Further studies on harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iran, with the descriptions of two new species
Author
Snegovaya, Nataly Yu.
Institute of Zoology, Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, pr. 1128, kv. 504, Baku AZ 1073, Azerbaijan.
Author
Cokendolpher, James C.
Natural Science Research Laboratory, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79415, USA.
Author
Zamani, Alireza
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014, University of Turku, Finland.
text
Zootaxa
2021
2021-06-10
4984
1
73
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journal article
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Egaenus oedipus
(
Thorell, 1876
)
Figs 3A–M
Diabunus oedipus
Thorell, 1876: 473–475
;
Roewer 1911: 30
, fig. 8;
Roewer 1912: 212
, fig. 6;
Roewer 1923: 829
, fig. 1008;
Redikorzev 1936: 33
.
Egaenus lindbergi
:
Staręga 1973: 142
, fig. 26 (misidentified).
Egaenus oedipus
:
Staręga 1978: 222
;
Staręga 2003: 95–96
, figs 14–18;
Kůrka 2006: 28
, 146 [only listing of corresponding common name in Czech];
Snegovaya
et al
. 2018: 70
;
Cokendolpher
et al
. 2019: 341
.
Type
locality
.
Iran
,
Tehran Province
,
Tehran
.
Material examined
.
IRAN
:
Tehran Province
:
1 male
(
RCNS
),
Damavand County
,
Abarshiveh District
,
Sarbandan Village
,
2200–2300 m
a.s.l.
,
Farhad Ariayi
leg.
May 2019
.
Records from
Iran
.
Tehran
.
Distribution
. Northern
Iran
, southern
Turkmenistan
.
Comments
.
Šilhavý (1968)
was not correct in transferring
lindbergi
from
Euphalangium
to
Egaenus
. The structure of the penis in this species clearly shows its affinity to the genus
Euphalangium
(now
Homolophus
,
synonomized by
Cokendolpher 1987
). Additionally, femur IV of the male of
E. oedipus
has rows of strong denticles ventrally (
Figs 3A–D
), whereas that of
H. lindbergi
lacks them. Additional morphological features of this species can be seen in
Figs 3A–M
.