On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula
A new species of daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus Simon, 1893 of the globosus species group is described from the Baja California Peninsula desert, in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Physocyclus xerophilus sp. nov....
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A new species of daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus Simon, 1893 of the globosus species group is described from the Baja California Peninsula desert, in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The species is
described based on adult males and females: Physocyclus xerophilus sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Baja California Sur. The total number of species of Physocyclus increases to 34, including the new species described herein. Thirty-two of 34 species are distributed in Mexico, with one cosmopolitan: Physocyclus globosus. The states of Baja California Sur, Guerrero and Michoacán have the highest diversity of species in the country, with 8 species each.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9dca4c0243d64de8a4a0bd75671b80d22025-08-20T03:49:36ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062020-08-019110.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3316On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California PeninsulaSamuel Nolasco0Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Laboratorio de Aracnología (LATLAX). Lab. Regional de Biodiversidad y Cultivo de Tejidos Vegetales (LBCTV), Instituto de BiologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México A new species of daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus Simon, 1893 of the globosus species group is described from the Baja California Peninsula desert, in the state of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Physocyclus xerophilus sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Baja California Sur. The total number of species of Physocyclus increases to 34, including the new species described herein. Thirty-two of 34 species are distributed in Mexico, with one cosmopolitan: Physocyclus globosus. The states of Baja California Sur, Guerrero and Michoacán have the highest diversity of species in the country, with 8 species each. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3316ArteminaeTaxonomyXerophytic scrubBaja California Sur |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Nolasco Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad Arteminae Taxonomy Xerophytic scrub Baja California Sur |
| title | On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula |
| title_full | On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula |
| title_fullStr | On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula |
| title_full_unstemmed | On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula |
| title_short | On the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Mexico: description of a new species from the Baja California Peninsula |
| title_sort | on the daddy long legs spiders of the genus physocyclus araneae pholcidae from mexico description of a new species from the baja california peninsula |
| topic | Arteminae Taxonomy Xerophytic scrub Baja California Sur |
| url | https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3316 |
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