Phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Heteropachylinae (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae)
Author
Mendes, Amanda Cruz
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2011
2011-09-27
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00706.x
journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00706.x
0024-4082
5441392
PSEUDOPUCROLIA
RUGOSA
(
ROEWER, 1930
)
COMB. NOV.
(
FIGS 11
,
27
)
Thaumatoleptes rugosus
Roewer, 1930: 405
, figure 26;
Mello-Leitão, 1932: 248
;
Soares & Soares, 1949: 214
.
Kury, 2003a: 143
.
Mendes & Kury, 2003: 151
, figures 1–11.
Distribution (
Fig. 27
):
BRAZIL
.
Pernambuco
(Fernando de Noronha) and
Ceará
(Fortaleza). WWF: Ecoregions: NT0106 and NT0123, respectively, Caatinga Enclaves moist forests and Fernando de Noronha-Atol das Rocas moist forests.
In the shape file of the Global Ecoregions adopted by the WWF, Fortaleza is not under Ecoregion NT0106; however, in spite of not being on WWF’s map, the physiognomy of the collection locality is moist forest. (A. B. Kury, pers. comm. 2005).
Material examined:
m
lectotype
(here designated) (
SMF
RII 1323
/11), m and f
paralectotypes
(
SMF
RII 1323
/11) from
BRAZIL
,
Ceará
,
Fortaleza
;
5m
and 6f (
MNRJ05707
) from
Pernambuco
.
Ilha de Fernando de Noronha
,
vii.1973
,
Roppa O
.
Diagnosis:
Dorsal surface of the body densely covered by dark granules. Free tergite II with armature; median armature of free tergite II mostly absent, present in some specimens, but much reduced in size; free tergite III with posterior border only slightly convex and with an apophysis on each lateral corner. Calcaneus I less than half the metatarsus length. Medial apophysis in the main dorsal row of tubercles of femur IV present.
See the redescription in
Mendes & Kury (2003)
.