Brevishieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.843.29078 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/16667767-867C-4329-A2F9-CF791F511F0B |
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Brevishieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit |
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Brevishieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit gen. n.
Diagnosis.
Body fusiform, dorso-ventrally flattened. Gnathosoma short, downwardly curved, cheliceral stylet short; prodorsal shield small and sickle-shaped; scapular tubercles and scapular setae sc lacking; pedipalp genual setae d present and simple; coxae without setae 1b; femoral setae bv of leg I present; genual setae l″ of leg II present; empodium simple; female genitalia appressed to the coxae, genital cover flap smooth, triangular, located between coxae II; apodeme normal in length.
Type species.
Ashieldophyes glochidionae Chakrabarti & Pandit, 2009.
The genus is monotypic.
Etymology.
Brevi derived from the adjective Latin word brevis meaning short (in relation to prodorsal shield) and ophyes derived from eriophyes meaning erion = wool + phyes = a grower/maker.
Gender.
Masculine.
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