Eustala minuscula ( Keyserling, 1892 )

Poeta, Maria Rita Muniz, 2014, The orb-weaving spider genus Eustala Simon, 1895 (Araneae, Araneidae): eight new species, redescriptions, and new records, Zootaxa 3872 (5), pp. 440-466 : 458-459

Eustala minuscula ( Keyserling, 1892)

Fig. 88

New records. Brazil: São Paulo: São José do Barreiro ( Serra da Bocaina ), 22º30’S, 44º34’W, ♀, 01.–31.I.1963, Vulcano ( MZSP 7844 ). Paraná: Ponta Grossa ( Vila Velha ), 25º04’S, 49°56’W, ♀, F. Lange ( MHNCI 1899 ); Clevelândia ( Fazenda Tunas , Rio Chopim ), 26º24’S, 52º26’W, 2♂, II.2001, R.S. Brenils ( MNRJ 3642 ) .

Additional material examined. BRAZIL, Santa Catarina : Chapecó ( Quebra-queixo ), 26º55’S, 52º33’W, ♂, 26.–27.II.2002, M. Kammers ( MCTP 12920 ); Rio Uruguai , 27º08’S, 53º03’W, ♂, ♀, 02.IX.2010, R.C. Francisco ( MCTP 34474 ). Rio Grande do Sul: Erval Grande, 27º20’S, 52º33’W, ♂, 17.–20.IV.1992, A. Braul ( MCTP 31963 ); ♂, 3♀, 17.–20.V.1992, A. Braul ( MCTP 2057 , 2060 , 2222 ); Marcelino Ramos, 27º19’S, 51º53’W, ♀, II.1989, A. Braul ( MCTP 19777 ); Nova Prata, 28º40’S, 51º35’W, ♀, 06.IX.1987, F.C. Quadros ( MCTP 26133 ); Caxias do Sul, 28°53’S, 51°06’W, ♀, 03.–05.XI.1994, A.A. Lise ( MCTP 5325 ); ( Fazenda Souza ) ♂, 18.–21.XI.1993, A.A. Lise ( MCTP 32539 ); ♀, 11.–12.XI.1995, Equipe do Laboratório de Aracnologia ( MCTP 7138 ); São Francisco de Paula, 29°14’S, 50°31’W, ♀, 21.–24.III.1995, R. Ott ( MCTP 10379 ); 2♀, 25.–28.VII.1996, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 10168 ); ♂, ♀, 09.–12.I.1997, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 10841 , 10849 ); ( Potreiro Velho ) 3♀, 05.–08.XII.1996 ( MCTP 13903 , 13928 ); ♀, 08.XII.1996 ( MCTP 13925 ); ♀, 14.–17.XII.1996 ( MCTP 31966 ); ♂, 05.–09.XII.1997 ( MCTP 15689 ); 2♀, 19.III.1998 ( MCTP 15688 ); ♀, I.1999 ( MCTP 32627 ), all collected by A.A. Lise; Itaara, 29º26’S, 53°43’W, ♂, 01.XII.2005, L. Indrusiak ( MCTP 21526 ); ♂, 16.II.2006, L. Indrusiak ( MCTP 21527 ); ♀, 28.III.2006, L. Indrusiak ( MCTP 21524 ); ♀, 22.XI.2006, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 20625 ); 2♀, 14.IV.2007, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 20626 ); ♀, 14.IX.2007, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 20747 ); Rio Uruguai (BR-153), ♀, IX.1989, Equipe Itá-Machadinho ( MCTP 817 ); Santo Antônio da Patrulha, 29º42’S, 50º30’W, ♂, 27.III.1994, L. Koch ( MCTP 31978 ); Xangri-lá, 29º47’S, 50º02’W, 3♀, 24.II.1993, A.A. Lise ( MCTP 2978 ); Viamão, 29°59’S, 51°00’W, ♂, 2♀, 25.XI.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 5809 ); 2♀, 29.XI.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 32545 ); ♂, 2♀, 02.XII.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 5867 ); ♂, 12.V.1995, A.A. Lise ( MCTP 8542 ); ♀, 18.IV.1998, A.A. Lise ( MCTP 10233 ); ( Estação Fitotécnica de Águas Belas ) ♀, 06.V.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 4673 ); 3♂, 12.VIII.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 5256 ); Guaíba , 30°00’S, 51°18’W, ♀, 25.X.1994, A.A. Lise et al. ( MCTP 5658 ); Porto Alegre, 30°01’S, 51°13’W, ♂, 18.V.1991, C.L. Dorneles ( MCTP 987 ); ( Vila Nova ) ♂, 05.IX.1996, E.L.C. da Silva ( MCTP 28579 ); ♀, Pio Buck ( MNRJ 2368 ).

Distribution. Brazil: São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul ( Fig. 88 ).

Figures

FIGURE 88 – 90. Records of the Eustala species. 88, Eustala albiventer (Keyserling, 1884) and E. minuscula (Keyserling, 1892). 89, Eustala taquara (Keyserling, 1892). 90, Eustala perfida Mello-Leitão, 1947, E. levii Poeta, Marques & Buckup, 2010, E. palmares Poeta, Marques & Buckup, 2010, and E. belissima Poeta, Marques & Buckup, 2010. Scale bars, 500 km.