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 Multumbo dimorphicus DaSilva & Kury, 2007 from PARES do Desengano. Photo by A.B.Kury | |
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Hernandariinae Sørensen, 1884 is a subfamily of Gonyleptidae. This subfamily is Neotropical and is composed by five genera and 23 species.
Included genera[]
- Acrogonyleptes Roewer, 1917
- Hernandaria Sørensen, 1884
- Multumbo Roewer, 1927
- Piassagera Roewer, 1928
- Pseudotrogulus Roewer, 1932
Key for genera[]
Key from DaSilva & Pinto-da-Rocha (2010)
1. Median pair of apophyses on anterior margin of dorsal scute separated, distance between their bases larger than apophyses diameter; tarsus I 6-segmented; with longitudinal mark which lacks pigment, in dorsal scute, in similar fashion to the transversal mesotergal sulcus (Fig. 92) .... Multumbo
1’. Median apophyses on anterior margin close to each other, convergent or single; tarsus I 5-segmented; mesotergal areas II-III (or I-IV) without mark such as in Multumbo (Fig. 74)................2
2. Sexual dimorphism on leg IV absent; leg IV straight and unarmed........................................................................... 3
2’. Sexual dimorphism on leg IV present; male leg IV strongly armed; female femur IV armed or if unarmed, curved inwards.............................................................................. 4
3. Huge densely granulate spine on free tergite III (size similar to dorsal scute length); entire body covered with whitish/ yellow granules; camouflage with debris absent (Fig. 84)............................................................................... Piassagera
3’. Free tergite III with spine much shorter than dorsal scute or absent (Fig. 80); whitish/yellow granulation, if present, does not cover all of dorsal scute; camouflage with debris may be present ..................................................... Pseudotrogulus
4. Main pair of tubercles on mesotergal area III far from each other (Fig. 39); four mesotergal areas (Figs 18 and 22) ............................................................................. Hernandaria
4’. Main pair of tubercles on area III fused or with tubercles very close to each other (mainly on females) (Fig. 66); three mesotergal areas (Fig. 61) .............................Acrogonyleptes
Relevant taxonomic literature[]
DaSilva & Kury (2007). On the loss of sexual dimorphism in the Hernandariinae now including Multumbo Roewer and Piassagera Roewer (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae). Zootaxa 1558: 29-37.
DaSilva & Pinto-da-Rocha (2010). Systematic review and cladistic analysis of the Hernandariinae (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Zoologia 27(4): 577-642 doi Get this paper