Conapesquius, Carvalho & Kury, 2025

Carvalho, Rafael N. & Kury, Adriano B., 2025, Further draining of Discocyrtus to expand Neopachylinae (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae): absorption of taxa and establishment of new genera and species, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (zlae 023) 203 (1), pp. 1-65 : 20-21

Conapesquius gen. nov.

ZooBank LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2A2B15CD-AD30-43E2-B64D-7E70C2F1F25D .

Type species: Discocyrtus rectipes Roewer, 1913 .

Etymology: The genus name is an honor to the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), which has been financing scientific research for several decades in Brazil. The acronym is based on its former name (CONselho NAcional de PESQUIsas) with a Latin suffix. Gender masculine.

Diagnosis: Conapesquius can be distinguished from the other genera of Neopachylinae due to (1) Mesotergum with areolate spots in a ‘diamond’ pattern, absent on the lateral margins of the scutal areas I–II and IV ( Fig. 7A, D ); (2) Scutal areas I (posterior margin) and II (anterior margin) parallel each other (except in C. heteracanthus ; Figs 5A, 14C ); (3) Scutal area II central portion with a transverse row of prominent tubercles ( Fig. 7A, D ); (4) Fe III with a well-developed apical spur on retrodorsal face (with more than a half of the Cx II size) ( Fig. 16A ); (5) Cx IV prodorsal distal apophysis ‘scythe-shaped’ (except in C. spinifemur ) ( Figs 5A 10K , 14A ); (6) MS B1 evident, with the central portion visible ( Figs 6B, 11C); (7) Females’ scutal area III with a paramedian dorsal elevation ( Figs 9E , 13E ).

Included species: Conapesquius brevifemur ( Soares & Soares, 1947) , Conapesquius heteracanthus ( Mello-Leitão, 1936) , Conapesquius rectipes ( Roewer, 1913) (type species), and Conapesquius spinifemur (B. Soares, 1945) .

Distribution: BRAZIL: states of Paraná and Santa Catarina ( Fig. 3 ).

Figures

Figure 3. South Brazil, showing distribution of Conapesquius species. Shaded areas in the background are Morrone’s regionalization of the Neotropics (‘provinces’; Morrone et al. 2022): Araucaria Forest province (in light green) and Atlantic province (in dark green).

Figure 7. Habitus in vivo of Conapesquius heteracanthus (Mello-Leitão, 1936), from Brazil, Paraná, Antonina, RPPN Guaricica.♂ (A–C) and ♀ (D–F). Photographs of Adriano Kury.

Figure 9. Conapesquius heteracanthus (Mello-Leitão, 1936), ♂ (MNRJ 60568). A, habitus, dorsal view. B, same, lateral view. C, same, ventral view. ♀ (same voucher). D, habitus, dorsal view.E, same, lateral view.F, same, ventral view. Scale bars = 3 mm.

Figure 10. Conapesquius heteracanthus (Mello-Leitão, 1936), ♂ (MNRJ 60568). A, habitus, dorsal view. B, ocularium, anterior view. C, habitus, lateral view.D, armature of scutal area III, posterior view. E, right femur and patella IV, dorsal view.F, same, prolateral view. G, right femur IV, ventral view.H, same, retrolateral view.I, right tibia IV, dorsal view. J, same, ventral view.♂ syntype (MNRJ 42278). K, coxa IV, showing prodorsal and retrolateral apophyses, dorsal view. L, detail of the coxa IV prodorsal apophysis, lateral view.Scale bars:1 mm (B, D, K–L), 2 mm (I–J), 3 mm (A, C), 5 mm (E–H).

Figure 13. Conapesquius rectipes (Roewer, 1913), ♂ (IBSP 6028). A, habitus, dorsal view.B, same, lateral view.C, same, ventral view.♀ (same voucher).D, habitus, dorsal view. E, same, lateral view. F, same, ventral view.Scale bars = 3 mm.

Figure 14. Conapesquius rectipes (Roewer, 1913), ♂ (IBSP 6028). A, habitus, dorsal view.B, ocularium, anterior view.C, habitus, lateral view. D, armature of scutal area III, posterior view.E, right femur IV, dorsal view. F, same, prolateral view. G, same, ventral view. H, same, retrolateral view. I, right patella and tibia IV, dorsal view.J, same, ventral view.Scale bars:1 mm (B, D), 3 mm (A, C, E–J).

Figure 16. Conapesquius spinifemur (B. Soares, 1945), ♂ holotype (MHNCI 177)!. A, habitus, dorsal view. B, same, ventral view.C, same, anterior view.D, same, posterior view. E, same, lateral view. Scale bars = 3 mm.