The male differs from those of all other species in the genus by the characteristic very long embolus having a subtle constriction on its middle (Figs 1–2). The female differs from those of all other species by the spermathecae having spiraled stalks (Fig. 9).

Syntypes, 3 males and 8 females, should be deposited in Instituto Vital Brazil, Niterói; 1 female, 1 male in the personal collection of Jean Vellard. Types lost (Guadanucci and Indicatti 2004).

BRAZIL: Goiás: Catalão [18°09'S, 47°56'W], 2 males, 1 female, 20 October 2001, P.C. Motta, with pitfall trap (DZUB 2531); 1 female, 22 October 2001, P.C. Motta, on termite mound (DZUB 435); Minas Gerais: Uberlândia [18°54'S, 48°15'W], Fazenda do Glória, 1 female, P. C. Motta (IBSP 11102); 3 females, 1 immature, 14 November 1990, P.C. Motta (DZUB 4470); Fazenda São José, 1 female, 15 July 1992, P.C. Motta (DZUB 318).

(DZUB 2531–1). Total length: 9.70. Carapace 5.89 long, 4.63 wide, chelicerae 2.87 long, 1.48 wide. Palp: femur 2.92, patella 1.65, tibia 2.25, tarsus 0.95, total 7.77. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 4.18, 2.65, 3.10, 3.55, 2.28, 15.76. II: 4.07, 2.31, 2.70, 2.97, 2.08, 14.13. III: 3.31, 2.01, 2.17, 2.96, 1.77, 12.22. IV: 3.87, 2.27, 3.25, 4.09, 1.79, 15.27. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 1.01, 0.92, 1.10, 1.13, palp = 0.90; patellae I–IV = 1.11, 0.94, 1.02, 1.07, palp = 0.83; tibiae I–IV = 1.31, 0.86, 0.68, 0.84, palp = 0.83; metatarsi I–IV = 0.78, 0.54, 0.63, 0.52; tarsi = 0.52, 0.38, 0.45, 0.48, palp = 0.75. Abdomen 5.90 long, 4.10 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.8 long, 0.31 wide, 0.46 apart; PLS, 1.25 basal, 0.96 middle, 0.96 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.61, 0.57, 0.4 respectively. Carapace (Fig. 10): length to width 1.27. Fovea strongly recurved, 0.93 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.38 high, length 0.71, width 1.17. Clypeus 0.14. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.30, ALE 0.30, PME 0.15, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.21, AME–ALE 0.09, PME–PME 0.61, PME–PLE 0.02, ALE–PLE 0.10, AME–PME 0.14, ALE–ALE 0.77, PLE–PLE 0.82. Eye group width 1.16, length 0.59. Maxillae (Fig. 11) 2.04 long, 1.34 wide. Cuspules: 61 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 0.95 long, 1.02 wide, with 4 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat with two large sigillae. Sternum: 3.16 long, 2.56 wide. Three pairs of sigillae, first, second rounded, posterior ovals, all one diameter from margin. Chelicerae: basal segment with 9 teeth. Legs: leg formula: I IV II III. Scopula: tarsi I–IV scopulate. Metatarsi I–II 1/3 scopulate. Spines: palp: femur p0-0-1ap, patella p1-0-1; leg I: femur d1-1-2(spnf), patella v1, p2, tibia v2-2-1, p1-5-0, metatarsus v0-1-1ap; leg II: femur d1-2-1(spnf), patella v1, p2, tibia v4-3-2(2ap), metatarsus v5-3-2ap, p0-1-0; leg III: femur d1-2-1(spnf), patella p3, r1, tibia d1-0-0, v2-4-2ap, p0-0-1, r0-0-1, metatarsus d3-2-2, v3-2-2ap, p0-2-0, r0-0-1ap; leg IV: femur d2-1-1(spnf), tibia v2-2-2ap, r1-0-1, metatarsus d0-1-2ap, v2-3-3(2ap), r0-0-1ap, p1-1-1ap. Preening-comb: absent on retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 5–8 teeth on both margins on all legs. Palp: embolus 1.76 in length. Embolus (Figs 1–2) basal, middle and distal width of 0.34, 0.03, 0.01, respectively. Tegulum 0.49 long. Tibial spur (Figs 3–5) formed by single branch 0.63 long, 0.42 wide, on retrolateral margin, with apical spine. Color pattern: carapace black with some long golden setae. Sternum brown, labium, maxillae dark brown. Abdomen dorsally black with rounded whitish spot on anterior central region, brown punctuations on remaining areas, ventrally with two large whitish areas on lateral regions. Spinnerets light brown with brown setae. Leg I black with some golden setae. Legs II–IV dark brown with brown spots, femur darker, with several golden setae, coxae brown with some brown setae.

