New systematic assignments in Gonyleptoidea (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores)
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Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo
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Benedetti, Alipio Rezende
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de Vasconcelos, Eduardo Gomes
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Hara, Marcos Ryotaro
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.2337
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.2337
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Liogonyleptoides minensis (Piza, 1946)
Chaquesia minensis
Piza, 1946: 365, fig. 1 (♂); (2 males & 3 females syntypes; Brazil, Minas Gerais, Cachoeira do
Pajeu
; MZLQ A0053; examined).
Liogonyleptoides minensis
:
Kury 2003
: 130.
Currala bahiensis
Soares, 1972: 56, figs 1-4, 14-15 (♂♀);
Kury 2003
: 123; (male holotype and 1 female paratype; Brazil, Bahia,
Maracas
; MNRJ 5268; examined). Syn. n.
Taxonomical note.
Comparisons between the type material of
Currala bahiensis
and
Liogonyleptoides minensis
allowed us to conclude that they are synonymous.
Liogonyleptoides minensis
is a species that can be easily diagnosed among gonyleptines by the relatively larger size, body dorsally rounded, without tubercles on corners, presence of scutal area IV; femur III curved (instead of sigmoid); male femur IV with a long, robust dorsobasal apophysis and a prolateral one that is curved dorsally on distal third. The genus
Currala
is now composed only by its type species
Currala spinifrons
Roewer, 1927.