A new species of Charinus Simon, 1892 from northeastern Brazil with comments on the potential distribution of the genus in Central and South Americas (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae)

ANA CAROLINE OLIVEIRA VASCONCELOS; ALESSANDRO PONCE DE LEÃO GIUPPONI; RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.9

Issue: Vol. 3737 No. 4: 21 Nov. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-11-21

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.9

Page range: 488–500

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**A new species of Charinus Simon, 1892 from northeastern Brazil with comments on the potential distribution of the genus in Central and South Americas (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae)**

ANA CAROLINE OLIVEIRA VASCONCELOS⁺⁻
ALESSANDRO PONCE DE LEÃO GIUPPONI⁺⁻
RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA⁺⁻

Laboratório de Ecologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras-MG, CEP 37200-000, Brazil.

Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses, LIRN-FIOCRUZ, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 21040-360, Brazil Laboratório de Aracnologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista s/n, São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, CEP 20940-040, Brazil

Laboratório de Ecologia Subterrânea, Setor de Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras-MG, CEP 37200-000, Brazil.

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Abstract

A new species of the genus Charinus Simon, 1892 is described from caves in the Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. This is the first record of the genus for the state. This paper presents a map of the Charinus species distribution in Brazil with new records and a map of potential distribution of the genus in South and Central Americas. An updated key for Charinus species from Brazil is also presented.