Cynorta pictoides, Kury, Adriano B. & García, Andrés F., 2016

Kury, Adriano B. & García, Andrés F., 2016, On the identity of Flirtea (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae), Zootaxa 4093 (2), pp. 231-247 : 234

Cynorta pictoides sp. nov.

( Figs 1 c, 1e, 1f)

Flirtea picta (non Perty 1833—misidentification): C.L. Koch 1839a: 99, pl. 244, fig. 581; C.L. Koch 1839b: 20; Roewer 1912b: 75; Roewer 1923: 346, figs 391–392; Kury 2003: 62.

Etymology. Referring to this species having been confused with Flirtea picta for a long time.

Type data. ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ paratype (SMF RI 431), “ Brazil, Grão Pará”; 1 ♀ 3 juv. (ZMB 960), “ Brazil ”, without further locality data.

Description of male holotype. Measurements (following Roewer 1912b): body 5–6 mm; legs I–IV = 10/26/ 17 /22.5.

Dorsum. Dorsal scutum beta-shaped in dorsal view, only moderately convex in lateral view, divided into 5 areas, but only scutal groove and area I in the middle fairly well-marked, the rest clear of markings. Area I divided into left and right halves by a median groove. Dorsal scutum smooth, area I and II each with paramedian pair of small tubercles, area III with paramedian pair of acuminate spines slanted backwards, otherwise unarmed. Lateral margin of scutum with a row of small tubercles. Ocularium low, elliptical, armed with a pair of small tubercles. Frontal hump low, forming the anterior border of scutum. Free tergites each with transverse row of granules. Cheliceral sockets bordered by large rounded triangular lobe.

Chelicerae. Bulla short, with margins bordered ectally and mesally with curved short spines in rows. Hand swollen.

Legs. Short, thin and unarmed, except for Tr III–IV with retro-ventral apical spine, Cx IV with dorso-apical spiniform apophysis. Fe IV densely granular, clavate, armed with two retroventral and proventral row of spines. Tarsal counts (from Roewer 1912b): 6/10– 11 /7/7–8.

Pattern of white markings. Carapace with pair of loops, loosely connected to each other by an arch on scutal groove. Groove between areas III–IV lined by omega-shaped blot, with accessory blots behind. Anterior and posterior groups of blots loosely connected by a few interspersed blots on lateral margin of scutum and very faint backbone blot.

Female: hitherto unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Species of Cosmetidae relevant to the discussion on the identity of Flirtea. a. Cosmetus pictus Perty 1833; from Perty’s (1833) original description, type material lost; b. Misinterpretation of Flirtea picta by C. L. Koch (1839), not based on type material; c. Cynorta pictoides sp. nov. female paratype (ZMB 960), material on which Koch’s fig. 581 was based; d. Flirtea phalerata C. L. Koch 1839, from original description, fig. 591; e. Misinterpretation of Flirtea picta (figs 391 – 392) by Roewer (1923), not based on type material; f. Cynorta pictoides sp. nov. male holotype (SMF RI 431), material on which Roewer’s figs 391 – 392 were based. Figs 1 c and 1 f courtesy R. Pinto-da-Rocha.