Spelaeobochica mahnerti, a new cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion from Brazil (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Bochicidae), with comments on the troglomorphism of the Brazilian bochicid species
Author
Viana, Ana Clara M.
Author
Ferreira, Rodrigo L.
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-02-04
4731
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134
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journal article
24182
10.11646/zootaxa.4731.1.9
3d852dd4-13fe-4139-af6e-dc723772a7ff
1175-5326
3635692
CAD3807C-0994-436A-9619-E77DFF58F79C
Genus
Spelaeobochica
Mahnert, 2001
Type-species.
Spelaeobochica allodentatus
Mahnert, 2001
.
Amended diagnosis
(modified from
Mahnert, 2001
). No eyes present (rarely, two tiny, lateroventral tubercles present on each side). Chelicera with 9–16 setae on palm, rallum comprising 3–6 dentate setae. Palps slender, chela 4.1–8.7 times longer than broad; femur with an antiaxial tubercle on lateral side near distal end; trichobothrium
ib
in distal half of dorsum of palpal hand; fingers longer than hand with pedicel; usually bearing accessory teeth on paraxial and antiaxial sides of both palpal fingers (more rarely, only on paraxial or antiaxial side); venom apparatus present in both fingers. Legs slender, femur+patella of leg IV 3.8–9.5 times longer than broad; arolia shorter (more rarely, a little longer) than claws; subterminal seta weakly forked apically (more rarely, smooth).