Revision of the neotropical spider genus Itatiaya Mello-Leitao (Araneae, Ctenidae) with considerations on biogeographic distribution of species

摘要

ltatiaya Mello-Leitao, 1915, is revised and the type-species l. modesta Mello-Leitao, 1915, is redescribed and considered a senior synonym of Centroctenus sai Brescovit, 1996. Seven species are newly described: Itatiaya tacamby sp. nov. and l. ywyty sp. nov. from Rio de Janeiro; l. pucupucu sp. nov., l. pykyyra sp. nov. and l. tubixaba sp. nov., from Minas Gerais; l. iuba sp. nov. from Sao Paulo; l. apipema sp. nov. from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Notes on their distribution from Brazilian Atlantic Forest are presented.