(DZUB 2531-2). Total length: 17.46. Carapace 7.24 long, 6.13 wide, chelicerae 3.31 long, 2.34 wide. Palp: femur 3.54, patella 1.94, tibia 2.00, tarsus 2.32, total 9.80. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 4.65, 3.34, 3.31, 3.56, 2.36, 17.22. II: 4.40, 3.14, 2.95, 3.21, 2.17, 15.87. III: 4.06, 2.66, 1.86, 2.95, 2.06, 13.59. IV: 5.35, 2.93, 3.66, 4.12, 2.14, 18.20. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 1.28, 1.15, 1.43, 1.33, palp = 0.80; patellae I–IV = 1.40, 1.29, 1.31, 1.31, palp = 1.14; tibiae I–IV = 1.28, 0.98, 1.13, 1.05, palp = 1.16; metatarsi I–IV = 0.72, 0.72, 0.52, 0.66; tarsi = 0.49, 0.49, 0.47, 0.57, palp = 0.84. Abdomen (damaged) ca. 9.84 long, 6.74 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 1.03 long, 0.48 wide; PLS, 1.82 basal, 1.07 middle, 1.71 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.96, 0.87, 0.72 respectively. Carapace (Fig. 7): length to width 1.18. Fovea recurved, 1.77 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.44 high, length 1.16, width 1.59. Clypeus 0.03. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.42, ALE 0.34, PME 0.17, PLE 0.26, AME–AME 0.18, AME–ALE 0.14, PME–PME 0.85, PME–PLE 0.06, ALE–PLE 0.21, AME–PME 0.25, ALE–ALE 1.02, PLE–PLE 1.22. Eye group width 1.58, length 0.74. Maxillae (Fig. 8) 2.71 long 2.77 wide. Cuspules: ca. 57 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 1.28 long, 1.46 wide, with 3 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat with two large sigillae. Sternum: 4.29 long, 3.35 wide. Three pairs of sigillae, first rounded, second, third ovals, all one diameter from margin. Chelicerae: basal segment with 9 teeth. Legs: leg formula: IV I II III. Scopula: tarsi I–II scopulate. Metatarsi I 2/3, II 1/2 scopulate. Spines: palp: femur, patella 0, tibia v2-2(spnf)-2ap, p1-0-1ap(spnf), tarsus v2-0-0; leg I: femur, patella 0, tibia v0-0-2ap(spnf), metatarsus v0-1-2ap; leg II: femur, patella 0, tibia v0-1-2ap(spnf), metatarsus v2-2-2ap, p0-0-1ap; leg III: femur 0, patella p4, r1, tibia v2-2-2(spnf), p0-0-1ap, metatarsus d1-1-1ap, p0-2-1, v2-2-2ap; leg IV: femur, patella 0, tibia v3-2-1ap(spnf), r0-0-1(spnf), metatarsus d0-0-1ap, r0-1-1ap, v2-1-2(1ap), r0-1-1. Preening-comb: absent on retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. Palp with a single claw having 6 small teeth on internal margin. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 5–8 teeth on both margins on all legs. Spermathecae: two spermathecae having a narrow, spiraled stalk, giving origin to two spiraled branches with 1–3 bulbs. Color pattern: as in male, except legs black with two (femur, patella, tibia) or one (metatarsus, tarsus) brown stripes (lacking setae) on dorsal area. Abdomen ventrally without two large whitish areas on lateral regions.

Vellard (1924) described Fufius funebris based on 3 males and 8 females from Catalão, Goiás, Brazil. The types should be deposited in the collection of Instituto Vital Brazil, Niterói, but were not found and considered lost (Guadanucci and Indicatti 2004). These authors redescribed this species based on a female from the type locality and a male from Brasilia, Distrito Federal, ca. 260 km northwards. However, additional specimens we obtained from type locality, both male and female, and show that the female was correctly identified by Guadanucci and Indicatti (2004), but not the male. Vellard (1924) published a figure showing in detail the Fufius funebris embolus morphology (Fig. 6), which is very long and has a median constriction. An embolus tapering to its tip can be easily distinguished from the Guadanucci and Indicatti (2004) drawings, as shown in their figs 1–3. Conversely, the bulbs of the specimen we obtained from type locality (Figs 1–2) fits very well with the figure of Vellard (1924) (Fig. 6) and can be assigned without doubts to Fufius funebris. The male of the species Guadanucci and Indicatti (2004) attributed to Fufius funebris belongs to a new species, described below as Fufius candango sp. n.

