Charinus brescoviti Giupponi & Miranda, 2016

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 : 48

Charinus brescoviti Giupponi & Miranda, 2016

Fig. 27 ; Table 2

Charinus brescoviti Giupponi & Miranda, 2016: 3–6 , figs 1a–e, 2a, 3a, 4a.

Diagnosis

This species may be separated from other Charinus in Amazonia and northern South America by means of the following combination of characters: tegument brownish-yellow in color; median and lateral eyes well developed; tetra- and pentasternum small, rounded; cushion-like gonopods, lateral projections directed posteriorly and internal seminal receptacles; basal spine on pedipalp tarsus large, two-thirds length of distal spine; ventral row of setae of cleaning organ with 28 setae; leg IV basitibia with two pseudo-articles; leg IV basitibia trichobothrium bt situated in proximal third; leg IV distitibia with 16 trichobothria, basal trichobothria, bf, bc and sbf, equidistant.

Etymology

Patronym honoring Dr Antônio D. Brescovit ( Giupponi & Miranda 2016).

Type material

Holotype BRAZIL • ♀; Amazonas , Piaçaba, Araçá River; [00°25′17.75″ S, 62°54′30.24″ W]; 18 May 1982; B. Mascarenhas leg.; IBSP 149 .

Paratypes BRAZIL • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; IBSP 149 • 1 ♀, 1 juv.; same collection data as for holotype; MNRJ 9186 .

Measurements

See Table 2 .

Distribution

Known only from the type locality.

Natural history

Epigean, found close to a river.

Remarks

See Giupponi & Miranda (2016) for a comparison and discussion of this species.

Figures

Fig. 27. Map plotting known distributions of species of Charinus Simon, 1892 in northern South America.