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Rowlandius dumitrescoae species group: new diagnosis, key and description of new cave-dwelling species from Brazil (Schizomida, Hubbardiidae)

2016; Pensoft Publishers; Volume: 632; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3897/zookeys.632.9337

ISSN

1313-2989

Autores

Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi, Gustavo Silva de Miranda, Osvaldo Villarreal,

Tópico(s)

Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Resumo

The Rowlandius dumitrescoae species group is reviewed and rediagnosed, and its composition is revised. The group now includes R. cousinensis, R. decui, R. dumitrescoae, R. insignis, R. linsduarte, R. monensis, R. peckorum, R. potiguar, R. sul, R. ubajara, and R. pedrosoi sp. n. A new species is described from a cave in northeast Brazil (Santa Quitéria, Ceará). Identification keys and distributional maps are provided for the species of the group. Sixteen species of Schizomida, including five of Rowlandius, are currently recognized from Brazil.

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