Euathlus manicatus (Simon 1892)

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Distribution

Chile

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 5 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

Of 5 adult males, 1 of 5 (20%) fall in the six wettest months, and 4 of 5 (80%) in the six warmest. Collections peak in February. The warmer half of the year is much the closer fit here.

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near where these males were collected, Chile. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 394 m. Southern hemisphere — seasons are inverted, so December is midsummer.

Specimen Records (8)

MZUC-UCCC 35890 ♂ Chile

Concepción, Barrio Universitario, 150 m, Provincia de Concepción, Región del Biobío

November 2004

CRMV/004-THE ♂ Chile

Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas, Provincia de Curicó, Región del Maule

February 2015 · col. Juan Pablo Orellana

New record of Euathlus manicatus.

MNHN (unnumbered) ♂ Chile

Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas, Provincia de Curicó, Región del Maule

February 2015 · col. Juan Pablo Orellana

New record of Euathlus manicatus; deposited at the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago.

CRMV/007-THE ♀ Chile

Parque Nacional Radal Siete Tazas, Provincia de Curicó, Región del Maule

February 2015 · col. Juan Pablo Orellana

New record of Euathlus manicatus; female whose spermathecae are illustrated in the paper, supporting that the female described by Legendre & Calderón (1984) could correspond to this species.

CRMV/006-THE ♂ Chile

Vilches, Provincia de Talca, Región del Maule

January 2017 · col. Roberto Rojas

New record of Euathlus manicatus.

FNAG36/1461 ♂ Chile

San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Región de O'Higgins

October 2020 · col. Pablo Núñez

New record of Euathlus manicatus.

FNAG36/1462 ♀ Chile

San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Provincia de Cachapoal, Región de O'Higgins

October 2020 · col. Pablo Núñez

New record of Euathlus manicatus.

MNHN (unnumbered) ♂ Chile

Los Lleuques, Provincia de Diguillín, Región de Ñuble

Two males of Euathlus manicatus at the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Santiago; no collector data.