On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico

A new species of epigean ricinuleid of the genus Pseudocellus Platnick, 1980 is described from a cloud forest of the state of Chiapas, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Pseudocellus franckei sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Chiapas, holding the high...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón, Mayra R. Cortez-Roldán, Emmanuel F. Campuzano-Granados
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2020-05-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3224
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Mayra R. Cortez-Roldán
Emmanuel F. Campuzano-Granados
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description A new species of epigean ricinuleid of the genus Pseudocellus Platnick, 1980 is described from a cloud forest of the state of Chiapas, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Pseudocellus franckei sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Chiapas, holding the highest number of ricinuleids species for the country. The total number of described species of Pseudocellus from Mexico increases to 19, having the highest number of Ricinulei worldwide.
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spelling doaj-art-76ebdf1b4ef0442da2373a855ac708892025-08-20T01:49:19ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062020-05-019110.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3224On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, MexicoAlejandro Valdez-Mondragón0Mayra R. Cortez-Roldán1Emmanuel F. Campuzano-Granados2Laboratory of Arachnology (LATLAX), Laboratorio Regional de Biodiversidad y Cultivo de Tejidos Vegetales (LBCTV), Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), sede Tlaxcala.Laboratory of Arachnology (LATLAX), Laboratorio Regional de Biodiversidad y Cultivo de Tejidos Vegetales (LBCTV), Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), sede Tlaxcala.El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Unidad Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. A new species of epigean ricinuleid of the genus Pseudocellus Platnick, 1980 is described from a cloud forest of the state of Chiapas, Mexico. The species is described based on adult males and females: Pseudocellus franckei sp. nov. This is the sixth species described from Chiapas, holding the highest number of ricinuleids species for the country. The total number of described species of Pseudocellus from Mexico increases to 19, having the highest number of Ricinulei worldwide. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3224ricinuleidstaxonomynew speciesepigean species
spellingShingle Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón
Mayra R. Cortez-Roldán
Emmanuel F. Campuzano-Granados
On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
ricinuleids
taxonomy
new species
epigean species
title On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico
title_full On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico
title_fullStr On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico
title_short On the Mexican ricinuleids: a new species of the genus Pseudocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei: Ricinoididae) from the cloud forest of Chiapas, Mexico
title_sort on the mexican ricinuleids a new species of the genus pseudocellus arachnida ricinulei ricinoididae from the cloud forest of chiapas mexico
topic ricinuleids
taxonomy
new species
epigean species
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3224
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