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Actinopus longipalpis

Actinopus longipalpis

C.L.Koch, 1842

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(Figs. 4, 5, 10)
Duniesky, Rios-Tamayo (2019): Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 4624 (4): 523-538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5
Description. See Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff 2018, figs 23 A – I, 24 A – D.
Duniesky, Rios-Tamayo (2019): Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 4624 (4): 523-538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5
Diagnosis. The female of A. longipalpis differs from those of all other species in Uruguay by the shape of their spermathecae (Fig. 5 D) being wide basally, with a well truncated fundus, concave dorsally with external lobes projected perpendicular to the duct (similar to A. argenteus; A. casuhati and A. gerschiapelliarum from Argentina). Females differ from those of A. argenteus and A. casuhati by the smaller number of retrolateral spines on tibia II (Fig. 5 C) and from A. gerschiapelliarum by the form and shape of their spermathecae. Males can be differentiated from all other species by the thick copulatory bulb thick, with the embolus arising apically (Fig. 4 G – I); and a low number of retrolateral spines on tibia II (Fig. 4 F), and from those of A. pampa and A. argenteus by the abdomen with a brown dorsum.
Duniesky, Rios-Tamayo (2019): Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 4624 (4): 523-538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5
Distribution: Northern Uruguay and northern of Argentina (Entre Ríos province), (Fig. 10). The type locality “ Montevideo ” seems be just the default shipping port (see Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff 2018, p. 52).
Duniesky, Rios-Tamayo (2019): Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 4624 (4): 523-538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5
Type material: Uruguay: Montevideo [34 ° 52 ′ S 56 ° 10 ′ W]: Holotype ♂ (ZMB Kat. Nr. 2107), examined. Other material examined: Uruguay: Artigas: Arroyo Tres Cruces [30 ° 16 ′ S 57 ° 11 ′ W], 15 February 1965, D. Robayna, 1 ♂ (MNHN 621); Arroyo Tamanduá [30 ° 28 ’ S 56 ° 33 ’ W], 20 May 1872, L. C. de Zolessi & Gonzalez-Olazar, 1 ♀ (MNHN 308). Argentina: Entre Ríos: Rosario del Tala [32 ° 18 ’ S 59 ° 08 ’ W], no date, Buero, 1 ♂ (MACN- Ar. 27099); San José [32 ° 12 ’ S 58 ° 13 ’ W], January 1989, A. Oliva, 1 ♂ (MACN-Ar 27096).
Duniesky, Rios-Tamayo (2019): Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 4624 (4): 523-538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5

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FIGURE 4. Actinopus longipalpis C.L. Koch, 1842. (male holotype, ZMB Kat. Nr. 2107). A cephalotorax, dorsal view; B sternum, arrow indicate the slight depression in the center, ventral view; C abdomen, dorsal view; D chelicerae prolongation without cusps; E right palp, tibia, retrolateral view; F tibia II, retrolateral; G–I copulatory bulb, three different views. Scale bars: 1 mm.

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FIGURE 5. Actinopus longipalpis C.L. Koch, 1842. (female, Tamandúa, MNHN 308). A cephalothorax, dorsal view; B sternum, ventral view; C right tibia II, retrolateral view; D spermathecae. Scale bars: 1mm.

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FIGURE 10. Known distribution of Actinopus species in Uruguay.Additional records (in Argentina) for A. gerschiapelliarum, A. insignis, A. longipalpis and A. puelche, are given in Ríos-Tamayo & Goloboff (2018, figs 44, 45).

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Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Duniesky, Rios-Tamayo (2019): Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Zootaxa 4624 (4): 523-538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5

Abstract

Actinopus specimens from different localities in Uruguay that did not match any of the previously species present in the country were examined, and four new species are described: A. coboi sp. nov., from Colonia province; A. fernandezi sp. nov., from Salto province; A. simoi sp. nov., from Maldonado province; and A. uruguayense sp. nov., from Colonia and Cerro Largo provinces. The record of the species A. longipalpis for Montevideo is rejected and A. liodon is considered “ species inquirenda ”. Actinopus coboi has spermathecae with an apical lobe diagonally directed; A. fernandezi is characterized by a stylized copulatory bulb and its greater number of retrolateral thorns on tibia II. Actinopus simoi can be distinguished from A. uruguayense by its carapace with a dark coloration; a reddish coloration in the palpal tibia and the shape of its spermathecae and copulatory bulb. With the presence of the Argentinian species— A. gerschiapelliarum, A. puelche and A. insignis— the number of species known in the country is increased to nine. All new species are diagnosed and illustrated; a dichotomous key to all species of Actinopus from Uruguay is also provided.

Duniesky R, plazi (2019). Four new species of Actinopus (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae) from Uruguay. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 7/2/2019View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
158491474
Dataset Key
30956fae-db23-4a2e-bd80-198d2d318ce1
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2179713
Taxon ID
03DE87F0FFBD1911FF6F9955FB5D16AC.taxon
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6/10/2026
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6/10/2026