A review of Soaresia H. Soares, 1945, with the description of a new species from Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae)
Author
Kury, Adriano B.
text
Zootaxa
2008
1687
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59
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.180563
ffa85867-b539-4dfe-bbad-b814faba552c
1175-5326
180563
Soaresia uncina
H. Soares, 1945
Soaresia uncina
H. Soares 1945
: 244
, figs 1–2 (♂, Ψ);
Soares & Soares 1954
: 296
;
Kury 2003
: 193
.
Type
material.
HSPC
39, ɗ
holotype
and Ψ allotype;
MZSP
813,
paratype
, examined:
BRAZIL
, Rio de Janeiro, Penedo: “Fazenda Penedo”,
700 m
(-22.4200; -44.5500).
Other material examined.
6 ɗ 3 Ψ (
MNRJ
05465):
BRAZIL
, Rio de Janeiro, Rezende: Serrinha do Alambari,
850 m
(-22.3732; -44.5387) ca.
5 km
from
type
locality,
29–31 Dec. 1992
, A. B. Kury col., leaf litter.
Etymology.
From Latin
unc
ī
nus
(= a hook, barb). Probably due to the distal hooked apophysis on male femur IV. The name formation is defective, as it should be properly
uncinata
(“the one bearing a hook” or “hooked
Soaresia
”) or
uncinus
(“hook
Soaresia
”), but Article 32 of
ICZN (1999)
prevents an emendation in this case.
Diagnosis.
Free tergite III with a triad of straight spines (
Fig 2
) clearly separating this species from
S. forficula
, which has a pair of geminate very large hooks resembling earwig pincers. Femur IV with 2 dagger-like ventro-distal apophyses (
Fig 4
). Patella IV of male elongate, contrasting with that of
S. forficula
, which is normal in size (
Fig 2
,
Table 2
). Tarsus II predominantly 7-jointed. Penial notch deep and truncus apex not swollen (
Figs 10–11
). Tarsal counts (range): males (n=6) and females (n=3) 5(3)/6–8(3)/6/6. Tarsus II (variation): 6(n=1), 7(n=14), 8 (n=3). Beta males are unknown. See measurements of body and appendages in
Table 2
.
Female.
Differences from male are, as usual in
Pachylinae
, the absence of armature where male presents greatly developed apophyses: free tergite III, coxa to patella IV. Color (in alcohol): Body and appendages moderate orange yellow (CC 71), mottled with deep orange yellow (CC 69). Legs II–IV shorter than in male, especially leg IV (only 80% of length, see measurements in
Table 2
).