Curanahuel aconcagua, a new genus and species of sun-spider (Solifugae: Mummuciidae) from the Cuyan High Andean biogeographic province of Argentina

A new genus and species in the South American sun-spider family Mummuciidae, Curanahuel aconcagua gen. nov., sp. nov., is herein described from Argentina. The new genus is known from two localities in the provinces of Mendoza and San Juan, both located within the Cuyan High Andean biogeographic prov...

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Published in:The Journal of arachnology 2019-09, Vol.47 (3), p.351-359
Main Authors: Botero-Trujillo, Ricardo, Lagos-Silnik, Susana, Fernández-Campón, Florencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Andean region
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Summary:A new genus and species in the South American sun-spider family Mummuciidae, Curanahuel aconcagua gen. nov., sp. nov., is herein described from Argentina. The new genus is known from two localities in the provinces of Mendoza and San Juan, both located within the Cuyan High Andean biogeographic province. Among other features, this genus can be readily distinguished from other mummuciid genera by the very distinctive ctenidia on the third post-genital sternite, which are exceptionally thick in the male and also notably thick in the female.
ISSN:0161-8202
1937-2396
DOI:10.1636/0161-8202-47.3.351