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A new species of Imeri (Opiliones: Stygnidae: Heterostygninae) from the Brazilian Amazon

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Author(s):
Amanda Coronato-Ribeiro [1] ; Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha [2] ; Cristina Anne Rheims [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] Inst Butantan, Lab Especial Colecoes Zool, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Zool, BR-05422970 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Zoologia; v. 30, n. 3, p. 329-332, 2013-06-00.
Abstract

A new species of Stygnidae Simon, 1879, Imeri ajuba sp. nov., is described based on males and females from Coari, Amazonas, Brazil. The new species, differs from the only other species of the genus, Imerilomanhungae Pinto-da-Rocha & Tourinho, 2012, in having the following characteristics: three white marks on posterior margin of dorsal scutum, one white mark on free tergite I, three pairs of tubercles on area I, one pair of tubercles on area II, femur IV with ventromesal row of five tubercles, truncus of penis with six pairs of setae on lateral and ventral sides and ventral plate with two pairs of distal setae on dorsal portion. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/18694-3 - Systematics of the family Sparassidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Neotropical Region
Grantee:Cristina Anne Rheims
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 11/20211-0 - Systematic and phylogenetic analysis of Epiperipatus Clark, 1913 based on molecular and morphological data (Onychophora, Peripatidae)
Grantee:Cristiano Sampaio Costa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate