Two New Species of the Enigmatic Leptokoenenia (Eukoeneniidae: Palpigradi) from Brazil: First Record of the Genus Outside Intertidal Environments

Two new species of Leptokoenenia Condé 1965 (Eukoeneniidae: Palpigradi), Leptokoenenia pelada sp. nov. and Leptokoenenia thalassophobica sp. nov., are described based on both male and female specimens collected in iron ore caves from the Brazilian Amazon. This is the first record of the genus for th...

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Main Authors: Souza, Maysa Fernanda Villela Rezende, Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817198/