Seven new species of Latonigena (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from South America

in this paper seven new species of latonigena simon, 1893 are described, including the first descriptions of males of this genus. latonigena beni sp. nov. is described from bolivia and brazil and six species are described exclusively from brazil: l. colombo sp. nov. from paraná; l. lami sp. nov. from paraná and rio grande do sul; l. santana sp. nov., l. sapiranga sp. nov. and l. taim sp. nov. from rio grande do sul; l. turvo sp. nov. from tocantins, santa catarina and rio grande do sul. latonigena africana tucker, 1923 is transferred to trichothyse tucker, 1923 with basis on the morphological characters.