Two new species of the enigmatic Leptokoenenia (Eukoeneniidae: Palpigradi) from Brazil: first record of the genus outside intertidal environments.
Two new species of Leptokoenenia Condé 1965 (Eukoeneniidae: Palpigradi), Leptokoenenia pelada sp. nov. and Leptokoenenia thalassophobica sp. nov., are described based on both male and female specimens collected in iron ore caves from the Brazilian Amazon. This is the first record of the genus for the Americas. Furthermore, a new combination is stated for Eukoenenia gallii based on its morphology.
Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia Aplicada da Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil ; Laboratório de Ecologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Maysa Fernanda Villela Rezende
MF
Souza
Rodrigo Lopes
RL
Ferreira
D000818:Animals; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology*