A new remarkable short-tailed whip-scorpion species of Piaroa (Arachnida, Schizomida, Hubbardiidae) from the Colombian Caribbean region

Autor(es)

Segovia-Paccini, Alejandro ^[1] ; Ahumada-C, Daniela ^[1] ; Moreno-Gonzalez, Jairo A. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Cartagena, Programa Biol, Grp Invest Hidrobiol, Grp Invest Biol Descript & Aplicada, Barrio Zaragocilla 120, Carrera 50 24, Cartagena De Indias, Bolivar - Colombia

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Posgrad Zool, Dept Zool, Rua Matao, Travessa 14, 321, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Zootaxa; v. 4500, n. 1, p. 91-103, OCT 15 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Herein, we describe a new schizomid species from the genus Piaroa Villarreal, Giuponni \& Tourinho, 2008, Piaroa turbacoensis sp. nov., based on individuals collected in the Botanical Garden ``Guillermo Pineres{''}, Turbaco, Bolivar, Colombian Caribbean region. Piaroa turbacoensis is the sixth species of the genus to be found in Colombia, and the tenth to be found with regards to the genus as a whole. This species is the first Colombian species to be recorded in a Dry Tropical Forest biome. Piaroa turbacoensis is easily distinguishable by the presence of spermathecae lateral lobes with massive circular stalk bases, and male pedipalp with ventroectal truncate process over the femur and ventroectal depression over the patella. Here, we provide an updated distribution map of the genus and comments about the natural history of the new species. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/18376-2 - Revisão sistemática e análise filogenético de Tityus (Archaeotityus) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) baseado em caracteres moleculares e morfológicos
• Beneficiário: Jairo Andrés Moreno González
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto