A new species of Piaroa Villarreal, Giupponi & Tourinho, 2008 (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Colombia

Authors

OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA
LUIS FERNANDO GARCÍA

DOI

10.3906/zoo-0907-50

Abstract

Piaroa guipongai sp. nov. is described based on specimens found in a secondary forest in the department of Tolima, Colombia, representing the third species of Piaroa Villarreal, Giupponi & Tourinho, 2008, and the first from this country. It shares with P. virichaj Villarreal, Giupponi & Tourinho, 2008 the shape and size of the male flagellum and the presence of a conspicuous ventral tubercle in the femur; however, like P. bijagua Armas & Víquez, 2009, it has a larger guard tooth on the chelicerae. When captured, the male holotype emitted an acetic acid secretion, as was previously observed with only 2 other schizomid species. With the addition of this species, the number of Piaroa species is raised to 3, with 5 schizomid species currently known from Colombia.

Keywords

Schizomida, taxonomy, Colombia, Tolima, acetic acid secretion

First Page

185

Last Page

189

Recommended Citation

MANZANILLA, OSVALDO VILLARREAL and GARCÍA, LUIS FERNANDO (2012) "A new species of Piaroa Villarreal, Giupponi & Tourinho, 2008 (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Colombia," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-0907-50
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol36/iss2/4