Sylvia Marlene Lucas

Publishing 1972–2024

20 papers 39 species 12 genera 4 countries

Publication activity

1972 2024

New taxa described

1983 2024

Described Taxa Distribution

Pamphobeteus 9 Umbyquyra 7 Catanduba 5 Tmesiphantes 5 Bumba 4 Guyruita 2 Hapalopus 2 Acanthoscurria 1 Cymbiapophysa 1 Ephebopus 1 Nhandu 1 Notahapalopus 1

39 type localities across 12 genera

Frequent collaborators (26)

Antonio Domingos Brescovit 12 Ray Gabriel 7 Danniella Sherwood 6 Rafael Prezzi Indicatti 5 Flávio Uemori Yamamoto 4 José Paulo Leite Guadanucci 4 Pedro J. Peñaherrera Romero 3 Agustin Camacho 1 Christoph Hörweg 1 Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia 1 Fabio de F. Gargiulo 1 Felipe dos S. Paula 1

Papers (20)

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Osorio, L. M., Benavides, L., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., Hörweg, C., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2024). Spot the difference: on the genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 in Colombia and a new related genus from Brazil and Bolivia (Araneae: Theraphosidae). ZooNova 32: 1-44.

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., León-E, R. J., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2023). Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901: redescriptions, new species and records, description of a missing sex, with taxonomic notes and changes in Megaphobema Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(6): 894-930.

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2023). On the Tarantula Genus Xenesthis Simon, 1891, with Description of a New Species from Venezuela (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Taxonomy 3: 509-527.

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2022). On the species of Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901 deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, with redescriptions of type material, the first record of P. grandis Bertani, Fukushima & Silva, 2008 from Peru, and the description of four new species. Arachnology 19(3): 650-674.

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2021). A new species of Cymbiapophysa Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 from Colombia and a transfer from Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(8): 838-843.

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Kaderka, R., Lucas, S. M. & Brescovit, A. D. (2021). Stabilizing a chaotic taxonomy: redescription and redefinition of the genera Lasiodorides Schmidt & Bischoff, 1997 and Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(8): 893-917.

Fabiano-da-Silva, W., Guadanucci, J. P. L., Garcia, G. A., Lucas, S. M. & DaSilva, M. B. (2020). Taxonomy of the genus Cyrtopholis Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae): Cuban species described by Pelegrín Franganillo Balboa. Zootaxa 4779(1): 79-90.

Lucas, S. M., Passanha, V. & Brescovit, A. D. (2020). New combination and redescription of Bumba humile, description of four new species and new records from Brazil (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Zoologia 37: 1-17.

Gargiulo, F. de F., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2018). Umbyquyra gen. nov., a new tarantula spider genus from the Neotropical region (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae), with a description of eight new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 457: 1-50.

Lucas, S. M. & Indicatti, R. P. (2015). Revalidation of Dolichothele Mello-Leitão and notes on Hapalotremus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 2015.

Paula, F. dos S., Gabriel, R., Indicatti, R. P., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2014). On the Brazilian Amazonian species of Acanthoscurria (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Zoologia (Curitiba) vol.31 no.1 Curitiba fev. 2014.

Gonzalez-Filho, H. M. O., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2014). A new species of Tmesiphantes (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from the state of Pará, Brazil. Iheringia, Sér. Zool. vol.104 no.2.

Yamamoto, F. U., Lucas, S. M. & Brescovit, A. D. (2012). Catanduba, a new Theraphosinae spider genus from Central Brazil (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Zootaxa 3172: 1-19.

Indicatti, R. P., Lucas, S. M., Guadanucci, J. P. L. & Yamamoto, F. U. (2008). Revalidation and revision of the genus Magulla Simon 1892 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). Zootaxa 1814: 21-36.

Almeida-Silva, L. M., Camacho, A., Brescovit, A. D., Lucas, S. M. & Brazil, T. K. (2008). Redescription and notes on the natural history of the arboreal tarantula Iridopelma seladonium (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Aviculariinae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 25: 728-736.

Yamamoto, F. U., Lucas, S. M., Guadanucci, J. P. L. & Indicatti, R. P. (2007). Revision of the genus Tmesiphantes Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 24: 971-980.

Guadanucci, J. P. L., Lucas, S. M., Indicatti, R. P. & Yamamoto, F. U. (2007). Description of Guyruita gen. nov. and two new species (Ischnocolinae, Theraphosidae). Revta bras. Zool. 24: 991-996.

Lucas, S. M., Silva Júnior, P. I. da & Bertani, R. (1992). The Brazilian species of the spider genus Ephebopus Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae), with description of E. uatuman n. sp. Mems Inst. Butantan 53: 161-166.

Lucas, S. M. (1983). Descrição de gênero e espécie novos da subfamília Theraphosinae (Araneae, Ortoghatha [sic], Theraphosidae. Memórias do Instituto Butantan 44/45: 157-160.

Lucas, S. M. & Bücherl, W. (1972). Redescrição de Dryptopelmides Strand 1907 (Araneae, Orthognatha, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae) e descrição de Dryptopelmides rondoni sp. n. Mems Inst. Butantan 36: 233-241.