Discocyrtanus goyazius Roewer, 1929

Kury, Adriano B. & Carvalho, Rafael N., 2016, Revalidation of the Brazilian genus Discocyrtanus, with description of two new species (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae: Pachylinae), Zootaxa 4111 (2), pp. 126-144 : 135-136

Discocyrtanus goyazius Roewer, 1929

( Figs 2 b, 3d–f, 7)

Discocyrtanus goyazius Roewer, 1929: 250 , fig. 31.

Discocyrtus goyazius: Soares & Soares 1954: 249 ; Kury 2003: 163.

Type data. 2 ♂ syntypes, originally reported as 1 ♂ + 1 ♀ ( SMF RII 998/55, not examined) Brazil, GO, without further locality data.

Records. GO, Formosa: Gruta da Jaguatirica ( Gnaspini & Trajano 1994).

Material examined. BRAZIL: 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (MNRJ-HS 0623) GO, Município de Jataí, Fazenda Aceiro, 1962, Exped. Zool. USP leg.; 1 ♂ 3 ♀ (MNRJ-HS 0732) MS/SP, Urubupungá, Ilha Solteira, 1.ii.1965, Mantovan, A. leg.; 2 ♂ 1 ♀ (MNRJ-HS 1022) GO, Jataí, i.1974, Lourenço, W. leg.; 1 ♂ ( MNRJ 17499) GO, Formosa, Caverna de Planaltina Nova, vii.1960, Expedição Formosa leg.

Etymology. From the Brazilian state of Goiás (old spelling Goyaz).

Diagnosis. AS in lateral view flattened (instead of slightly convex as in all other Discocyrtanus ), area IV with transverse row of 12 setiferous tubercles sharper than the minor tubercles in other areas (lower and not sharply color-contrasting as in D. bugre sp. nov. and D. tocantinensis sp. nov.). Fe IV with the same diameter of the distal portion of the Fe III (thinner than all other Discocyrtanus ). Fe IV dorsal with proximal-median portion with 5 spines (not as well developed as in D. bugre sp. nov. and D. pertenuis comb. nov. and sharper as correspondent tubercles in D. oliverioi comb. nov. and D. tocantinensis sp. nov.). Fe IV proventral medial-distal row of 10 spines (iiiiiiiiii).

Distribution (new records with asterisk). BRAZIL: GO, Formosa; *Jataí; MS/SP, *Urubupungá.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Species of Discocyrtanus, left Fe IV of males, dorsal view. Images taken under ultraviolet (black light) and artificially colorized to enhance details of sculpture: a. Discocyrtanus bugre (MNRJ 4345); b. Discocyrtanus goyazius (MNRJ- HS 1022); c. Discocyrtanus oliverioi (MNRJ 13389); d. Discocyrtanus pertenuis (MNRJ 2179); e. Discocyrtanus tocantinensis (MNRJ 19084).