Gonyleptellus camelopardalis, Ázara & Medrano & Kury, 2021

Ázara, Ludson Neves de, Medrano, Miguel & Kury, Adriano Brilhante, 2021, A new species of Gonyleptellus Roewer, 1930 from the mountains of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae), Journal of Natural History 54 (29 - 30), pp. 1947-1956 : 1951-1952

Gonyleptellus camelopardalis sp. nov.

( Figures 1–4 ) Type data

♂ holotype (MZSP 15306), BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, Nova Friburgo, Macaé de Cima, 30

August 1996, R .S. Bérnils leg . Paratypes: ♂ ( MZSP 75250 ), same data as holotype; 1 ♂ 1 ♀

(MZSP 15261), Rio de Janeiro, Nova Friburgo, Rio Bengalas , 21–23 August 1996, R .S. Bérnils leg . 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( MNRJ 19773 ), same data as the previous .

Figures

Figure 1. Gonyleptellus camelopardalis sp. nov., male holotype (MZSP 15306) (a–c) and female paratype (MZSP 15261) (d–f), habitus: (a, d) dorsal view; (b, e) ventral view; (c, f) right lateral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 2. Gonyleptellus camelopardalis sp. nov., male holotype (MZSP 15306). (a–d) Right femur IV: (a) dorsal view, (b) prolateral view, (c) ventral view, (d) retrolateral view; (e) right metatarsus IV, ventral view; (f, g) right patella and tibia, dorsal and ventral view, respectively; (h, i) right pedipalp, dorsal and ventral view, respectively; (j–l) apical portion of right coxa and trochanter IV: (j) dorsal view; (k) ventral view; (l) prolateral view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

Figure 3. Gonyleptellus camelopardalis sp. nov. (MZSP 15306), distal part of penis. (a) Dorsal view; (b) left lateral view; (c) ventral view. The macrosetae are highlighted in different colours (MS A = light blue, MS B = strong blue, MS C = purple, MS D = yellow, MS E = green). Scale bar: 100 µm.

Figure 4. Rio de Janeiro State, showing distribution of species of Gonyleptellus (inset: Eastern South America, for context). Coloured background areas are the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ecoregions NT0150 = Alto Paraná Atlantic forests and NT0160 = Serra do Mar coastal forests.