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 Discocyrtanus pertenuis (Mello-Leitão, 1935), male, MG. | |
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Roeweriinae Carvalho & Kury, 2018 is a subfamily of Gonyleptidae, Opiliones, Grassatores), with three genera included. The subfamily can be diagnosed by the distal part of the ventral plate of
penis forming a trapezium, with an apical minor base, and macrosetae C1–C3 of VP
elongate and slender, amongst other synapomorphies [1].
Included genera[]
- Amazochroma Carvalho & Kury, 2018[1]
- Discocyrtanus Roewer, 1929
- Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923. Type genus.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carvalho, R.N. & Kury, AB. 2018. Further dismemberment of Discocyrtus with description of a new Amazonian genus and a new subfamily of Gonyleptidae (Opiliones, Laniatores). European Journal of Taxonomy 393: 1–32. doi:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.393
Additional images: Gallery[]
Amazochroma pedroi, male from Rondonia. Photo copyright (c) Anker & Martins. Used with permission.
Amazochroma pedroi, female from Rondonia. Photo copyright (c) Anker & Martins. Used with permission.
Roeweria virescens, male from São Paulo. Photo copyright (c) João Burini. Used with permission.
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Amazochroma carvalhoi, male from French Guiana. Photo copyright (c) Sébastien Cally. Used with permission.
Discocyrtanus bugre, male from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo copyright (c) Adriano B. Kury. Used with permission.
Discocyrtanus bugre, female from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo copyright (c) Adriano B. Kury. Used with permission.