A new species of cave-dwelling Neocarus (Opilioacaridae) from Brazil with highly modified dimorphic characters in males

Author(s)

Bernardi, Leopoldo ferreira de oliveira ; de Araujo, Marcel santos ; Ferreira, Rodrigo lopes

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY; v. 28, n. 6, p. 14-pg., 2023-06-01.

Abstract

A new species of Neocarus is described from adult female and male specimens collected from an epigean and hypogean ferruginous geosystem located in southeast Brazil. The new species, Neocarus congado sp. nov., is an atypical species with the male expressing dimorphic characters in the chelicera, palp and dorsal shield, through setae with different shapes and often in clusters with a dense set of setae. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/05315-5 - Taxonomic review of Opilioacaridae and Neothyridae species deposited at European institutions
• Grantee: Marcel Santos de Araújo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 12/23824-6 - Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of Opilioacaridae With and Neothyridae Lehtinen (Acari: Parasitiformes)
• Grantee: Marcel Santos de Araújo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 10/13269-0 - Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of genera Neocarus Chamberlin & Mulaik 1942 (Acari, Parasitiformes, Opilioacarida)
• Grantee: Marcel Santos de Araújo
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master