A new species of Cryptocellus (Arachnida, Ricinulei) from Oriental Amazonia.

Cryptocellus tarsilae n. sp. is described from male and female specimens collected in a small cave at Carajás National Forest, Serra Norte, Pará, Brazil. The new species appears to be similar to C. peckorum Platnick & Shadab, 1977 by the moderately expanded metatarsus III, bearing a metatarsal p...

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Authors: Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo, Bonaldo, Alexandre Bragio
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2007
Country:Brasil
Institution:Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG)
Repository:Repositório Institucional do MPEG
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.museu-goeldi.br:mgoeldi/249
Online Access:http://repositorio.museu-goeldi.br/handle/mgoeldi/249
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cryptocellus tarsilae
Ricinulei
Taxonomia
Arachnida
Aranhas
Spiders
Taxonomy
Description
Summary:Cryptocellus tarsilae n. sp. is described from male and female specimens collected in a small cave at Carajás National Forest, Serra Norte, Pará, Brazil. The new species appears to be similar to C. peckorum Platnick & Shadab, 1977 by the moderately expanded metatarsus III, bearing a metatarsal process with a flattened tip. Both males and females of the new species are readily recognizable by the carapace having a posterior median bulge covered by tubercles.