A new species of Neocarus (Opilioacaridae) from a Brazilian ferruginous geosystem and notes on natural history

By

Bernardi, Leopoldo.
Zampaulo, Robson de Almeida
Oliveira, Marcus Paulo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

36

Pages

11--33

Subjects

Acari , Biodiversity , cave , Opilioacarida , Parasitiformes , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.36.54034

 

Abstract

A new species ofNeocarusis described from adult female and male specimens collected from an epigean and hypogean ferruginous geosystem located in southeast Brazil. The new species,Neocarus simmonsisp. nov., possesses 15–17ch-type palp setae, nude female pregenital Sternitogenital region, cylindrical ovipositor without setae, and a peculiar variation of setae in the genital and pregenital Sternitogenital region of the male, with smooth and tapering setae and/or barbed and tapering setae and/or stout and ribbed setae. Female genital setae are barbed, tapering and with a thin tip. Aspects of the ecology and life history of these mites are also presented.