterior region; wide atrium; epigynal plate covered by cuticle in the posterior region. Internally, copulatory ducts long and narrow; secondary spermathecae in the anterior region of the copulatory ducts; primary spermathecae small and fertilization ducts longer than primary spermathecae (Figs 29F–G, 33G).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 2.9, epigastric furrow 0.7 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 1.4 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Misiones, Argentina (Fig. 35).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF9B661BFD0A9756FD60FC7E	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFF9D6612FD1595B0FD1DFDCD.text	03CF87ADFF9D6612FD1595B0FD1DFDCD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana orinoco De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana orinoco sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 34463201-9F72-43FF-886B-A9EFCE74C526</p><p>Figs 30–31, 33H, 34</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Males of Tafana orinoco sp. nov. resemble those of T. pastaza sp. nov. by having the shape of the apophysis at the base of the embolus bifid, but differ by the primary apophysis conical and curved in the apex and secondary apophysis furrowed, median tibial apophysis short and triangular in retrolateral position (Figs 30C–E, 31A–C). Females differ from those of the other species in the silhavyi group by having quadrangular atrium and copulatory ducts extremely large and short in anterior region of the vulva (Figs 30G, 33H).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific name, a noun in apposition, is a tribute to ‘River Orinoco’, one of the most important rivers of the South American continent.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype VENEZUELA • 1♂; Mawaca, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.54233&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.1729805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.54233/lat 3.1729805)">Federal Territory of Amazonas</a>; 84 km SE of La Esmeralda; [3°10′22.73″ N, 65°32′32.39″ W]; 5 Mar. 1985; J. Latke and R. Candia leg.; MIZA 07062.</p><p>Paratype VENEZUELA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; MIZA 07062 .</p><p>Other material</p><p>VENEZUELA – Amazonas Division • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.98944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=0.8863889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.98944/lat 0.8863889)">Federal Territory of Amazonas</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.98944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=0.8863889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.98944/lat 0.8863889)">Cerro de La Neblina</a>; [00°53′11″ N, 65°59′22″ W]; 12 Feb. 1985; W.E. Steiner leg.; USNM • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Mawaca, Central, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.54233&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.1729805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.54233/lat 3.1729805)">Federal Territory of Amazonas</a>; [3°10′22.73″ N, 65°32′32.39″ W]; 5 Mar. 1985; J. Latke and R. Candia leg.; MIZA 07062 .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, MIZA 07062)</p><p>COLOR. Exemplar probably discolored. Carapace reddish brown (Fig. 30A). Labium, sternum and endites reddish brown. Chelicerae reddish. Legs I–IV reddish with spots on the articles. Abdomen with dark spots (Fig. 30A).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.9, carapace length 3.7, width 3.0. Clypeus height 0.1. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.18, PME 0.16, PLE 0.16; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.1, PME–PLE 0.08, ALE–PLE 0.02. Chelicerae 1.5 long, with four promarginal teeth and seven retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 4.0 /patella 1.6/ tibia 4.2/ metatarsus 3.9 / tarsus 1.9/ total 15.6; II— 3.9/ 1.59 / 3.8/ 3.6/ 1.5 /14.39; III—3.2 / 1.4/ 2.5/ 3.1/ 1.09 / 11.29; IV—4.1 / 1.5/ 3.6/ 4.5/ 1.3 /15.0.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-1, r1-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>PALP. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short and curved; cymbium without retrolateral projection; apophysis at the base of the embolus bifid with secondary apophysis furrowed; embolus short; median apophysis long and curved apically; sperm duct with secondary looping not reaching the apex of the tegulum; subtegulum strongly projected; ventral tegular process inconspicuous (Figs 30C–E, 31A–C).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.1, epigastric furrow 1.0 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.0 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Female (paratype, MIZA 07062)</p><p>COLOR. Coloration as in males of this species (Fig. 30B).</p><p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.5, carapace 3.4, width 2.6. Clypeus height 0.1. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.02, AME–ALE 0.02, PME– PME 0.18, PME–PLE 0.12, ALE–PLE 0.04. Chelicerae 1.6 long, with four promarginal teeth and five retromarginal denticles.</p><p>LEG MEASUREMENTS. I—femur 3.1/ patella 1.4/ tibia 3.22 / metatarsus 2.9 /tarsus 1.1/ total 11.72; II— 3.1/ 1.2/ 3.0 /2.72 / 1.1 /11.12; III—2.1 / 1.1/ 1.6/ 2.2/ 0.73 / 7.73; IV—3.3/ 1.24 / 2.9/ 3.3/ 0.84 / 11.58.</p><p>LEG SPINATION. I—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus v2-0-0, p0-1-0, r0-1-0; II—tibia v2-2-2, p1-1-0, r1-1-0, metatarsus p0-1-0, r0-1-0; III—tibia p1-1-1, r1-1-1; IV—tibia p1-1-1.