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A new species of Discocyrtanus from Mato Grosso, Brazil (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae) with a key to the species of the genus

Authors :
Adriano B. Kury
Rafael N. Carvalho
Source :
Comptes rendus biologies. 340(11-12)
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Discocyrtanus canjinjim sp. n., belonging to the family Gonyleptidae Sundevall, 1833 is described based on nineteen specimens, eleven adult males and eight adult females, collected in the Vila Bela da Santissima Trindade, in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. This new species represents an endemic component for the harvestmen fauna of Chiquitano Dry Forests terrestrial eco-region, being the most occidental point of distribution of the genus, notably found in the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest. The new species is characterized by femur IV swollen with the same length of dorsal scutum, trochanter IV with prodorsal distal apophysis as a stout hook not bifurcated, and a unique form of genitalia in the genus. This paper also includes the first identification key to the species of the genus after its revalidation.

Details

ISSN :
17683238
Volume :
340
Issue :
11-12
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Comptes rendus biologies
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....00cd55a09d399e868be7d0c7045268a9