Abstract
ABSTRACT: A new species of Clavismaris Southcott, 1963 is described from the southern limit of distribution of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest at Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The specimens were collected by pyrethroid tree canopy fogging in preserved mountain slopes forests areas around 120 m of altitude.
Highlights
According to Beron (2008) and Makol & Wohltmann (2012), there is only one endemic smaridid species registered for South America, Smaris nicoleti (Gervais, 1849) from Chile
Dubious, there is another record of a Smarididae to South America, the european species Hirstiosoma ampulligera (Berlese, 1887)
The species is registered for several South American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Chile)
Summary
The material included in this paper was collected by canopy fogging at the southern limit of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and represents the second Smaridid and for the first known species of Clavimaris from South America. Holotype ♀ from Atlantic forest area at FEPAGRO Maquiné, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Differs from C. cybaea by the number of nasu scobalae, being 11-12 in males, 14-18 in females and eight in the last species.
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