Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887)

Huber, Bernhard A. & Villarreal, Osvaldo, 2020, On Venezuelan pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 718, pp. 1-317 : 199

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scientific name	Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887)
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Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887) View in CoL

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Micropholcus fauroti View in CoL is common in buildings in tropical countries around the world. In Venezuela , it has been collected at numerous localities in the states Bolívar, Falcón, Mérida, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Táchira, and Zulia ( González-Sponga 2004, under various names – see Huber 2009; Colmenares 2008; Huber 2011; below; Fig. 1055).

González-Sponga (2004) described four species in his new genus Mariguitaia that were all synonymized with Micropholcus fauroti View in CoL without seeing the types (Huber 2009). Our reexamination of all types in Nov. 2018 confirmed these synonymies. As usual, González-Sponga did not separate the holotype from the paratypes if originating from the same locality, so they are here simply treated as ‘types’ (except for Mariguitaia museorum and M. sucrensis View in CoL , each with only one male specimen).

MIZA 105783 (MAGS 1302), 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, types of Mariguitaia divergentis González-Sponga, 2004 from Bolívar, Los Pijiguaos [6.570° N, 66.810° W].

MIZA 105784 (MAGS 1320), ♂ holotype, 7 ♀♀ paratypes of Mariguitaia museorum González-Sponga, 2004 from Bolívar, Museo Etnológico de Ciudad Bolívar [approximately 8.143° N, 63.551° W].

MIZA 105588 (MAGS 1156), 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, 4 juvs types of Mariguitaia neoespartana González-Sponga, 2004 from Nueva Esparta, La Asunción (11.034° N, 63.863° W).

MIZA 105772 (MAGS 1003), ♂ holotype of Mariguitaia sucrensis González-Sponga, 2004 from Sucre, Marig̹itar [approximately 10.445° N, 66.902° W].

New records VENEZUELA – Bolívar • 1 ♀ in pure ethanol, ZFMK (Ven18-169), Ciudad Guayana , in building GoogleMaps

(8.3859° N, 62.6217° W), 50 m a.s.l., 12 Nov. 2018 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M.). – Mérida • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, 1 juv., ZFMK (Ar 22052), Santa Elena de Arenales (8.8232° N, 71.4631° W), 70 m a.s.l., in building, 12 Feb. 2020 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., Q. Arias C.). – Sucre GoogleMaps • 1 ♀, MIZA 105791 About MIZA (separated from MAGS 1173), Carúpano , Guayacan de las Flores [10.632° N, 63.264° W], Jan. 1990 (X. Moya). – Táchira GoogleMaps • 1 ♀, ZFMK (Ar 22053), Pregonero (8.0179° N, 71.7651° W), 1250 m a.s.l., in building, 10 Feb. 2020 (B.A. Huber, O. Villarreal M., Q. Arias C.) GoogleMaps .