Eulibitia, Roewer, 1912

Medrano, Miguel & Kury, Adriano B., 2017, Taxonomic revision of the Andean genus Eulibitia Roewer, 1912 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae), with the description of five new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 357, pp. 1-55 : 17

Eulibitia h-inscriptum ( Mello-Leitão, 1941) comb. nov.

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Platymessa h-inscripta Mello-Leitão, 1941: 167, fig 2.

Platymessa nigrolimbata Mello-Leitão, 1941: 168 , fig 3 (junior subjective synonym of Platymessa h-inscripta according to Medrano & Kury 2016).

Platymessa nigrolimbata – B. Soares 1945: 344. — Kury 2003: 81.

Cynorta h-inscripta – H. Soares 1970: 325.

Platymessa h-inscripta – Kury 2003: 81.

Platymessa h-inscriptum – Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga 2011: 51. — Medrano & Kury 2016: 58 , figs 1–29.

Diagnosis

E. h-inscriptum has a pair of paramedian tubercles in areas I, III and on the posterior margin, but differs from its congenerics because its ladder mask is not confined to the mesotergum, reaching the lateral margins of the scutum.

Material examined

Holotypes

COLOMBIA: ♂, Santander Department, Espinal (holotype of Platymessa h-inscripta, MNRJ 282 ).

COLOMBIA: ♀, Santander Department, San Gil (holotype of Platymessa nigrolimbata , MNRJ 463 ).

Paratypes

COLOMBIA: 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Boyacá Province, La Uvita (paratypes of Platymessa nigrolimbata , MNRJ 58).

Other material

COLOMBIA: 1 ♂, 11 ♀♀, Boyacá Department, Tipacoque, Vereda La Calera, 6°23.8′91′′ N, 72°43.4′10′′ W, 2800 m a.s.l., 1– 5 Apr. 2013, M. Medrano leg. ( ICN-AO 1186); 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, Santander Province, Zapatoca, Vereda La Cacica, Reserva La Montaña Mágica, 6°50.044′ N, 73°18.241′ W, 1964 m a.s.l., 6 Nov. 2013, C. Perafán and D. Martínez leg. ( ICN-AO 1384).

Remarks

This species was recently redescribed by Medrano & Kury (2016) and their morphological features match the new diagnosis of Eulibitia .

Figures

Fig. 32. Northern Andes in Colombia, showing localities for Eulibitia maculata Roewer, 1912 and E. h-inscriptum (Mello-Leitão, 1941) comb. nov. Colored patches on the background represent WWF ecoregions.