Goeldia funesta
Creators: name: Almeida-Silva, Lina M.
name: Brescovit, Antonio D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Titanoecidae
Goeldia
Goeldia funesta

description: Goeldia funesta (Keyserling, 1883) sp. reval.
(Figs 10; 24)
Titanoeca funesta Keyserling, 1883: 217, pl. 15, fig. 16 (holotype ♀ from Nancho (6°57’32”S 79°14’31”W), Cajamarca, Peru, deposited at NHM, examined);
Goeldia obscura: Lehtinen 1967: 236 (syn); World Spider Catalog 2023.
Auximus funestus: Petrunkevitch 1911: 106; World Spider Catalog 2023.
Goeldia funesta: Lehtinen 1967: 236 (part)
Additional Material Examined. USA. Florida. Miami-Dade County, 6701 NW 7th St (25°46’43”N 80°18’18”W), 1♀, 1 juv. 19.VIII.2011, O. Garcia coll. (FSCA 2011-5821). COLOMBIA. Cesar: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, San Sebastian de Rabago (10°34’N 73°36’W), 2000–2100 m, 9♀, 4 juv., 1–10.IV.1968, B. Malkin coll. (AMNH); 1♀, 1♂, 7.IV.1968, B. Malkin coll. (AMNH); Sierra de Perijá (10°00’59”N 72°57’28”W), Mission, elev. 1350– 400 m, 1♂, 1–14.VIII.1968, B. Malkin coll. (AMNH); Boyacá: Raquirá (5°32’20”N 73°37’48”W), Desierto de la Candelaria, 3♀, 19.IV.2000, Biology students coll. (ICN-Ar 1484–1485); Cundinamarca: Cachipay (4°43’51”N 74°26’15”W), Alto Tolú, elev. 1600 m, 5.XII.1996, E. Flórez coll. (ICN-aR 6455); Cota (4°49’N 74°6’W), 1♀, 30.VIII.2006, A. Giupponi coll. (MNRJ 06316); near highway below Finca Bella Vista, toward Sasaima, under stones on steep cliff above highway, 1♂, 17.IV.1965, P. Craig and J. Robb coll. (CAS 9021319); Tolima: El Espinal (4°08’55”N 74°52’55”W), Granja Los Morañones, elev. 323 m, 4♀, 6♂, 4 juv.., V– IV.2004, A. Gomez, C. Perafán coll. (ICN-aR 6454, 6435). ECUADOR. Tungurahua: Baños (01°24’S 78°25’W), 1♀, 26.XI.1980, A. Roig coll. (MACN 16025).
Diagnosis. Goeldia funesta resembles G. patellaris in the shape of the patellar apophysis and tegular process of the male palp (Fig. 19A–C). Differs by the rounded base of the tegular process (Fig. 10A) and acute tip of the patellar apophysis (Fig. 10C), which is also posteriorly curved (Fig. 10B–C); and by the subdistal pars pendula thickening (Fig. 10D) in the male palp. The female epigynum resembles those of G. patellaris, but the vertical spermathecae are shorter than the copulatory ducts (Fig. 10F).
Description. Male (AMNH). Coloration: carapace reddish-brown with cephalic area darker. Chelicerae as cephalic area; labium, sternum, endites brown; femora and palp reddish brown; other leg segments yellowish brown. Total length: 4.90. Carapace: length 2.50, width 1.25, height 1.0. Opisthosoma: length 2.40, width 1.45. Clypeus: height 0.17. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.09; ALE 0.14; PME 0.12; PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.07; AME–ALE 0.11; ALE–PLE 0.08; PME–PLE 0.19; PME–PME 0.12; AME–PME 0.11. Paturon: 0.11 long. Leg measurements: I: femur 1.66/ patella 0.84/ tibia 1.7/ metatarsus 1.45/ tarsus 1.3/ total 6.95; II: 1.68/ 0.68/ 1.44/ 1.28/ 0.8/ 5.88; III: 1.24/ 0.6/ 1.12/ 1.16/ 0.56/ 4.68; IV: 1.56/ 0.68/ 1.56/ 1.24/ 0.6/ 5.64. Leg formula: 1243. Leg spination: femur: I p1ap; tibia I r1-1-1-1-0-0-1-0-0; III p1ap, IV v1sap; metatarsus I v0-1-0; II: v0-2-1, r1ap, p1ap; III v1p-2-1map, r1ap, p0-1-1ap; IV v2-1-2-1ap, p0-1-0-1, r0-1-0-1. Patellar apophysis apex acute (Fig. 10B–C). MLT apex partially sclerotized (Fig. 10C).
Female (AMNH). Coloration: carapace reddish brown with cephalic area darker; chelicerae dark brown; labium and endites reddish brown; femur I slightly darker than other leg segments. Opisthosoma brown with thin golden stripes. Total length: 6.10. Carapace: length 2.51, width 1.81, height 1.05. Opisthosoma: length 3.20, width 2.25. Clypeus: height 0.23. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.07; PLE 0.12; PME 0.11; PLE 0.10; AME–AME 0.14; AME–PLE 0.21; PLE–PLE 0.90; PME–PLE 0.32; PME–PME 0.20; AME–PME 0.12. Paturon: 1.42 long. Leg measurements: I: femur 1.75/ patella 0.95/ tibia 1.81/ metatarsus 1.53/ tarsus 0.75/ total 6.79; II: 1.8/ 0.8/ 1.35/ 1.35/ 0.65/ 5.85; III: 1.65/ 0.8/ 1.25/ 1.0/ 0.55/ 5.25; IV: 1.9/ 0.9/ 1.7/ 1.9/ 0.6/ 7.0. Leg formula: 4123. Leg spination: femur I p1ap; metatarsus I v1ap or v0-1r-1map, p1ap, r1ap; II v0-1r-1ap, p1ap, r1ap; III v0-1p-1map, p1ap, r1ap; IV v1p-1p-1map, p0-1v-1ap or p1ap, r1ap. Copulatory duct apex laterally bent (Fig. 10F).
Variation. Coloration can be darker but always following the same pattern. Length (2♂): total 4.60–4.90; carapace 2.30–2.50; femur I 1.61–1.66. (9♀): total 5.40–6.60; carapace 2.10–2.70; femur I 1.56–1.82.
Distribution. Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Florida (USA) (Fig. 24). According to the collector, the specimens collected in Florida were found in a shipment box going to Texas. Considering its original distribution, we suspect they were introduced in a shipment of plants coming from Colombia (G. B. Edwards—personal communication).
description: Published as part of Almeida-Silva, Lina M. & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2024, Unraveling the mysteries of Goeldia Keyserling, 1891: revision, description of seven new species and first record from USA (Araneae: Titanoecidae), pp. 151-193 in Zootaxa 5428 (2) on pages 165-167, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5428.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10847364