Charinus aguayoi Moyá-Guzman, 2009

Miranda, Gustavo Silva de, Giupponi, Alessandro P. L., Prendini, Lorenzo & Scharff, Nikolaj, 2021, Systematic revision of the pantropical whip spider family Charinidae Quintero, 1986 (Arachnida, Amblypygi), European Journal of Taxonomy 772, pp. 1-409 : 14-16

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2021.772.1505

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5536589

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8F431375-FF94-FFDC-A53C-FEE7FEADDDE4

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Felipe

scientific name

Charinus aguayoi Moyá-Guzman, 2009
status

 

Charinus aguayoi Moyá-Guzman, 2009 View in CoL

Figs 12–16 View Fig View Fig View Fig View Fig View Fig ; Table 1 View Table 1

Charinus aguayoi Moyá-Guzmán, 2009: 70–71 View in CoL , figs 2–4.

Charinus victori Armas, 2010: 56–58 View in CoL , figs 1a–g, 2a, 4d.

Charinus aguayoi View in CoL – Armas 2017: 113–114.

Charinus victori View in CoL – Teruel & Questel 2015: 47. — Miranda et al. 2016b: 555, 557, fig. 8. — Armas 2017: 113–114.

Diagnosis

This species may be separated from other Caribbean and Central American Charinus by means of its dark coloration and secondary sexual dimorphism. Among the Caribbean species in which the male is known, C. aguayoi is the only species which exhibits the most distinct secondary sexual dimorphism, i.e., males possess much longer pedipalp segments than females. Compared to other species in which the tibia of leg I consists of 21–23 articles and the leg I tarsus consists of 33 articles, C. aguayoi differs from C. dominicanus , C. muchmorei and C. wanlessi in the presence of median eyes ( Fig. 13A View Fig ). An ontogenetic difference is evident in the size of the median eyes, which are much smaller in adults than immatures.

Etymology

Patronym honoring Dr Carlos Guillermo Aguayo, a Cuban scientist specializing in tropical invertebrates ( Moyá-Guzmán 2009).

Type material

Holotype PUERTO RICO • ♀; Río Grande municipality, 300 m E of El Verde Energy Center Station; 7 Mar. 1999; S. Moyá leg.; tropical rainforest; MEBT [not examined].

Paratypes PUERTO RICO • 3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂, 2 juv.; same collection data as for holotype; MEBT, EEA [not examined] .

Additional material

PUERTO RICO • 1 ♀ juv.; Aguas Buenas; 10 Feb. 2012; PRC059 ; 012CAB 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; PRC060 ; 013CAB 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 7–17 May 1973; 250 m a.s.l.; S. Peck et al. leg.; forest at Aguas Buenas cave; AMNH 1 ♀; Route 123, 1.2 mi S of intersection with Route 524, between Utuado and Adjunctas; 18°12.314′ N, 66°43.728′ W; 15 Oct. 2009; 377 m a.s.l.; L. Prendini, J. Huff, L. Esposito and H. Yamaguti leg.; degraded rainforest scree slope with small stream along roadside; taken under stones; AMCC [ LP 10170 ] GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Bosque Nacional El Verde, El Yunque National Forest ; 18°17′42.09″ N, 65°48′00.34″ W; 10 Feb. 2012; USNM ENT 782819 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Guajonal Yabucoa; 18°03.019′ N, 65°52.755′ W; 19 Jul. 2012; USNM ENT 782825 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 782808 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♂ juv.; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 783494 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 juv.; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 783487 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 juv.; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 783483 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♀; Guajonales Matuyas , Alto Maunabo; 23 Jul. 2012; USNM ENT 785110 View Materials 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 782527 View Materials 1 juv.; same collection data as for preceding; CarBio 2401A 1 juv.; same collection data as for preceding; CarBio 541A 1 juv.; same locality as for preceding; 10 Feb. 2012; PRC 58 ; CarBio 2540A 1 ♂ juv.; same collection data as for preceding; CarBio 011CAB 1 ♀; same locality; 10 Feb. 2012; PRC057 ; B10AB 1 ♀; Peñuelas , Cueva Mapancha; 7 Jul. 2012; CarBio 1 ♂; Rio Grande Rio Yunque, El Verde; 18.321688° N, 65.819908° W; 16–18 Jul. 2011; 100 m. a.s.l.; Agnarsson et al. Team 1 leg.; PR001; CR-LI/BUR; USNM ENT 392977 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 392962 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 392752 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 392988 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♀; USNM ENT 00392775 View Materials 1 juv.; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 392904 View Materials 1 juv. ♀; same collection data as for preceding; USNM ENT 392798 View Materials .

