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Issue: Vol. 5659 No. 1: 2 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5659.1.9
Page range: 133-145
Abstract views: 121
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Redescription of Bonea sarasinorum from Sulawesi, and the relationships of Bonea within Podoctinae (Opiliones, Grassatores, Podoctidae)

Departamento de Invertebrados; Museu Nacional/UFRJ; Quinta da Boa Vista; São Cristóvão; 20940-040; Rio de Janeiro—RJ—BRAZIL
LAGE do Departamento de Ecologia; Instituto de Biociências; Universidade de São Paulo; Rua do Matão; trav. 14; nº 321; 05508-090; São Paulo—SP—BRAZIL
Opiliones Dongmoa genital morphology Hoplodino Laniatores microCT scan Podoctinae Sulawesi

Abstract

The family Podoctidae, which includes 131 species predominantly from Tropical Asia and Australasia, faces significant taxonomic challenges due to historically inadequate species descriptions. This study presents a detailed redescription of Bonea sarasinorum Roewer, 1914, the type species of the genus Bonea, based on specimens collected from its type locality in Sulawesi. The male of B. sarasinorum is described for the first time, enabling a reassessment of the genus’s systematic placement. Our findings confirm that Bonea belongs to Podoctinae lato sensu (including Erecananinae) rather than Ibaloniinae. However, several morphological traits suggest that Bonea is not a monophyletic group, with B. sarasinorum sharing close affinities with Dongmoa, while other Bonea species may be more closely related to Baramia and Hoplodino. Morphological terminology for the Podoctidae is updated, and the male genitalia of B. sarasinorum are compared to other Podoctinae species, revealing unique traits such as a deeply cleft distal truncus and poorly developed follis. This study highlights the importance of acquiring new material and employing modern imaging techniques, such as microCT, to refine taxonomic understanding of this family.

 

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How to Cite

Kury, A.B. & Machado, G. (2025) Redescription of Bonea sarasinorum from Sulawesi, and the relationships of Bonea within Podoctinae (Opiliones, Grassatores, Podoctidae). Zootaxa, 5659 (1), 133–145. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5659.1.9