Artigas, Sandra Mónica RodriguezCorronca, Jose Antonio2026-03-242026-03-2420141175-5326PMID:2487185010.11646/zootaxa.3780.3.6https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3780.3.6https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/101287Vol. 3780, pp. 547-57Hovops Benoit is a heterogeneous genus of selenopid spiders that was prior to this study represented by seven species that are endemic to Madagascar. Here, we describe four new species: H. antakarana sp. n. (♀), H. ikongo sp. n. (♀), H. menabe sp. n. (♀), and H. vezo sp. n. (♀). A map of the new species is provided as well as new records on two of the known species H. pusillus (Simon, 1897) and H. legrasi (Simon, 1887).engNew species and distribution records of selenopid spiders of the genus Hovops Benoit in Madagascar (Araneae, Selenopidae).Artículo Científico Publicado