Mesoshieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.843.29078 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7227C05D-E910-44EE-AC65-49CACF572032 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:7227C05D-E910-44EE-AC65-49CACF572032 |
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Mesoshieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit |
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Mesoshieldophyes Chakrabarti & Pandit gen. n.
Diagnosis.
Body fusiform, dorso-ventrally flattened. Gnathosoma short, obliquely down-curved, cheliceral stylet short; pedipalp genual setae d absent; prodorsal shield semi-circular without any lobe, lacking scapular tubercles and scapular setae sc; femoral setae bv of leg I and genual setae l″ of leg II absent; coxae with setae 1b; dorsal and ventral semiannuli with granules; female genitalia appressed to the coxae; genital cover flap triangular and smooth; empodium simple; apodeme short in length.
Type species.
Mesoshieldophyes varecae Chakrabarti & Pandit, sp. n.
This genus is monotypic.
Etymology.
The genus name Mesoshieldophyes is derived from meso = middle, referring to the medium size of prodorsal shield and phyes derived from eriophyes meaning erion = wool + phyes, a grower/maker.
Gender.
Masculine.
Remarks.
The size of the prodorsal shield in this genus is larger than that in the other two genera of this subfamily.
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