Discocyrtus testudineus

Discocyrtus testudineus
	; Teratological male of Discocyrtus testudineus (Holmberg, 1876) from Buenos Aires, Argentina. This male Discocyrtus testudineus has abnormally small spines on the dorsum (a teratological feature).
Suborder	Laniatores
Superfamily	Gonyleptoidea
Family	Gonyleptidae
Subfamily	Pachylinae
Genus	Discocyrtus

Discocyrtus testudineus (Holmberg, 1876) belongs to the gonyleptid subfamily Pachylinae. This species has a relatively widespread distribution across northern provinces of Argentina and also a small region of Paraguay^[1]. In this species, as is common for members of the genus, males are heavily armed with large spines on the dorsum, coxa IV, and leg IV.

Categories
Species
Neotropical
South America
Fauna of Brazil

In some individuals, armature of the dorsum is considerably reduced, or almost absent (a teratological morphology; D.N. Proud, pers. obs., see photos below).

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DNP 3407 Discocyrtus testudineus male teratological Buenos Aires — Teratological male of *Discocyrtus testudineus* (Holmberg, 1876) from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DNP 3402 Discocyrtus testudineus male teratological Buenos Aires — Teratological male of *Discocyrtus testudineus* (Holmberg, 1876) from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

↑ Kury, A. B., 2003. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Iberica de Aracnología, Zaragoza, vol. especial monográfico, nº 1: 1-337.

[1] Kury, A. B., 2003. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Iberica de Aracnología, Zaragoza, vol. especial monográfico, nº 1: 1-337.

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