Supplementary description

CARAPACE. Six anterior setae ( Fig. 13A View Fig ); frontal process triangular. Small granules densely scattered between ocular triads and among sulci. Median eyes present but median ocular tubercle shallow ( Fig. 13A View Fig ); pair of setae on median ocular tubercle; lateral eyes well developed, seta posterior to each lateral ocular triad ( Fig. 13A View Fig ); lateral ocular triad well separated from carapace margin ( Fig. 13A View Fig ).

STERNUM. Tritosternum projected anteriorly with typical setation, long, surpassing base of pedipalp coxae ( Fig. 13B View Fig ); other sternal platelets narrow and concave, each divided (forming pairs), with seta on its top; pentasternum with two setae posteriorly and without setae near membranous region.

OPISTHOSOMA. Ventral sacs and ventral sac cover absent.

GENITALIA. Female genital operculum with large setae posteromedially and some smaller setae near margin ( Fig. 14A–C View Fig ); posterior margin convex ( Fig. 14A–B, E View Fig ); gonopod cushion-like with basal sclerotization ( Fig. 14A, C View Fig ); slit sensilla on lateral side of genital operculum on ventral surface ( Fig. 14F View Fig ). Male gonopod with apex of fistula and base of lateral lobe strongly sclerotized; lateral lobe 2 fimbriate, short ( Fig. 15A–B, E View Fig ); lamella medialis short ( Fig. 15A View Fig ); dorsal lobe with long, acute projections apically ( Fig. 15A–C, G View Fig ); processus internus short ( Fig. 15F View Fig ).

CHELICERAE. Small tooth slightly projecting from retrolateral surface of basal segment, opposite to bifid tooth; retrolateral surface of claw with small row of setae at base of claw; claw with four or five teeth; row of around ten setae on prolateral surface of basal segment; bifid tooth with dorsal cusp larger than ventral cusp.

PEDIPALPS. Coxal dorsal carina with three setae on anterior margin, without setae encircled by round carina. Femur with three dorsal spines and three ventral spines ( Fig. 13D View Fig ); two prominent setiferous tubercles between dorsal spine 1 and proximal margin; setiferous tubercle between ventral spine 1 and proximal margin. Patella with three dorsal spines in primary series ( Fig. 13E View Fig ); prominent setiferous tubercle distal to spine I, one-third length of spine I; two ventral spines; distinct setiferous tubercle between spine I and distal margin. Tibia with ventral spine distally and seta between spine and distal margin. Tarsus with two dorsal spines, distal spine long, more than half length of tarsus, proximal spine one-third length of distal spine ( Fig. 13C View Fig ); cleaning organ with 29–33 setae in ventral row.

LEGS. Tibia of leg I with 21 articles, tarsus I with 32–34 articles; first tarsal article three times as long as second; tarsal organ situated near base of claw ( Fig. 16A, C–D View Fig ); rod sensilla with four setae in shallow groove ( Fig. 16B, E View Fig ). Leg IV basitibia with three pseudo-articles, without sclerotized, denticulate margin projecting from apex of articles; trichobothrium bt situated in proximal third of pseudo-article; distitibia trichobothrium bc situated closer to bf than to sbf; sc and sf series each with five trichobothria.

Measurements

See Table 1 View Table 1 .

Distribution

Distributed across the island of Puerto Rico.

Natural history

Found under stones and inside a cave in tropical rainforest. Females may have 4– 7 eggs or embryos ( Armas 2010).

AMNH

USA, New York, New York, American Museum of Natural History

USNM

USA, Washington D.C., National Museum of Natural History, [formerly, United States National Museum]

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

AMCC

Ambrose Monell Cryo Collection, American Museum of Natural History

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Amblypygi

Family

Charinidae

Genus

Charinus

Loc

Charinus aguayoi Moyá-Guzman, 2009

Miranda, Gustavo Silva de, Giupponi, Alessandro P. L., Prendini, Lorenzo & Scharff, Nikolaj 2021
2021
Loc

Charinus aguayoi

Armas L. F. 2017: 113
2017
Loc

Charinus victori

Armas L. F. 2017: 113
Miranda G. S. & Giupponi A. P. L. & Wizen G. 2016: 555
Teruel R. & Questel K. 2015: 47
2015
Loc

Charinus victori

Armas L. F. 2010: 58
2010
Loc

Charinus aguayoi Moyá-Guzmán, 2009: 70–71

Moya-Guzman S. 2009: 71
2009
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