Brazil: states of Goiás (Catalão) and Minas Gerais (Uberlândia) (Fig. 45).

The male differs from those of Fufius funebris by the shorter and tapering embolus (see figs 8–10 in Guadanucci and Indicatti 2004), from Fufius jalapensis sp. n. by having spines on tibia I, from Fufius minusculus sp. n. by having a carapace less than 1.5 times longer than the width, from Fufius albovittatus by metatarsus I being very curved at the basis and having only 2 spines on tibia I, from Fufius candango sp. n. by the preening comb on metatarsus IV formed by macrosetae instead of small spines, and from Fufius striatipes by having only 2 spines on tibia I instead of 11. The female differs by the spermatheca stalk being straight and narrow, and giving origin to 1–2 lobes (Fig. 14).

Holotype male from Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Núcleo da Pedra Grande [23°26'S, 46°38'W], December 2000, C. C. Aires et al., with pitfall trap (MZSP 23231), examined; paratypes: 2 males, same collector and date (MZSP 23226, IBSP 10993), examined; male from Brazil, São Paulo, São Paulo, Parque Estadual do Jaraguá [23°27'S, 46°46'W], 17 January 2004, R. P. Indicatti (IBSP 10952), not examined; 2 males from Brazil, São Paulo, Cotia, Caucaia do Alto, Reserva Florestal do Morro Grande [23°39'S, 46°57'W], December 2002, J. M. B. Ghelleri (MZSP 22017), examined.

BRAZIL: São Paulo: São Paulo, Parque Estadual da Serra da Cantareira, Núcleo da Pedra Grande [23°26'S, 46°38'W], 1 male, December 2000, C. C. Aires et al., with pitfall trap (MZSP 23225); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23227); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23229); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23230); 2 males, same collector and date (MZSP 23232); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23233); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23234); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23235); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23236); 1 male, same collector and date (MZSP 23237); Itapecerica da Serra [23°46'S, 46°50'W], 1 male, 16 May 2004, D.R.M. Ortega (DZUB 8018); 1 female, 1 immature, 2004, same collector, on a web on the trunk of a “Quaresmeira” tree (Tibouchina sp., Melastomatacea) (DZUB 8019); 1 female, 2005, same collector and date (DZUB 8020); 1 female, June 2006, same collector (DZUB 8021).

(DZUB 8021): Total length: 15.61. Carapace 6.49 long, 5.26 wide, chelicerae 3.40 long, 2.11 wide. Palp: femur 3.45, patella 1.84, tibia 2.00, tarsus 2.25, total 9.54. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 4.61, 2.70, 3.49, 3.69, 2.23, 16.72. II: 3.96, 2.66, 2.95, 2.83, 2.17, 14.57. III: 3.02, 2.33, 1.93, 2.48, 1.90, 11.66. IV: 4.25, 2.51, 3.69, 3.20, 1.91, 15.56. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 1.04, 1.06, 1.29, 1.29, palp = 0.93; patellae I–IV = 1.05, 1.07, 1.16, 1.10, palp = 1.06; tibiae I–IV = 0.96, 1.04, 0.98, 1.02, palp = 0.97; metatarsi I–IV = 0.69, 0.62, 0.68, 0.63; tarsi = 0.62, 0.51, 0.47, 0.53, palp = 0.89. Abdomen 9.24 long, 5.87 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.96 long, 0.48 wide, 0.63 apart; PLS, 1.43 basal, 0.94 middle, 1.08 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.86, 0.73, 0.48 respectively. Carapace (Fig. 12): length to width 1.23. Fovea recurved, 1.57 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.58 high, length 0.88, width 1.75. Clypeus 0.05. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.27, ALE 0.34, PME 0.18, PLE 0.30, AME–AME 0.28, AME–ALE 0.251, PME–PME 0.78, PME–PLE 0.10, ALE–PLE 0.14, AME–PME 0.20, ALE–ALE 1.22, PLE–PLE 1.12. Eye group width 1.7, length 0.72. Maxillae (Fig. 13) 1.71 long, 2.42 wide. Cuspules: ca. 62 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 1.15 long, 1.21 wide, with 18 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat with two large sigillae. Sternum: 3.56 long, 2.67 wide. Three pairs of sigillae, first rounded, second, third ovals, all one diameter from margin. Chelicerae: basal segment with 8 teeth. Legs: leg formula: I IV II III. Scopula: tarsi I–II scopulate. Metatarsi I 2/3, II 1/3 scopulate. Spines: palp: femur, patella 0, tibia v2-4-3ap(spnf), tarsus v2-0-0; leg I: femur 0, patella p1, tibia v1-1-2ap(spnf), metatarsus v2-1-2ap; leg II: femur, patella 0, tibia v1-1-1ap(spnf), metatarsus v1-2-2ap, r0-0-1ap; leg III: femur 0, patella p2, tibia p1-1-0, v2-2-1ap(spnf), metatarsus d3-2-0, p0-2-1ap, v2-2-2ap, r0-1-0; leg IV: femur, patella 0, tibia v0-1-1(spnf), metatarsus d0-1-0, v2-3-2ap, p0-0-1ap. Preening-comb (Fig. 15): formed by 4 spiniform setae between two spines on retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. Palp with single claw having 6 small teeth on internal margin. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 4–6 teeth on both margins on all legs. Spermathecae (Fig. 14): two spermathecae having narrow, straight stalk, giving origin to one or two straigth branches ending in 1–2 bulbs. Color pattern (Fig. 42): carapace light brown with some long golden setae, sternum and coxae light brown, labium and maxillae dark brown. Abdomen dorsally black with rounded whitish spot on anterior central region, brown punctuations on remaining areas. Spinnerets light brown with dark brown setae. Legs yellow with brown spots on basal and apical region of femur, patella, tibiae, and metatarsus, in addition, a central spot on metatarsus.

