Neocarus kayapo, a new species of Opilioacaridae (Parasitiformes) from Brazilian caves

Bernardi, Leopoldo

doi:10.22073/pja.v12i3.80138

Neocarus kayapo, a new species of Opilioacaridae (Parasitiformes) from Brazilian caves

Author

Leopoldo Bernardi

Departamento de Entomologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, 37200-900 Lavras, MG, Brazil

10.22073/pja.v12i3.80138

Abstract

Neocarus comprises a genus with a wide range of distribution in the Americas, having occurrences from the southern United States to Argentina. In this context, Brazil is a region with great biodiversity where 17 species of this genus have been described up to now. The present description emphasizes the great biodiversity of Opilioacarida found in Brazil, and the new species, Neocarus kayapo sp. nov. that differs from the others by presenting multiple setae cht (2–4) at the base of both male and female chelicera, and also by the presence of two lateral opposite projections on the ovipositor, clearly a set of features that are unique among the species of the genus Neocarus.

Keywords

Cerrado

free-living

hypogean

Neotropical region

Opilioacarida

Parasitiformes