First record of the family Anyphaenidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Chiapas amber (Early Miocene, Mexico)

Authors

  • Miguel Ángel García-Villafuerte Museo de Paleontología “Eliseo Palacios Aguilera”, Departamento de Paleontología, Dirección de Gestión, Investigación y Educación Ambiental, Secretaría de Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural, Calzada de las Personas Ilustres s/n. C.P. 29000. Antiguo Parque Madero, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4072/rbp.2020.3.01

Abstract

The first record of the spider family Anyphaenidae for the early Miocene Mexican Chiapas amber, a juvenile from Simojovel de Allende, is described. The specimen is assigned to the subfamily Anyphaeninae, based on the position of the tracheal spiracle.


Keywords: Chiapas, Araneae, Anyphaeninae, Miocene, amber.

 

É descrito o primeiro registro da família Anyphaenidae para âmbar de Chiapas, México, uma aranha juvenil, do Mioceno inferior de Simojovel de Allende. O espécime é atribuído à subfamília Anyphaeninae, com base na posição da espiráculo traqueal.


Palavras-chave: Chiapas, Araneae, Anyphaeninae, Mioceno, âmbar.

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2020-10-30

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García-Villafuerte, M. Ángel. (2020). First record of the family Anyphaenidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Chiapas amber (Early Miocene, Mexico). Revista Brasileira De Paleontologia, 23(3), 165–170. https://doi.org/10.4072/rbp.2020.3.01