A new species of the spider genus Oltacloea (Araneae: Prodidomidae) from Brazilian 'caatinga' in Central, Bahia

摘要

Oltacloea beltraoae. a new species from the "'caatinga" area in Central, stale of Bahia. Brazil, is described. This is the first of a series of papers describing spiders from the Brazilian "caatinga". This phytogeographic region is characterised by avery hot and dry climate and sparse vegetation (Ab'Saber. 1977; Vivo, 1997; Joly et al., 1999). The fauna of this region has only recently begun to be investigated thoroughly and presents a large number of adaptations (Mares el al, 1985) and endemic taxa, as documented for mammals (Rocha, 1995), snakes (Vanzolini et al., 1980; Rodngues, 1992), lizards (Rocha, 1999; Rodrigues et al.. 2001) and bees (Martins, 1999).