Paraxonopsis latihumerosa, Smit, Harry, 2016
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.4.5 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C904ADAE-1B46-4E42-8E43-186DE2A078BF |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6059274 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/92673E50-FFDF-3513-C3ED-53E2FE03704A |
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Paraxonopsis latihumerosa |
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sp. nov. |
Paraxonopsis latihumerosa n. sp.
( Figs. 12A–D View FIGURE 12 A – D )
Material examined. Holotype male, Unnamed stream upstream Sagyimase, Atewa Hills, Ghana, 6º 13.966 N 0º 33.114 W, alt. 671 m a.s.l., 28-ii-2013 GoogleMaps .
Diagnosis. Idiosoma anteriorly widened; eyes absent.
Description. Male: Idiosoma rose-coloured, elongate, anteriorly widened, dorsally 324 long and 211 wide, ventrally 348 long. Eyes absent. Dorsal and ventral shields present. Dorsal shield 196 wide, with three flat ridges; dorsal shield with four pairs of glandularia. Dorsal furrow without glandularia. Anterior coxae blunt, extending beyond frontal margin. Apodemes of capitulum relatively long. Suture lines of coxae obliterated. Between genital field and fourth leg sockets one pair of glandularia. Genital field terminal, with three pairs of acetabula. Length of P1–5: 21, 31, 20, 48, 20. Palp stocky, proximal part of P4 medially with a narrow sheath. Length of I-leg-5–6: 32, 54, 60. Length of IV-leg- 4–6 52, 58, 62.
Female: Unknown.
Etymology. Named for the broad shoulders.
Remarks. The shape of the idiosoma and the absence of eyes separates the new species from other Paraxonopsis species.
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