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Published July 12, 2024 | Version v1
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Laftrachia Porto, Derkarabetian, Giribet & Pérez-González, 2024, gen. nov.

Authors/Creators

  • 1. División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales – CONICET, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C 1405 DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina & Sección Aracnología y Miriapodología, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Paseo del Bosque s / n, (1900) La Plata, Argentina
  • 2. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA & San Diego Natural History Museum, Department of Entomology, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
  • 3. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
  • 4. División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales – CONICET, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C 1405 DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina

Description

Genus

Laftrachiagen. nov.

Figs 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61

Etymology.

The specific epithet derives from Laftrache (which in Mapudungun, Mapuche Language, means “ little people ”) also known as Caftranche, a mythical being present in Mapuche mythology. Feminine grammatical gender.

Diagnosis.

This monotypic genus is characterized by its small size, yellow-orange coloration, a prominent ectal-distal process on the pedipalp femora, a low ocularium, and distinct male genital morphology. The male genitalia exhibits an arc-shaped ventral plate and a pair of parallel projections within the capsula interna. These distinguishing features differentiate it from other genera within the family Triaenonychidae.

Type species.

Laftrachia robin sp. nov.

Included species.

Laftrachia robin sp. nov.

Distribution.

Chile: Bío-Bío Region (Fig. 4 D).

Notes

Published as part of Porto, Willians, Derkarabetian, Shahan, Giribet, Gonzalo & Pérez-González, Abel, 2024, Systematic revision of the South American " Nuncia " (Opiliones, Laniatores, Triaenonychidae), pp. 1-149 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 1-149, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068

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Linked records

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://zoobank.org/4BE5CC16-9A40-4F4C-A0EB-7632F000E1F5
URL
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/166B4133778F59B693CA84E45B606F49
LSID
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4BE5CC16-9A40-4F4C-A0EB-7632F000E1F5

Cites
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure56 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090663 (URL)
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure57 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090665 (URL)
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure58 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090667 (URL)
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure59 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090669 (URL)
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure60 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090671 (URL)
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure61 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090673 (URL)
Figure: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068.figure4 (DOI)
Figure: https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1090610 (URL)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.120068 (DOI)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/1314A2C0E9C652F9821BA77D9D85F5DA (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/8B2E2B5D-CA1D-4B61-8736-ECF013EDC384 (URL)
Is source of
https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/166B4133778F59B693CA84E45B606F49 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/235091473 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/299803/taxon/166B4133778F59B693CA84E45B606F49.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Porto & Derkarabetian & Giribet & Pérez-González
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Opiliones
Family
Triaenonychidae
Genus
Laftrachia
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Laftrachia Porto, Derkarabetian, Giribet & Pérez-González, 2024