Redescription of Platygyndes Roewer 1943, a false Gonyleptidae, (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae)

Abstract. Praelibitia Roewer, 1956 and its type species, Praelibitia titicaca Roewer, 1956, are respectively synonymized with Platygyndes Roewer, 1943 and its type species Platygyndes titicaca Roewer, 1943, and furthermore the genus is transferred from the Gonyleptidae to the Cosmetidae. On the basi...

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Autores principales: Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo, Hara, Marcos Ryotaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3208530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22144863
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.143.1916
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Sumario:Abstract. Praelibitia Roewer, 1956 and its type species, Praelibitia titicaca Roewer, 1956, are respectively synonymized with Platygyndes Roewer, 1943 and its type species Platygyndes titicaca Roewer, 1943, and furthermore the genus is transferred from the Gonyleptidae to the Cosmetidae. On the basis of domed and unarmed ocularium, increased number of granules on scutal areas, unarmed dorsal scutum and general body shape, Platygyndes seems to be closely related to Moselabius Roewer, 1956 and Caracarana Roewer, 1956. External morphological characters that are useful to revealing relationships among cosmetid genera are discussed.

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