Replacement name for Euwintonius insulanus Suzuki, 1982 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Assamiidae: Dampetrinae), primary junior homonym of E. insulanus Roewer, 1940

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by  John Ponting

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Replacement name for Euwintonius insulanus Suzuki, 1982 (Opiliones:
Laniatores: Assamiidae: Dampetrinae), primary junior homonym of
E. insulanus Roewer, 1940
JOHN PONTING
26 Slepe Crescent, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4DN, United Kingdom. E-mail: [email protected]
In 1940, Roewer described an assamid harvestman from New Guinea and named it Euwintonius insulanus Roewer, 1940.
In 1982, Suzuki described a species in the same genus from the Bismarck Archipelago and gave it the same name. It is
clear from the descriptions that these are two different species and Suzuki’s name is a primary junior homonym.
Therefore, Euwintonius bismarckensis nomen novum is proposed here, as a replacement name for Euwintonius
insulanus Suzuki, 1982. The specific epithet refers to the type locality of Suzuki’s specimen. There are four species in
this genus, which can be separated by means of the following key.
1 Five spines on anterior of carapace; numbers two and four are twice as long as the other three ..................................
.....................................................................................................................E. insulanus Roewer, 1940 (New Guinea)
- Five spines on anterior of carapace; all the same size..................................................................................................2
2 Two rows of granules on scutal areas and lateral ridges .............................E. continentalis Roewer, 1923 (Australia)
- Single row of granules on scutal areas and lateral ridges.............................................................................................3
3 Scutum is oblong, carapace is smooth, tarsal formula is 5:12–15:6:6–7........................................................................
....................................................................................................E. bismarckensis nom. nov. (Bismarck Archipelago)
- Scutum is distinctly oval, carapace is “finely shagreened”, tarsal formula is 7:14:7:8 .................................................
.............................................................................................................................E. thaiensis Suzuki, 1985 (Thailand)
I would like to thank Adriano Kury at Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, for his advice in preparation of this manuscript.
References
Roewer, C.F. (1923) Die Weberknechte der Erde. Systematische Bearbeitung der bisher bekannten Opiliones. Gustav
Fischer, Jena, 1116 pp.
Roewer, C.F. (1940) Neue Assamiidae und Trogulidae. Weitere Weberknechte X. Veröffentlichungen aus dem Deutschen
Kolonial-und Übersee-Museum in Bremen, 3 (1), 1–31. [Bremen]
Suzuki, S. (1982) Contributions to the taxonomy and zoogeography of the Opiliones of the Philippines, Bismarck and
Solomon Islands. With an appendix on some related species from the Moluccas and Sumatra. Steenstrupia, 8 (8),
181–225.
Suzuki, S. (1985) A synopsis of the Opiliones of Thailand (Arachnida) I. Cyphophthalmi and Laniatores. Steenstrupia,
11 (3), 69–110.
450 Accepted by A. Gonzalez: 2 Feb. 2015; published: 2 Mar. 2015
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