Neocarus spelaion sp. n. (Parasitiformes, Opilioacaridae), a new species of cave dwelling Neocarus from Minas Gerais state, Brazil

By

Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi, Leopoldo
Lúcio Borges-Filho, Elmir

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

27

Pages

1-16

Subjects

hypogean , Neotropical , Opilioacarida

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.27.25777

 

Abstract

A new cave dwelling species of the genusNeocarus(Parasitiformes: Opilioacarida: Opilioacaridae) is described from adult females and males collected in Minas Gerais state, southeast Brazil. Five or sixd-type setae on palps, females with pregenital area hairless, genital setae smooth, cylindrical ovipositor with two terminal lobes, and males with genital and pregenital setae variable in shape, some being smooth and pointed, others ribbed and pointed, are the combinations of characters that define the new species.