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1 August 2007 REDESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE SPECIES OF CYNORTA (ARACHNIDA, OPILIONES, COSMETIDAE)
Adriano Brilhante Kury, Osvaldo Villarreal Manzanilla, Cristiano Sampaio
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Abstract

Cynorta conspersa (Perty 1833), the type species of Cynorta Koch 1839, is redescribed, based on abundant material from the lower Amazon basin, Brazil. A neotype is designated for this species and the species Cynorta mayi Mello-Leitão 1931 is herein considered a junior subjective synonym. Genital morphology of the species is described for the first time. An effort has been made to detect diagnostic characters for the genus Cynorta, which was used in many different senses in the past and includes a large number of unrelated Neotropical species.

RESUMEN. Es redescrita Cynorta conspersa (Perty 1833), especie tipo del género, con base en abundante material proveniente de la cuenca del bajo Amazonas de Brasil. Es designado un neotipo para esta especie y la especie Cynorta mayi Mello-Leitão 1931 es considerada como su sinónimo junior subjetivo. La morfología genital es descrita por primera vez. Ha sido hecho un esfuerzo para detectar caracteres diagnósticos del género Cynorta, el cual fue usado en el pasado con muchos significados diferentes, incluyendo un gran número de especies neotropicales no relacionadas.

Adriano Brilhante Kury, Osvaldo Villarreal Manzanilla, and Cristiano Sampaio "REDESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE SPECIES OF CYNORTA (ARACHNIDA, OPILIONES, COSMETIDAE)," The Journal of Arachnology 35(2), 325-333, (1 August 2007). https://doi.org/10.1636/H06-35.1
Received: 12 June 2006; Published: 1 August 2007
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Brazil
Neotropics
new synonymy
taxonomy
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