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Issue: Vol. 5296 No. 3: 29 May 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-05-29
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.9
Page range: 475-487
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Palpigrades from Cuba (Arachnida: Palpigradi: Eukoeneniidae)

Department of Biological Sciences; Florida International University; Miami; FL; 33199; USA. Research Group Plant Protection of Crops; Department of Biology and Geology. CITE II–B; University of Almería; 04120; Almería; Spain.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba; Obispo No. 61 e/ Oficios y Baratillo; Plaza de Armas; La Habana Vieja 10100; La Habana; Cuba.
Palpigradi Eukoenenia glandulosa sp. nov. edaphic fauna

Abstract

The knowledge of palpigrades in Cuba is limited to the species Eukoenenia orghidani, discovered and described from Cueva de Bellamar. In this work, a survey for palpigrades in the suburbs of La Habana, Cuba revealed three species, Eukoenenia berlesei, Eukoenenia florenciae and a new species described here as Eukoenenia glandulosa sp. nov. Interestingly, the three species coexist in the microspaces of wet soil. A total of 16 arthropod species were identified living in the same microhabitat as the palpigrades.

 

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