Brazil: state of São Paulo (São Paulo, Cotia and Itapecerica da Serra) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Fig. 45).

Male and female differ from those of all other species by presence of preening comb on retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV formed by small spines (Fig. 24).

The specific name, candango, refers to the workers who were largely responsible for building Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, where the type specimens of the new species were collected.

Holotype male from Brazil, Distrito Federal, Brasília, campus da Universidade de Brasília [15°45'S, 47°52'W], 26 November 1996, E. Mamede, with pitfall trap (DZUB 709). Paratypes: male from Brazil, Distrito Federal, Brasília, Reserva do IBGE [15°56'S, 47°53'W], 06 December 1996, E. Mamede, with pitfall trap (DZUB 714); 2 females, junction of railway DF 140 with BR 251 [15°56S, 47°49'W], inside a burrow covered with silk strands in an embankment, 7 October 2006, P.C. Motta (DZUB 4492).

BRAZIL: Distrito Federal: Brasília, Reserva da Marinha [16°00'S, 47°57'W], 3 males, 29–31 October 1999, G.G. Montingelli, with pitfall trap (IBSP 8015).

(DZUB 709). Total length: 9.74. Carapace 4.77 long, 3.85 wide, chelicerae 3.70 long, 1.16 wide. Palp: femur 2.41, patella 1.24, tibia 1.49, tarsus 1.01, total 5.88. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 3.31, 2.01, 2.21, 2.84, 2.68, 13.05. II: 2.99, 1.68, 2.02, 2.35, 1.57, 10.61. III: 2.70, 1.40, 1.83, 2.27, 1.48, 9.68. IV: 3.51, 1.80, 2.82, 3.12, 1.54, 12.79. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 0.80, 0.85, 0.95, 0.91, palp = 0.51; patellae I–IV = 0.79, 0.84, 0.84, 0.87, palp = 0.65; tibiae I–IV = 1.04, 0.65, 0.58, 0.77, palp = 0.78; metatarsi I–IV = 0.56, 0.38, 0.26, 0.39; tarsi = 0.38, 0.37, 0.29, 0.29, palp = 0.61. Abdomen 3.96 long, 2.61 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.61 long, 0.26 wide, 0.23 apart; PLS, 0.75 basal, 0.52 middle, 0.69 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.39, 0.34, 0.26, respectively. Carapace (Fig. 25): length to width 1.24. Fovea strongly recurved, 0.74 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.29 high, length 0.69, width 1.07. Clypeus 0.04. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.25, ALE 0.27, PME 0.09, PLE 0.15, AME–AME 0.11, AME–ALE 0.07, PME–PME 0.50, PME–PLE 0.02, ALE–PLE 0.07, AME–PME 0.09, ALE–ALE 0.69, PLE–PLE 0.73. Eye group width 1.06, length 0.53. Maxillae (Fig. 26) 1.06 long, 1.79 wide. Cuspules: 39 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 0.73 long, 0.80 wide, with 3 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat with two large sigillae. Sternum: 2.61 long, 2.13 wide. Three pairs of sigillae, first, second rounded, posterior ovals, all one diameter from margin. Chelicerae: basal segment with 7 teeth. Legs: leg formula: I IV II III. Scopula: tarsi I–II scopulate. Metatarsus I 1/2, II 1/3 scopulate. Spines: palp: femur p0-0-1ap, patella p1, tibia 0; leg I: femur d1-1-2, p0-0-1ap, patella v2, p0-1-0, tibia v2-2-0, p0-0-1, metatarsus v0-1-1; leg II: femur d1-1-2; patella v0-0-2ap, p0-1-1ap; tibia: v2-5-2ap, p0-1-1ap, r0-0-1ap; metatarsus v2-5-2ap, p0-1-0; leg III: femur d1-2-2(1ap), patella p4, r1, tibia v2-3-2ap, d0-1-0, r1-1-0, p1-1-0, metatarsus v2-4-2ap, d3-2-2ap, r0-1-1ap, p1-2-1ap; leg IV: femur d2-1-1, patella 0, tibia v2-2-2ap, r1-0-1, metatarsus: v0-5-2ap, d0-0-1ap, r0-1-1ap, p0-1-1(1ap). Preening-comb: formed by 4–5 small spines between 2 larger spines on ventral-retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 