Corresponding author: Caroline Sayuri Fukushima (
Academic editor: Cor Vink
The genus
Fukushima CS, Andrade RMG, Bertani R (2017) Two new Brazilian species of
The South American
Herein, we describe two new species closely related to
The general format of the description follows
The examined specimens are deposited at
Males of
Despite its specific epithet,
The
Specimens of
It is not clear how these genitalic traits vary along the distribution of
Males of
This species is named after the biology student Willianilson Pessoa, in honor of his friendship and support during expeditions in Rio Grande do Norte. This name is masculine in gender.
Specimens were found inside Casa de Pedra cave walking on walls, in webs inside wall cracks or under loose stones on the cave ground. This calcarian cave is very large regarding regional patterns and has turistic use (
Males of
The specific name refers to the type locality, Estação Ecológica de Murici, state of
The few specimens of
Taxon | Locality | Specimen | Carapace | Leg I | Leg I / Carapace | Leg Formula |
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Gurupá (AM), Brazil | paratype | 4 | 19.5 | 4.88 | 2, |
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3.87 | 22.11 | 5.72 | 2, |
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3.26 | 17.57 | 5.39 | 2, 4, 1, 3 | ||
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Martins (RN), Brazil | 3.12 | 16.94 | 5.43 | 2, 4, 1, 3 | |
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Macaíba (RN), Brazil | 2.86 | 15.95 | 5.58 | ||
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São Raimundo Nonato (PI), Brazil | 2.62 | 16.39 | 6.25 | 2, |
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Santa Quitéria (CE), Brazil | 2.76 | 20.81 | 7.54 | 2, |
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Martins (RN), Brazil | holotype | 3.16 | 27.44 | 8.69 | 2, 1, 4, 3 | |
Murici (AL), Brazil | holotype | 2.21 | 17.9 | 8.12 | 2, 1, 4, 3 | |
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Rome, Italy |
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3 | 20.1 | 6.70 | 2, |
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Guinea | lectotype | 4 | 45.9 | 11.48 | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
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Canary Islands | holotype | 2.89 | 17.37 | 6.01 | 2, |
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Canary Islands | holotype | 2.34 | 15.42 | 6.59 | 2, |
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Canary Islands | holotype | 2.91 | 20.63 | 7.09 | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
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Canary Islands | holotype | 2.63 | 20.19 | 7.68 | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
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Canary Islands | holotype | 3.62 | 34.78 | 9.61 | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
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Canary Islands | holotype | 2.51 | 19.51 | 7.77 | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
Taxon | Locality | Specimen | Carapace | Leg I | Leg I / Carapace | Leg Formula |
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Santa Isabel (MT), Brazil | holotype | 4.17 | 19.04 | 4.57 | 2, |
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Açu (RN), Brazil | 3.82 | 17.32 | 4.53 | 2, |
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Serra Negra do Norte (RN), Brazil | 3.89 | 17.60 | 4.52 | ||
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Martins (RN), Brazil | 3.83 | 17.63 | 4.60 | 2, |
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Macaíba (RN), Brazil | 3.45 | 14.06 | 4.08 | Missing legs 3 and 4 | |
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São Raimundo Nonato (PI), Brazil | 3.08 | 12.48 | 4.06 | ||
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Santa Quitéria (CE), Brazil | 2.86 | 16.56 | 5.79 | 2, 4, 1, 3 | |
Martins(RN), Brazil | paratype | 2.99 | 19.47 | 6.52 | 2, 1, 4, 3 | |
Murici (AL), Brazil | paratype | 2.98 | 15.94 | 5.34 | 2, 1, 4, 3 | |
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Alto Douro, Portugal |
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3.2 | 15.4 | 4.81 | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
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Guinea | paralectotype | 3.9 | 26.8 | 6.87 | 2, 1, 4, 3 |
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Canary Islands | paratype | 2.97 | 12.97 | 4.37 | |
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Canary Islands | paratype | 2.88 | 14.65 | 5.09 | 2, |
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Canary Islands | paratype | 3.35 | 16.78 | 5.01 | 2, |
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Canary Islands | paratype | 3.35 | 18.43 | 5.50 | 2, |
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Canary Islands | paratype | 3.71 | 23.09 | 6.22 | Missing leg 4 |
Localities of all the material studied. F = female, J = juvenile, M= male, MJ= immature male.
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1M, 1MJ | Santa Quitéria, Ceará, Brazil | ( |
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1M | Casa de Pedra cave, Martins, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | ( |
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In his revision of the South American
After Gertsch’s revision (1967), only scattered descriptions of new species of
A more detailed study of the diversity of the northwestern African
The discovery of two new species, herein described, closely related to
The question on the origin of
As demonstrated by
We thank Adriano Kury and Carla Barros (