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| Ilocomba | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anyphaenidae |
| Genus: | Ilocomba Brescovit, 1997[1] |
| Type species | |
| I. marta Brescovit, 1997 | |
| Species | |
Ilocomba is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders tht are native to Colombia. It is one of the least known genera of the Colombian members of this family.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus was first described by Antônio Brescovit, a Brazilian arachnologist, in 1997. He described two species: Ilocomba marta (type species) and Ilocomba perija. In 2026, morphological and molecular evidence supported the existence of a third species, Ilocomba yotoco.[2][3]
Species
[edit]As of April 2026[update] this genus contains three described species. They are listed below:[1]
- Ilocomba marta Brescovit, 1997 (type species)
- Ilocomba perija Brescovit, 1997
- Ilocomba yotoco Leonel Martínez, Melisa Eyes-Escalante, Jimmy Cabra-García, 2026
Distribution
[edit]All members of this genus are native only to South America, specifically the Andean region of Colombia.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Ilocomba Brescovit, 1997". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- 1 2 Brescovit, A. D. (1997). "Revisão de Anyphaeninae Bertkau a nivel de gêneros na região Neotropical (Araneae, Anyphaenidae)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 13 (Suppl.1): 1–187. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751996000500001.
- ↑ Martínez, Leonel; Eyes-Escalante, Melisa; Cabra-García, Jimmy (2026-04-22). "Morphological and molecular evidence support a new species of the genus Ilocomba Brescovit, 1997 (Araneae, Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae) from the Andes of Colombia". ZooKeys (1278): 19–51. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1278.162601. ISSN 1313-2970.