A Review of the Harvestman Genus Metadentobunus (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Gagrellinae) with A Description of A New Species From Taiwan
Author
Chen, Ssu-Li
Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan
Author
Shih, Hsi-Te
Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan & Research Center for Global Change Biology, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Zoological Studies
2018
2018-12-12
57
57
1
16
journal article
10.6620/ZS.2018.57-57
1810-522X
PMC6409488
31966297
13316528
Metadentobunus formosae
Roewer, 1915
(
Fig. 1
)
Metadentobunus formosae
Roewer, 1915: 149
, fig. 81 (
type
locality: Lugang, Taiwan);
Roewer 1923: 949
, fig. 1084 (Lugang, Taiwan);
Roewer 1955: 85
(Lugang, Taiwan);
Suzuki 1970: 33
(list);
Wang 1953: 509
(list);
Li and Song 1993: 241
(list).
Metadentobunus formosae formosae
-
Suzuki 1977: 137
(Rokko, Taiwan).
Type material
:
Holotype
: 1 $ (
SMF
9801162- RI/ 1162-66), Rokko,
Formosa
(= Lugang,
Changhua
, Taiwan).
Diagnosis
: Ocularium rectangle, length larger than width, constricted basally, with one pair of sharp and long spines at frontal margin (
Fig. 1
C- D). Frontal spines of ocularium with tubercles. Patella of pedipalp without inner apophysis at tip (
Roewer 1915
). Genital operculum protruding from frontal margin (
Fig. 1H
).
Redescription
: Female
holotype
. Dorsal surface of body granulated. Abdomen with 1 short median spine on the second tergite. Supra-cheliceral lamellae tipped with 4-5 small tubercles (
Fig. 1G
). Ocularium rectangle (
Fig. 1
C-D), length larger than width, constricted basally, with one pair of frontal spines, sharp and long. Frontal spines of ocularium finely granulated. All free sternites and genital operculum smooth. Genital operculum protruding from frontal margin (
Fig. 1H
). Surface of all coxae with scattered coarse granules. Coxa I and
IV
with a row of humps anteriorly and posteriorly; Coxa II and III with a row of humps anteriorly.
Chelicera. Basal segment with 5-9 tubercles dorsally. Distal segment with setae dorsally, outer side smooth, inner side with setae (
Fig. 1
E-F).
Pedipalp. Femur with numerous denticles ventrally.
Legs. Trochanters mound-shaped (
Fig. 1
A-B), femora II with two false articulations, tarsus longer than tibia.
Ovipositor. Unexamined.
Measurements
:
Holotype
female (
SMF
9801162-RI/1162-66): Total length of body 6, femur length of leg I-IV 8:15.5:7:12. Length of leg I-IV 33:67:29:45.
Coloration
: Not available.
Distribution
: Lugang,
Changhua
, central
Taiwan
(
Fig. 7
).
Remark
:
Metadentobunus formosae
is similar to
M. garampiensis
, except for the morphology of its pedipalpal patella. The inner tip of pedipalpal patella of
M. garampiensis
has an apophysis at the inner tip of pedipalpal patella, but
M. formosae
does not.