The Crato Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of Brazil is well known for an exceptionally
preserved terrestrial arthropod fossil assemblage. Spiders are relatively abundant, but few …

Three species of Avima are recorded for the first time from Colombia (La Guajira
department): A. venezuelica Soares & Avram, 1981, A. troglobia (Pinto-da-Rocha, 1996) …

As in other Palpimanidae, two pairs of posterior spinnerets present in typical
Araneomorphae are vestigial in Palpimanus uncatus, with only the anterior lateral spinneret …

Tropical dry forest is one of the most threatened and least studied tropical ecosystems
despite high species diversity and endemism. In Colombia, the knowledge of spider diversity …

The South American palpimanid genus Fernandezina Birabn currently comprises 15
described species, all known from epigean environments. Representatives of Fernandezina …

Specimens of the palpimanid spider subfamily Otiothopinae Platnick are commonly
collected in soil and leaf litter in tropical and subtropical environments (Platnick 1975; Cala …

Este documento es requisito para la titulación como Biólogo por parte del Programa de
Biología de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad de Cartagena. El …