5–6 teeth on both margins on all legs. Palp (Figs 16–17): embolus 0.77 in length. Embolus basal, middle, distal width of 0.14, 0.03, 0.01, respectively. Tegulum 0.55 long. Tibial spur (Figs 18–20) formed by single branch 0.2 long, 0.2 wide, on retrolateral margin, with apical spine. Color pattern: carapace dark brown with some long golden setae. Sternum, labium, maxillae, coxae orange brown. Abdomen black with rounded whitish spot on dorsal anterior region, brown punctuations on remaining areas. Spinnerets light brown with brown setae. All legs uniform brown.

(DZUB 4492-1). Total length: 12.71. Carapace 5.58 long, 4.40 wide, chelicerae 1.71 long, 1.45 wide. Palp: femur 2.19, patella 1.47, tibia 1.29, tarsus 1.49, total 6.44. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 3.84, 2.35, 2.11, 2.29, 1.67, 12.26. II: 2.98, 2.16, 1.65, 2.12, 1.56, 10.47. III: 2.56, 1.83, 1.28, 1.93, 1.48, 9.08. IV: 3.88, 2.01, 2.80, 2.64, 1.30, 12.63. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 0.94, 0.96, 1.06, 1.11, palp = 0.60; patellae I–IV = 0.90, 0.96, 0.88, 0.93, palp = 0.77; tibiae I–IV = 0.84, 0.55, 0.73, 0.75, palp = 0.61; metatarsi I–IV = 0.52, 0.48, 0.48, 0.42; tarsi = 0.52, 0.46, 0.40, 0.38, palp = 0.62. Abdomen 6.34 long, 3.56 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.81 long, 0.31 wide, 0.44 apart; PLS, 1.15 basal, 0.84 middle, 0.91 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.62, 0.60, 0.43 respectively. Carapace (Fig. 21): length to width 1.27. Fovea recurved, 1.11 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.41 high, length 0.80, width 1.16. Clypeus 0.16. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.30, ALE 0.26, PME 0.09, PLE 0.21, AME-AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.53, PME–PLE 0.06, ALE–PLE 0.08, AME–PME 0.11, ALE–ALE 0.75, PLE–PLE 0.73. Eye group width 1.16, length 0.56. Maxillae (Fig. 22) 1.63 long, 1.91 wide. Cuspules: ca. 39 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 0.84 long, 1.01 wide, with 4 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat with two large sigillae. Sternum: 2.85 long, 2.56 wide. Three pairs of sigillae, first rounded, second, third ovals, all one diameter from margin and hardly visible. Chelicerae: basal segment with 7 teeth. Legs: leg formula: IV I II III. Scopula: tarsi I–II scopulate. Metatarsus I 1/4, II 1/3 scopulate. Spines: palp: femur p-0-0-1, patella 0, tibia v2-2-3(2ap), p0-1-0, tarsus v2-0-0; leg I: femur p0-0-1, patella p1; tibia v0-1-2ap, metatarsus v1-2-2ap; leg II: femur p-0-0-1, d1-0-1, patella p0-1-0, tibia v1-1-2ap, p0-0-1, metatarsus v1-3-2ap, p0-1-0, r0-0-1ap; leg III: femur d1-0-0; patella p7; tibia: v2-2-2ap, p1-1-1ap, r0-1-1, metatarsus d3-3-2ap, p0-0-1ap, v2-4-2(2ap), r1-1-1ap; leg IV: femur: d1-0-0, patella 0, tibia v2-2-2ap, r0-2-1(1ap), metatarsus: d0-0-1(1ap), p0-2-3(2ap), v2-2-2ap, r0-0-1ap. Preening-comb (Fig. 24): formed by 4–5 small spines between two bigger spines on ventro-retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. Palp with single claw having 6 small teeth on internal margin. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 8 teeth on both margins on all legs. Spermathecae (Fig. 23): two spermathecae having narrow and inward curved stalk, giving origin to two spiraled branches ending in single bulb. Color pattern: as in male, except carapace brown, cephalic area darker; ventral abdominal area with lighter portion close to spinnerets; legs black with two (femur, patella, tibia) or one (metatarsus, tarsus) brown stripes (lacking setae) on dorsal area.