</p><p>EPIGYNUM. Hood narrow and rounded, connected to the lateral lobes; wide atrium; epigynal plate not covered by hyaline cuticle in the posterior region; sinuous and narrow lateral lobes. Internally, copulatory ducts large and short; secondary spermathecae above the primary spermathecae; primary spermathecae separated; fertilization ducts long, superimposed on the primary spermathecae (Figs 30F–G, 33H).</p><p>ABDOMEN. Length 4.0, epigastric furrow 0.5 from tracheal spiracle, spiracle 2.1 from base of spinnerets.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from Venezuela (Fig. 34).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFF9D6612FD1595B0FD1DFDCD	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDBB9428FADBFD1C.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDBB9428FADBFD1C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Anyphaena accentuata Walckenaer 1802	<div><p>Anyphaena accentuata Walckenaer, 1802</p><p>GREECE • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=19.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.666668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 19.75/lat 39.666668)">Kerkira Island</a>; [39°40′ N, 19°45′ E]; Jan. 1995; Paganelli leg.; MCN 22140 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDBB9428FADBFD1C	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDA897C0FE14FDD0.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDA897C0FE14FDD0.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Arachosia praesignis Keyserling 1891	<div><p>Arachosia praesignis Keyserling, 1891</p><p>BRAZIL • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; São Paulo, São Paulo; [23°32′52″ S, 46°38′09″ W]; 31 Mar. 2007; F.U. Yamamoto leg.; IBSP 87975 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDA897C0FE14FDD0	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDCD95FDFECBFB86.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDCD95FDFECBFB86.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aysha prospera Keyserling 1891	<div><p>Aysha prospera Keyserling, 1891</p><p>BRAZIL • 1 ♂; São Paulo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-46.91889&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.60389" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -46.91889/lat -23.60389)">Cotia</a>; [23°36′14″ S, 46°55′08″ W]; 7 Sep. 1983; A. Felix leg.; IBSP 19780 • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-46.851944&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.64889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -46.851944/lat -23.64889)">Embú das Artes</a>; [23°38′56″ S, 46°51′07″ W]; 13 Oct. 1990; [without name of collector]; IBSP 19783 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDCD95FDFECBFB86	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDFD94A2FC3BFCB3.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDFD94A2FC3BFCB3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Patrera fulvastra Simon 1903	<div><p>Patrera fulvastra Simon, 1903</p><p>COLOMBIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Cundinamarca, Ricaurte, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.77278&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.2791667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.77278/lat 4.2791667)">Nariño</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-74.77278&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=4.2791667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -74.77278/lat 4.2791667)">Reserva Natural La Planada</a>; [4°16′45″ N, 74°46′22″ W]; 14 Mar. 1992; C. Valderrama leg.; MCN 24208 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDFD94A2FC3BFCB3	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDF89022FAEEF88F.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDF89022FAEEF88F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana quelchi (Pocock 1895)	<div><p>Tafana quelchi (Pocock, 1895)</p><p>VENEZUELA • 1 ♀; Bolívar, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-61.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.3333335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -61.5/lat 5.3333335)">Parque Nacional Canaima</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-61.5&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.3333335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -61.5/lat 5.3333335)">Monte Roraima</a>; [5°20′00″ N, 61°30′00″ W]; [without date]; M.O. Gonzaga leg.; IBSP 32131 .</p><p>BRAZIL • 1 ♀; Roraima, Monte Roraima; [5°03′00″ N, 61°24′00″]; [without date]; G. Tate leg.; AMNH .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDF89022FAEEF88F	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDE79333FE70F99B.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDE79333FE70F99B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana riveti Simon 1903	<div><p>Tafana riveti Simon, 1903</p><p>COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Valle del Cauca, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.49488&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.8945665" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.49488/lat 3.8945665)">Lago Calima</a>; [3°53′40.44″ N, 76°29′41.58″ W]; Jan. 1979; W. Eberhard leg.; MCZ .</p><p>ECUADOR • 1 ♀; Quito, Pichincha, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.583336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=0.