Axianassa australis Rodrigues and Shimizu,

Axianassa australis Rodrigues and Shimizu,

1992

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Material examined. Brazil — Maranhão: 1 ♂ (CL

9.67 mm), CCDB 6873 View Materials , São José de Ribamar , praia de Juçatuba, 02°36’53”S 44°06’23”W, colls. J.N. Teles and N.F. França, 10.xii.2019 GoogleMaps .

Comparative material. Brazil — Pernambuco: 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 3 ov, CCDB 3097 View Materials , Sirinhaém , 08°41’28”S 35°06’11”W, colls. F.L. Mantelatto and D. Castiglioni, 07.x.2010 GoogleMaps ; 7 ♂, 3 ♀, CCDB 7168 View Materials , Recife , 08°04’40”S 34°52’31”W, colls. F.L. Mantelatto, A.S. Rios, G.L. Bochini and F. Balbino, 28.viii.2022 GoogleMaps . — Espírito Santo: 2 ♂, 2 ov, CCDB 2246 View Materials , Guarapari , 20°40’01”S 40°29’49”W, colls. F.L. Mantelatto, D.F. Peiró and E.C. Mossolin, 04.xi.2006 GoogleMaps . — São Paulo: 3 ♂, 2 ♀ 2 j, CCDB 5632 View Materials , Ubatuba, Araçá , 23°48’78.1”S 45°24’46.9”W, colls. F.L. Mantelatto et al., 02.xii.2014 .

Distribution. Western Atlantic — USA (Texas, Florida), southwestern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Colombia, Brazil (Maranhão, Ceará, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Bahia, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Paraná) (Mantelatto et al., 2022; present study).

Remarks. This is the first time that A. australis is reported in the state of Maranhão, increasing its geographical distribution by approximately 582 km from the previous northernmost record in Paracuru, Ceará (Pachelle et al., 2016; present study).

GenBank accession numbers. CCDB 6873: COI (OQ108484), 16S (OQ110581); CCDB 7168 — COI (OQ108485), 16S (OQ110582).