title: Description of two new species of Charinus Simon, 1892 from Brazilian caves with remarks on conservation (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae).
abstract: The genus Charinus comprises eleven described species in Brazil. Herein we describe two new species, Charinus caatingae sp n. and Charinus iuiu sp n., from caves of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Charinus caatingae is threatened, requiring special attention to its conservation. Furthermore, we present an updated identification key and a table of characters for the genus in the country.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia Geral, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras-MG, CEP 37200-000, Brazil.; Email: anacarolineovasconcelos@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana Caroline Oliveira
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia Geral, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras-MG, CEP 37200-000, Brazil.; Email: drops@dbi.ufla.br.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Lopes
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ferreir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001097:Arachnida / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D001938:Brazil; D059552:Caves; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male