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.583336/lat 0.25)">Monte Pichincha</a>; [0°15′00″ N, 78°35′00″ W]; Oct. 1994; G.W. Prescott leg.; MCZ .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDE79333FE70F99B	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666DFDD9922FFCC4FADA.text	03CF87ADFFEB666DFDD9922FFCC4FADA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Xiruana gracilipes Keyserling 1891	<div><p>Xiruana gracilipes Keyserling, 1891</p><p>BRAZIL • 1 ♀; São Paulo, São Paulo, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-46.636112&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.547499" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -46.636112/lat -23.547499)">Parque Estadual do Jaraguá</a>; [23°32′51″ S, 46°38′10″ W]; 28 Mar. 2014; J.L. Chavari and R. Indicatti leg.; IBSP 166120 • 1 ♂; Santa Catarina, Florianópolis; 27°35′49″ S, 48°32′56″ W; 12 Feb. 2007; R.S. Melo leg.; IBSP 72660 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666DFDD9922FFCC4FADA	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEB666AFDD49139FE4EFE89.text	03CF87ADFFEB666AFDD49139FE4EFE89.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana straminea (L. Koch 1866) AMNH	<div><p>Tafana straminea (L. Koch, 1866)</p><p>COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Departamento Boyacá, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-72.912224&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=5.9894447" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -72.912224/lat 5.9894447)">Paramo Alto Belén</a>; [5°59′22″ N, 72°54′44″ W]; 23 Sep. 1985; H. Sturn leg.; MCZ .</p><p>ECUADOR • 2 ♀♀; Tungurahua Province, Baños; [1°23′47″ N, 78°25′29″ W]; 2 May 1939; Clarke and Macintyre leg.; AMNH .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEB666AFDD49139FE4EFE89	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD179563FE64FC73.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD179563FE64FC73.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana arawak De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana arawak sp. nov.</p><p>VENEZUELA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Aragua, Colonia Tovar; [10°24′20″ N, 67°17′22″ W]; [without date]; E. Simon leg.; MNHN 11320 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD179563FE64FC73	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD15944AFAC5FDBF.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD15944AFAC5FDBF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana chimire De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana chimire sp. nov.</p><p>VENEZUELA • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.009&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.1970005" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.009/lat 9.1970005)">Chimire</a>; [9°11′49.2″ N, 66°00′32.4″ W]; Jun. 1975; Martinez leg.; MACN-Ar .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD15944AFAC5FDBF	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFDEB93A7FDA0F953.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFDEB93A7FDA0F953.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana humahuaca De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana humahuaca sp. nov.</p><p>ARGENTINA • 1 ♂; Jujuy Province, Santa Bárbara; [24°18′31″ S; 64°39′37″ W]; Oct. 1969; Williner leg.; MACN-Ar 41787 • 1 ♀; Jujuy Province, Santa Bárbara; [24°18′31″ S; 64°39′37″ W]; Oct. 1962; Williner leg.; MACN-Ar 41788 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFDEB93A7FDA0F953	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFDF392D7FDD5FAC6.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFDF392D7FDD5FAC6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana kunturmarqa De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana kunturmarqa sp. nov.</p><p>COLOMBIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Cundinamarca Departament, La Calera; [4°43′11″ N, 73°58′12″ W]; 30 Apr. 1978; C. Hernandez leg.; ICN-Ar .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFDF392D7FDD5FAC6	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD1F94C9FD84FCD9.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD1F94C9FD84FCD9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana maracay De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana maracay sp. nov.</p><p>VENEZUELA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Aragua, Colonia Tovar; [10°24′20″ N, 67°17′22″ W]; [without date]; E. Simon leg.; MNHN 11314 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD1F94C9FD84FCD9	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD0A936EFDB6FA1D.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD0A936EFDB6FA1D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana oliviae De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana oliviae sp. nov.</p><p>ARGENTINA • 1 ♂; Misiones, Santa María; [27°56′04″ S; 55°24′25″ W]; Nov–Dec. 1913; M.J. Viana leg.; MACN 3565 • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-54.43667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-25.695276" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -54.43667/lat -25.695276)">Cataratas del Iguazú</a> [near Puerto Iguazú]; [25°41′43″ S, 54°26′12″ W]; Nov. 1970; M.E. Galiano leg.; MCZ .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD0A936EFDB6FA1D	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD15909DFBA9F88D.