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Discocyrtanus Roewer, 1929 is a genus of the subfamily Roeweriinae, with 6 species endemic from semi-arid part of Brazil.
Taxonomy[]
- Discocyrtanus Roewer 1929: 250; Mello-Leitão 1932: 199; Mello-Leitão 1935e: 100; Mello-Leitão 1935c: 381; Kury & Carvalho 2016[1]: 127 (diagn.); Carvalho & Kury 2017[2] [junior subjective synonym of Discocyrtus Holmberg, 1878 by B. Soares (1944c); synonymy disclaimed by Kury & Carvalho (2016); type species: Discocyrtanus goyazius Roewer, 1929, by monotypy].
Etymology[]
The formation of this name is simply a variation of Discocyrtus. Gender masculine.[1]
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Included species[]
- Discocyrtanus bugre Kury & Carvalho, 2016
- Discocyrtanus canjinjim Carvalho & Kury, 2017
- Discocyrtanus goyazius Roewer, 1929 - Type species
- Discocyrtanus oliverioi (H. Soares, 1945)
- Discocyrtanus pertenuis (Mello-Leitão, 1935)
- Discocyrtanus tocantinensis Kury & Carvalho, 2016
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kury, A.B. & Carvalho, R.N. (2016) Revalidation of the Brazilian genus Discocyrtanus, with description of two new species (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae: Pachylinae). Zootaxa, 4111 (2), 126–144.
- ↑ Carvalho, RN & Kury, AB (2017) A new species of Discocyrtanus from Mato Grosso, Brazil (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae) with a key for the identification to the genus. Comptes Rendus Biologies, 340, 512–519