First record of the genus Falconina (Araneae, Corinnidae) from Mexico, with description of a new species and observations on its interactions with ants.

Falconina Cafetera New species (Araneae, Coryniniaceae) is described on the basis of male and female specimens collected from shaded coffee plantations and suburban cocoa orchards in Chiapas, Mexico. Falconina It has been recorded from Mexico and is the northernmost species of this genus in the Americas, F. Gracilis muscle (Keyserling, 1891) Introduced into America and Cuba. F. Cafetera New species Different from all the others Falconina It can be distinguished from this species by the light colour of the hind body with some dark spots, and by the characteristics of the palps of the male and the upper legs of the female, including the observation of a platelet on the male palp of this species that has not been mentioned in other species of the genus. Falconina By species Garcia and Bonaldo (2023) The species was amended to include this species. Further field observations and laboratory rearing of juveniles revealed that F. Cafetera New species Spiders can eat ants.

Ibarra-Núñez G, Marín L (2024) First record of this genus Falconina A new species of arachnid formicid from Mexico is described, with observations on its interactions with ants. Zoology and Evolution 100(3):1099-1106. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.127612