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD15909DFBA9F88D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana orinoco De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana orinoco sp. nov.</p><p>VENEZUELA • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Mawaca, Central, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-65.54233&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=3.1729805" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -65.54233/lat 3.1729805)">Federal Territory of Amazonas</a>; [3°10′22.73″ N, 65°32′32.39″ W]; 5 Mar. 1985; J. Lattke and R. Candia leg.; MIZA 07062 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD15909DFBA9F88D	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD179137FCE8F826.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD179137FCE8F826.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana pastaza De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana pastaza sp. nov.</p><p>ECUADOR • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Tungurahua Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.00667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=1.0666667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.00667/lat 1.0666667)">Pastaza Valley</a> [between Baños and Mero]; [01°04′00″ N, 78°00′24″ W]; 1 Mar. 1949; W.C. Macintyre leg.; AMNH .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD179137FCE8F826	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFD0A95BDFC10FBAC.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFD0A95BDFC10FBAC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana pittieri De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana pittieri sp. nov.</p><p>VENEZUELA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Aragua, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-67.685555&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.349444" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -67.685555/lat 10.349444)">Rancho Grande, current National Park Henri Pittier</a>; [10°20′58″ N, 67°41′08″ W]; 8–15 Apr. 1945; W. Beebe et al. leg.; AMNH .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFD0A95BDFC10FBAC	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFEC666AFDD19733FD84FE22.text	03CF87ADFFEC666AFDD19733FD84FE22.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana silhavyi (Caporiacco 1955) MNHN	<div><p>Tafana silhavyi (Caporiacco, 1955)</p><p>VENEZUELA • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Aragua, Colonia Tovar; [10°24′20″ N, 67°17′22″ W]; [without date]; E. Simon leg.; MNHN 11312 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFEC666AFDD19733FD84FE22	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFED666BFD1B944DFEC1FD5C.text	03CF87ADFFED666BFD1B944DFEC1FD5C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana huatanay De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana huatanay sp. nov.</p><p>ECUADOR • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Quito, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-78.583336&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=0.25" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -78.583336/lat 0.25)">Golf Club</a>; [0°15′00″ N, 78°35′00″ W]; 21 Dec. 1958; A.M. Nadler leg.; AMNH .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFED666BFD1B944DFEC1FD5C	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFED666BFD169756FEC1FE23.text	03CF87ADFFED666BFD169756FEC1FE23.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana nevada De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana nevada sp. nov.</p><p>COLOMBIA • 1 ♂; Departament Magdalena, Santa Marta, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">San Pedro</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Carmelo</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-73.72&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.866667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -73.72/lat 10.866667)">Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta</a>; [10°52′00″ N, 73°43′12″ W]; 7 Feb. 1974; J.A. Kochalka leg.; IBNP .</p><p>VENEZUELA • 1 ♀; Aragua, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-68.00861&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=10.641666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -68.00861/lat 10.641666)">Rancho Grande</a>; [10°38′30″ N, 68°00′31″ W]; 4 Mar. 1959; A.M. Nadler leg.; AMNH .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFED666BFD169756FEC1FE23	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
03CF87ADFFED666BFD0694E7FD09FCF6.text	03CF87ADFFED666BFD0694E7FD09FCF6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Tafana ruizi De Oliveira & Brescovit 2021	<div><p>Tafana ruizi sp. nov.</p><p>COLOMBIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Departamento de Caldas, Pensilvania; [5°23′02″ N, 75°09′40″ W]; 10 Oct. 2003; Sánchez-Ruiz leg.; IBSP 258183 .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF87ADFFED666BFD0694E7FD09FCF6	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.		Plazi	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M.;Brescovit, Antonio Domingos	De Oliveira, Luiz Fernando M., Brescovit, Antonio Domingos (2021): Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of ghost spiders of the genus Tafana Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Dionycha, Anyphaenidae), with the descriptions of twelve new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 742: 1-77, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.742.1291
