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Discocyrtanus tocantinensis

Discocyrtanus tocantinensis Kury & Carvalho, 2016 (from original description)

Suborder

Laniatores

Superfamily

Gonyleptoidea

Family

Gonyleptidae

Subfamily

Roeweriinae

Genus

Discocyrtanus

Discocyrtanus tocantinensis Kury & Carvalho, 2016 is a member of the genus Discocyrtanus (Laniatores:Gonyleptidae).[1]

Taxonomy[]

  • Discocyrtanus tocantinensis Kury & Carvalho 2016: 128, figs. 2e, 3m–o, 10, 11.

Diagnosis[]

AS lateral borders with ordinary tubercles from the anterior to the posterior portion, except the three located at the median-posterior portion of the area III (whose diameter is equal to paramedian tubercles in the area I), in contrast to the rows of uniformly sized tubercles to the full extent of D. bugre, D. goyazius and D. oliverioi. Area III divided into left and right halves by median groove, not occurring in other Discocyrtanus which have this area entire. Tr IV ♂ distal prodorsal apophysis bifurcate, with reduced proximal portion; distal portion slightly curved, but undeveloped (different of the other Discocyrtanus with have a well-developed apophysis); area III with a pair of paramedian rounded and higher tubercles slightly curved backwards, different of D. goyazius, D. oliverioi and D. pertenuis which are smaller and acuminate. Fe IV retrolateral proximal-distal row of 7 spines (iiIIIiI), with the spine 3 welldeveloped and sinuous (different of the straight found in D. bugre). Fe IV proventral mediandistal row of 8 spatulate spines (iiiiIIIi).[1]

Type data[]

  • Discocyrtanus tocantinensis: ♂ holotype (MNRJ 19388), BRAZIL, Tocantins, Palmas.

Records[]

BRAZIL, Tocantins, Lajeado; Palmas (Kury & Carvalho, 2016).

Distribution[]

BRAZIL, Tocantins, Lajeado; Palmas.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kury, AB & Carvalho, RN (2016) Revalidation of the Brazilian genus Discocyrtanus, with description of two new species (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae: Pachylinae). Zootaxa, 4111 (2), 126–144