Description of a new troglomorphic species of Charinus Simon, 1892 from Brazil (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Charinidae)

By

Vasconcelos, Ana Caroline Oliveira
Giupponi, Alessandro P. L.
Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

600

Pages

35-52

Subjects

Neotropics , subterranean species , taxonomy , whip spider

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.600.8580

 

Abstract

Charinus taboa sp. n. comprises the twenty-second species of the genus described for Brazil. The new species belongs to the eastern Brazilian group, in which all species have sucker-like gonopods. Charinus taboa sp. n. has a marked sexual dimorphism in the pedipalps as do other members of the genus in the country. The description of Charinus taboa sp. n. offers an opportunity to discuss some aspects of ecology, troglomorphism and conservation within the genus. A key to the eastern Brazilian species of Charinus is provided.