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Flirtea batman

Description

Flirtea batman (Pinto-da-Rocha & Yamaguti, 2013) comb. nov.

Paecilaema sp.: Trajano 1987: 536; Pinto-da-Rocha 1995: 83.

Cosmetidae: Trajano & Gnaspini 1991: 386; Pinto-da-Rocha 1995: 83. Paecilaema batman Pinto-da-Rocha & Yamaguti 2013: 442, figs 1–20.

Type data. BRAZIL, Goiás, São Domingos (Gruta São Mateus-Imbira III), 06.VII.1988, F.H.G. Rodrigues leg., holotype ♂, paratype ♂ (MHNCI-6554). Paratypes: (Caverna São Vicente I), 28.VII.1988, 2 ♀ (MHNCI-6445); (Caverna São Vicente II), 11.V.2001, M.E. Bichuette leg., 2 ♂ (MNRJ 0 7651, examined) (Lapa da Angélica), 10.V.2001, A. Chagas Jr leg., 2 ♂ (MNRJ 0 7652, examined); same locality; 07.V.2001, A. Chagas Jr leg., 2 ♂ 1 ♀ (MNRJ 0 7653, examined), same locality, 13.VII.1994, L.Horta & R.Moura leg., 2 ♂ (MZSP-17446); same locality, C.A. Rheims leg., 1 ♂, 2 ♀ (MZSP-19197); same locality, F.P. Franco leg., ♂ (MZSP-19190); same locality, 20.V.1999, F.C.Lima leg., 1 ♀ (MZSP-26716); 25.V.1999, E. Trajano leg., 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (MZSP-26715); same locality, 2 ♂ (MZSP-19188); same locality, F.P.Franco leg., 6.IX.2000, 3 ♀ (MZSP-19193); (Lapa do Bezerra), 7.IX.2000, C.A. Rheims leg., 1 ♂ (MZSP-19195); same locality, F.P.Franco leg., 1 ♀ (MZSP-19191); (Gruta São Bernardo III), 29.VII.1997, L. Horta leg., 1 ♀ (MZSP-21660); (Lapa do Passa Três), 5.IX.2000, C.A. Rheims leg., ♀ (MZSP- 19197); same data, 1 ♀ (MZSP-19194).

Remarks. This species has been described recently under modern standards, and the description is complete enough to recognize it as a member of Flirtea as diagnosed here.

Notes

Published as part of Kury, Adriano B. & García, Andrés F., 2016, On the identity of Flirtea (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae), pp. 231-247 in Zootaxa 4093 (2) on pages 235-236, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/267688

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Biodiversity

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Opiliones
Family
Cosmetidae
Genus
Flirtea
Species
batman
Taxon rank
species