Huber, Bernhard A. ， Meng, Guanliang ， Garcia, Jimmy Cabra ， Carvalho, Leonardo S.
2024-03-07 ZOOTAXA 2024 5419(卷), 3(期), (301-347页)
The genus Galapa Huber, 2000 includes tiny spiders (body length <1.5 mm) restricted to semi -arid habitats. It has long been thought to be endemic to the Galapagos Islands until G. spiniphila Huber, 2020 was described from the Venezuelan Paraguan & aacute; Peninsula. Here, we support this generic assignment with molecular (CO1) data and describe two new species from Colombia ( G. gabito Huber sp. n.) and Costa Rica ( G. murphyi Huber sp. n.), showing that the genus is actually widely distributed. Distribution modelling identifies several high suitability areas for Galapa , all of which are poorly sampled with respect to Pholcidae (ranging from Nicaragua to northern Peru and Guiana). Our results suggest a strong sampling bias against spiders restricted to dry tropical regions and habitats.