Gonyleptellus, Roewer, 1930

Ázara, Ludson Neves De & Kury, Adriano Brilhante, 2019, The mosaic tiled harvestmen-taxonomic review of Gonyleptellus Roewer, 1930 (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae: Gonyleptinae), Zootaxa 4623 (2), pp. 201-238 : 206

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4623.2.1

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AE87C3-FFAA-771E-FF05-FD4902A3EE8B

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scientific name

Gonyleptellus
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Key to males of Gonyleptellus View in CoL

1. Laterals of dorsal scutum covered all along with large/medium tiles ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 ); femur IV arched or sinuous, armed with stout spiniform apophyses, especially retrolateral ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 A–D, 4A–D)............................................... 2

- Laterals of dorsal scutum at most with an outer fringe of small tiles ( Fig. 18A View FIGURE 18 ); femur IV substraight, armed with feeble armature ( Figs 19 View FIGURE 19 A–D, 20)................................................................................. 3

2. Retrolateral apophysis of coxa IV boot-shaped ( Fig. 3J, L View FIGURE 3 ); dorso-basal spine of femur IV very stout ( Figs 3A, B, D View FIGURE 3 , 4A, B, D View FIGURE 4 )................................................................................. ... G. angeloi View in CoL sp. nov.

- Retrolateral apophysis of coxa IV falciform ( Figs 15J, L View FIGURE 15 ); dorso-basal spine of femur IV small ( Figs 15A, B View FIGURE 15 , 16A, B)...................................................................................... G. pustulatus View in CoL comb. nov.

3. Carapace with a pair of bright oval flecks ( Fig. 10A, E View FIGURE 10 ); retrolateral apophysis of coxa IV: vamp elongate falciform ( Figs 11J, L View FIGURE 11 )................................................................................. G. cancellatus reval.

- Carapace without oval flecks ( Fig. 18A View FIGURE 18 ); retrolateral apophysis of coxa IV: vamp not as above ( Fig. 19J, L View FIGURE 19 )............. 4

4. Metatarsus IV unarmed ( Fig. 19E View FIGURE 19 ); area V with 15 small tiles plus two medium-sized paramedian ones ( Fig. 18A View FIGURE 18 ); retrolateral apophysis of coxa IV: heel square, vamp triangular ( Figs 19 J, L View FIGURE 19 )..................... G. pustulosus View in CoL reval., comb. nov.

- Metatarsus IV provided with a retrolateral row of teeth all along its extension ( Fig. 7E View FIGURE 7 ); area V with six small tiles plus two medium sized paramedian ones ( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 ); retrolateral apophysis of coxa IV: heel rounded subtriangular, vamp curved lanceolate ( Fig. 7J, L View FIGURE 7 ).............................................................................. G. bimaculatus View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Opiliones

Family

Gonyleptidae

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