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
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1175-5326
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Key to species of
Spelaeobochica
(modified from
Viana
et al.
, 2018
)
1 With two tiny, lateroventral tubercles on each side of carapace; pedipalps: femur 4.1–4.2 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel 4.1–4.2 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella 3.8 times longer than broad................
S. allodentatus
- Without tubercles on each side of carapace; pedipalps: femur> 4.2 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel> 4.2 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella> 3.8 times longer than broad........................................... 2
2 Rallum of 3 dentate blades, trichobothrium
ib
far distad from the middle of the chelal hand (near the base of the fixed finger).....................................................................................
S. mahnerti
sp. n.
- Rallum of 4–6 dentate blades, trichobothrium
ib
slightly distal to the middle of the chelal hand....................... 3
3 Rallum of 6 dentate blades; pedipalps: hand without a tooth-like protuberance on paraxial side near base of fixed finger, femur and patella without tooth-like protuberances, femur 12.5–13.3 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella 9.4–9.5 times longer than broad….........................................................................
S. muchmorei
- Rallum of 4 dentate blades; pedipalps: hand with a tooth-like protuberance on paraxial side near base of fixed finger, femur and patella with small tooth-like protuberances, femur 7.8–12.0 times longer than broad; leg IV: femur+patella 4.2–8.6 times longer than broad…......................................................................................... 4
4 Pedipalps: femur 7.8–8.3 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel 6.1–6.9 times longer than broad, trichobothrium
est
proximal with respect to
st
on movable finger,
isb
in basal position much nearer to
esb
than to level of
sb
; leg IV: femur+patella 4.2–6.2 times longer than broad…...................................................................
S. iuiu
- Pedipalps: femur 11.2–12.0 times longer than broad, chela with pedicel 7.9–8.9 times longer than broad, trichobothrium
est
distal with respect to
st
on movable finger,
isb
in a position much nearer to level of
sb
than to
esb
; leg IV: femur+patella 8.0–8.6 times longer than broad….......................................................................
S. goliath