The male of this species was erroneously attributed to Fufius funebris Vellard (1924) by Guadanucci and Indicatti (2004). See discussion for Fufius funebris above.

Known only from type locality: Brazil, Distrito Federal (Brasília) (Fig. 45).

Male and female differ from those of all other species by carapace at least 1.5 times longer than wide and small sternal sigillae (Figs 32–36).

The specific name refers to the tiny size of the species.

Holotype male from Brazil, Tocantins, Mateiros, Jalapão [10°32'S, 46°24'W], 01 November 2004, S. Balbino, with pitfall trap (DZUB 3416). Paratype: female from Brazil, Tocantins, Palmas, km 1.5 on the railway TO-010 (Palmas-Lajeado) [10°09'S, 48°18'W], 3 November 2001, I. Knysak & R. Martins (IBSP 9695).

BRAZIL: Tocantins: Palmas [10°10'S, 48°19'W], 2 immatures, 30 September 2001, I. Knysak & R. Martins (IBSP 9689).

(DZUB 3416). Total length: 5.11. Carapace 2.42 long, 1.60 wide, chelicerae 1.09 long, 0.60 wide. Palp: femur 1.24/ patella 0.66/ tibia 0.86/ tarsus 0.46/ total 3.22. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 1.88, 1.07, 1.39, 1.41, 0.95, 6.70. II: 1.61, 0.93, 1.31, 1.30, 0.97, 6.12. III: 1.14, 0.78, 0.70, 0.98, 0.35, 3.95. Leg IV missing. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–III = 0.40, 0.38, 0.51, palp = 0.31; patellae I–III = 0.38, 0.32, 0.38, palp = 0.34; tibiae I–III = 0.49, 0.23, 0.30, palp = 0.44; metatarsi I–III = 0.27, 0.19, 0.18; tarsi I–III = 0.21, 0.13, 0.18, palp = 0.26. Abdomen 2.41 long, 1.29 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.25 long, 0.15 wide, 0.13 apart; PLS, 0.34 basal, 0.22 middle, 0.28 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.26, 0.20, 0.15, respectively. Carapace (Fig. 35): length to width 1.51. Fovea slightly recurved, 0.37 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.19 high, length 0.32, width 0.50. Clypeus 0.02. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.14, ALE 0.14, PME 0.05, PLE 0.11, AME–AME 0.05, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.23, PME–PLE 0.02, ALE–PLE 0.03, AME–PME 0.05, ALE–ALE 0.34, PLE–PLE 0.31. Eye group width 0.54, length 0.26. Maxillae (Fig. 36) 0.59 long, 0.80 wide. Cuspules: 12 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 0.31 long, 0.52 wide, with 2 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat, sigillae not evident. Sternum: 1.44 long, 1.13 wide. Sigillae: first, second pairs small, rounded, less than one diameter from margin. Third small, oval, one diameter from margin. Chelicerae: basal segment with 6 teeth. Legs: leg formula: I II III (legs IV missing). Scopula: tarsi I–II scopulate. Metatarsi III ascopulate (leg IV missing). Spines: palp: femur p-0-0-1, patella 0, tibia 0; leg I: femur d1-0-0, patella 0, tibia v1-1-0, metatarsus v0-0-ap1, p0-0-ap1; leg II: femur d 1-0-0, patella 0, tibia v 1-1-1ap, metatarsus v1-1-1ap; leg III: femur v1-0-0, patella p4, tibia d1-0-1, r0-0-1ap, v0-1-2ap, p0-0-1ap, metatarsus d1-3-2(1ap), r0-0-1ap, v1-2-2ap, p0-1-1. Leg IV missing. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 5–8 teeth on both margins on all legs. Palp (Figs 27–28): embolus 0.46 in length. Embolus basal, middle, distal width of 0.22, 0.02, 0.01, respectively. Tegulum 0.24 long. Tibial spur (29–31) formed by single branch 0.28 long, 0.22 wide, on retrolateral margin, with apical spine. Color pattern: carapace, chelicerae reddish brown, darker on cephalic area, carapace margin, chelicerae; sternum, labium, maxillae, coxae of legs and palp light brown; abdomen dark with light brown punctuations on dorsum, larger white spot on central anterior area. Ventrally dark with central area whitish. Spinnerets light brown with dark brown setae. Legs yellowish with black areas on distal femora, most of patellae, tibiae, metatarsi.

