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12 July 2021 A new species of cave-dwelling Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Minas Gerais state, Brazil with a key to species of the genus
Marcel Santos De Araújo, Marcus Vinícius Da Silva Agua Duarte, Maria Elina Bichuette
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Abstract

Neocarus jonasin.sp. is described from three limestone caves of the Bambuí Group geomophological formation, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a combination of a higher number of palp genu and tibia r setae and palp tarsus sm and d setae. Its relationship to Neocarus spelaion and the importance of setae variation in Opilioacaridae is discussed. A key to the genus Neocarus is also provided.

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Marcel Santos De Araújo, Marcus Vinícius Da Silva Agua Duarte, and Maria Elina Bichuette "A new species of cave-dwelling Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Minas Gerais state, Brazil with a key to species of the genus," Systematic and Applied Acarology 26(7), 1229-1240, (12 July 2021). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.26.7.4
Received: 16 February 2021; Accepted: 10 June 2021; Published: 12 July 2021
KEYWORDS
hypogeic
karst
neotropical
Opilioacarida
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