Neocarus spelaion sp. n. (Parasitiformes, Opilioacaridae), a new

A new cave dwelling species of the genus Neocarus (Parasitiformes: Opilioacarida: Opilioacaridae) is described from adult females and males collected in Minas Gerais state, southeast Brazil. Five or six d-type setae on palps, females with pregenital area hairless, genital setae smooth, cylindrical ovipositor with two terminal lobes, and males with genital and pregenital setae variable in shape, some being smooth and pointed, others ribbed and pointed, are the combinations of characters that define the new species.

Neocarus spelaion sp. n.: Ventral (A) and dorsal (B) view of the palp

Neocarus proteus sp. n., details of shape of sternal and genital setae

Two new species of Neocarus (Acari: Opilioacaridae) from Piauí and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with remarks on integument and seta shape as characters

PDF) A new species of Neocarus (Opilioacaridae) from a Brazilian ferruginous geosystem and notes on natural history

Neocarus proteus sp. n., sternogenital region 19 tritonymph 20 adult

PDF) Neocarus spelaion sp. n. (Parasitiformes, Opilioacaridae), a new species of cave dwelling Neocarus from Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Neocarus spelaion sp. n. (Parasitiformes, Opilioacaridae), a new species of cave dwelling Neocarus from Minas Gerais state, Brazil

The family Opilioacaridae (Acari: Parasitiformes) in Argentina, with description of two new species, Vázquez, Maria Magdalena

The family Opilioacaridae (Acari: Parasitiformes) in Argentina, with description of two new species, Vázquez, Maria Magdalena