A new species of Piaroa (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Venezuela, with taxonomic notes on the genus

Osvaldo Villarreal M; Luis F De Armas; Luis Fernando García

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.5

A new species of Piaroa (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Venezuela, with taxonomic notes on the genus

Zootaxa. 2014 Feb 19:3765:371-81. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.5.

Authors

Osvaldo Villarreal M¹, Luis F De Armas², Luis Fernando García³

Affiliations

¹ Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional, UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20.940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRAZIL.; Email: osvaldovillarreal@gmail.com.
² Apartado postal 4327, San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa 32500, CUBA.; Email: dearmas@ecologia.cu.
³ Sección Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225 Esq. Mataojo, Montevideo, URUGUAY. Laboratorio de Ecología del Comportamiento, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Avenida Italia 3318, Montevideo, URUGUAY; Email: luizf.garciah@gmail.com.

PMID: 24870907
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.5

Abstract

A new species belonging to the schizomid genus Piaroa Villarreal, Giupponi and Tourinho, 2008 is described from north-western Venezuela. A complementary description of Piaroa guipongai Villarreal and Garcia, 2012 is provided including SEM pictures of relevant structures of both sexes. A key for males of Piaroa and Colombiazomus Armas and Delgado-Santa, 2012 is included. The presence of Dm3 setae on Hubbardiidae is discussed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Arthropods / classification*
Arthropods / physiology
Arthropods / ultrastructure*
Demography
Female
Male
Species Specificity
Venezuela