Taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Metalibitia Roewer, 1912 (Opiliones, Cosmetidae, Cosmetinae)

Autor(es)

Coronato-Ribeiro, Amanda ; Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4291, n. 2, p. 201-242, JUL 12 2017.
• Citações Web of Science: 4

Resumo

The genus Metalibitia Roewer, 1912, is revised for the first time, and a cladistic analysis revealed that it is a monophyletic clade. This cosmetid harvestmen genus is restricted to open forests and adjacent vegetational formations in South America (humid Forest, being found mostly in the region of cerrado/chaco/pampas). An identification key for all known species is presented and a new species is described, Metalibitia abuna sp. nov. (type locality: Abuna, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil). Two species, Paralibitia maculata Roewer, 1914 and Labrosa arenosa Mello-Leitao, 1939, are here synonymized under Metalibitia argentina (Sorensen, 1884). (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/50297-0 - Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo: integrando disciplinas para a predição da biodiversidade da Floresta Atlântica no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Cristina Yumi Miyaki
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa BIOTA - Temático