title: A new species of Metagovea Rosas Costa, 1950 from Napo Province, Ecuador (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Neogoveidae).
abstract: As a result of an expedition to Ecuador in 2014, a new species of mite harvestman was discovered. This new species belonging to the genus Metagovea Rosas Costa, 1950 - Metagovealigiae sp. n. - is described, based on male and female specimens from Napo Province, Ecuador. This is the fourth species described for the genus and the second from Ecuador. A simple terminology is proposed for the microtrichiae of the spermatopositor and genital characters in the family are discussed. The genus Brasiliogovea Martens, 1969 is consistently misspelled in the literature as Brasilogovea. The description of Metagovealigiae offered opportunity to discuss some aspects of systematics of the family.
authors: Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses, LIRN-FIOCRUZ, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 21040-360, Brazil.
authors: Alessandro P L
authors: AP
authors: Giupponi
authors: Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório de Aracnologia, Quinta da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 20940-040, Brazil.
authors: Adriano Brilhante
authors: AB
authors: Kury
keywords: Ecuador; Neotropical fauna; conservation; harvestmen; taxonomy