(IBSP 9695). Total length: 5.19. Carapace 3.16 long, 2.18 wide, chelicerae 0.93 long, 0.75 wide. Palp: femur 1.58, patella 0.98, tibia 0.68, tarsus 0.93, total 4.17. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 1.79, 1.15, 1.20, 1.06, 0.77, 5.97. II: 1.32, 0.88, 0.85, 0.98, 0.98, 5.01. III: 1.35, 0.92, 0.64, 0.89, 0.88, 4.68. IV: 1.69, 1.09, 1.56, 1.41, 0.76, 6.51. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 0.48, 0.51, 0.56, 0.51, palp = 0.40; patellae I–IV = 0.46, 0.46, 0.45, 0.43, palp = 0.38; tibiae I–IV = 0.44, 0.33, 0.37, 0.38, palp = 0.38; metatarsi I–IV = 0.27, 0.21, 0.23, 0.24; tarsi I–IV = 0.26, 0.22, 0.17, 0.22, palp = 0.29. Abdomen 3.36 long, 2.40 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.40 long, 0.23 wide, 0.35 apart; PLS, 0.65 basal, 0.51 middle, 0.49 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.34, 0.28, 0.26, respectively. Carapace (Fig. 32): length to width 1.45. Fovea slightly recurved, 0.45 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.15 high, length 0.46, width 0.62. Clypeus 0.07. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.17, ALE 0.18, PME 0.08, PLE 0.11, AME 0.05, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.27, PME–PLE 0.03, ALE–PLE 0.03, AME–PME 0.07, ALE–ALE 0.45, PLE–PLE 0.40. Eye group width 0.63, length 0.29. Maxillae (Fig. 33) 0.72 long, 0.93 wide. Cuspules: ca. 30 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 0.45 long, 0.55 wide, with 2 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat, sigillae not evident. Sternum: 1.60 long, 1.23 wide. Sigillae: first, second pairs small, rounded, less than one diameter from margin. Third small, oval, one diameter from margin. Chelicerae: basal segment with 7 teeth. Legs: leg formula: IV I II III. Scopula: tarsi I–II scopulate. Metatarsi I 1/3 scopulate. Spines: palp: femur 0, patellae r1-1-0, tibia v2-2-3ap, r1-1-1ap, p0-0-1, tarsus v2-0-0; leg I: femur p0-0-1ap, patellae p0-0-1ap, tibia v1-1-1ap, metatarsus v1-1-2ap; leg II: femur 0, patellae r1-1-0, tibia v1-1-2, metatarsus v0-3-3(2ap), p0-1-0, r0-0-1; leg III: femur 0, patellae p4, r1, tibia d1-0-0, r0-1-0, v0-2-2ap, p1-1-0, metatarsus d1-3-2ap, r0-0-1, v0-4-2ap, p0-1-0; leg IV: femur 0, patella 0, tibia v0-1-2, r0-1-1, metatarsus d0-0-1ap, r0-1-0, v0-2-1ap, p1-1-1ap. Preening-comb: absent on retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. Palp with single claw having 8 small teeth on internal margin. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 5–9 teeth on both margins on all legs. Spermathecae (Fig. 34): two spermathecae having narrow and inward curved stalk, giving origin to two sinuous branches ending in single bulb each. Color pattern: as in male.

Brazil, state of Tocantins (Palmas and Mateiros) (Fig. 45).

Male differs from those of all other species by tibia I lacking spines (Figs 39–41) and the presence of several spines (ca. 11) on the prolateral patella III. The female is unknown.

The specific name, jalapensis, refers to the type locality, “Jalapão”, a state park in the eastern state of Tocantins, Brazil.

Holotype male from BRAZIL, Tocantins: Mateiros, Jalapão [10°32'S, 46°24'W], 01 November 2004, S. Balbino (DZUB 3370). Paratype male, same collector and date (DZUB 4469).

(DZUB 3370). Total length: 11.72. Carapace 5.92 long, 4.61 wide, chelicerae 1.89 long, 1.39 wide. Palp: femur 2.88, patella 1.46, tibia 2.09, tarsus 0.83, total 7.26. Legs (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus, total): I: 4.47, 3.15, 3.86, 3.71, 2.35, 17.54. II: 3.44, 2.63, 3.33, 3.29, 2.03, 14.72. III: 2.95, 1.91, 2.14, 3.08, 1.84, 11.92. IV: 4.33, 2.47, 4.55, 4.24, 1.83, 17.42. Mid-widths (lateral): femora I–IV = 0.89, 0.80, 1.14, 1.21, palp = 0.47; patellae I–IV = 0.80, 0.70, 0.86, 0.87, palp = 0.78; tibiae I–IV = 0.89, 0.57, 0.64, 0.79, palp = 0.87; metatarsi I–IV = 0.61, 0.44, 0.38, 0.45; tarsi = 0.49, 0.45, 0.40, 0.33, palp = 0.55. Abdomen 5.51 long, 3.27 wide. Spinnerets: PMS, 0.60 long, 0.28 wide, 0.15 apart; PLS, 0.88 basal, 0.49 middle, 0.81 distal; mid-widths (lateral), 0.52, 0.44, 0.33 respectively. Carapace (Fig. 42): length to width 1.28. Fovea strongly recurved, 1.29 wide. Eyes: tubercle 0.24 high, length 0.64, width 1.14. Clypeus 0.07. Anterior and posterior eye row recurved. Eyes sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.30, ALE 0.28, PME 0.10, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.60, PME–PLE 0.04, ALE–PLE 0.14, AME–PME 0.13, ALE–ALE 0.73, PLE–PLE 0.80. Eye group width 1.11, length 0.54. Maxillae (Fig. 43) 2.06 long, 1.32 wide. Cuspules: 31 spread over ventral inner heel. Labium: 0.73 long, 1.0 wide, with 3 cuspules. Labio-sternal groove shallow, flat with two large sigillae. Sternum: 3.04 long, 2.54 wide. Sigillae: first pair rounded, second, third ovals, all less than one diameter from margin. Third pair large, twice the diameter of second. Chelicerae: basal segment with 7 teeth. Legs: leg formula: I IV II III. Scopula: tarsi I–III scopulate. Metatarsi I 1/5, II 1/3 scopulate. Spines: palp 0; Leg I 0; Leg II: femur, patella 0, tibia v1-1-2ap, p0-0-1ap, metatarsus v0-2-1ap, r0-0-1ap; Leg III: femur 0, patella p11, tibia d0-1-0, v0-1-1ap, p0-1-2(1ap), metatarsus d1-3-1ap, r0-0-1ap, v2-3-2ap, p2-1-3(2ap); Leg IV: femur, patellae 0, tibia r0-0-1, v0-1-0, metatarsus r0-1-1ap, v1-3-1ap, p1-0-2ap. Preening-comb: formed by 6 spiniform setae between two spines on ventro-retrolateral tip of metatarsus IV. ITC smooth, STC with two rows of 3–9 teeth on both margins on all legs. Palp: embolus 0.82 in length. Embolus basal, middle, distal width of 0.28, 0.05, 0.02, respectively. Tegulum 0.36 long. Tibial spur formed by single branch 0.54 long, 0.36 wide, on retrolateral margin, with apical spine. Color pattern: carapace, chelicerae brown, darker on cephalic area, carapace margin, chelicerae; sternum, labium, maxillae, coxae of legs and palp light brown; abdomen dark with light brown punctuations on dorsum, a larger white spot on central anterior area, ventrally dark with book-lung area whitish. Spinnerets light brown with dark brown setae. Legs an almost homogeneous brown.

Unknown.

Known only from the type locality, Brazil, state of Tocantins (Jalapão region) (Fig. 45).