Holcobunus Roewer 1910
- Dataset
- Taxonomic notes on Holcobunus Roewer, 1910, with descriptions of three new species, and new records for Holcobunus nigripalpis Roewer, 1910 (Opiliones: Eupnoi: Sclerosomatidae)
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Opiliones
- family
- Sclerosomatidae
- genus
- Holcobunus
discussion
Remark: Males of the four species of Holcobunus have very similar external morphology, although they can be separated by examining their color pattern. There are three yellow species included in Holcobunus. However only H. ibitirama sp. nov. is completely yellow without stains or stripes of other colors, while H. nigripalpis have anterior border of carapace with black spots. The median posterior region of the dorsal scute and anterior border of the coxae are covered by a faint black spot. Anterior median portion of scute and middle of second prosomatic tergite (metapeltidium) and carapace behind eye mound with longitudinal short stripe of same color. Holcobunus dissimilis sp. nov has a larger and longer black stripe extending from the anterior to the posterior dorsal scute. Females of H. nigripalpis have one lateral spot on each side of the posterior dorsal scute, while the female of H. dissimilis sp. nov. having a brown dorsal background with a white arch surrounding the anterior prosoma and several white spots and stripes distributed on the dorsal scute.
distribution
Distribution. South America: Brazil, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo. Included species. H. bicornutus (Mello-Leitão, 1940), H. nigripalpis Roewer, 1910, H. dissimilis sp. nov., H. ibitirama sp. nov., H. uaisoh sp. nov.
Name
- Homonyms
- Holcobunus Roewer 1910
- Holcobunus
- Holcobunus