Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of the Brazilian subfamily Sodreaninae (Opiliones:Gonyleptidae)

Abstract

Sodreaninae is reviewed and all ten species are combined under its type genus, Sodreana Mello-Leitão, 1922, according to a cladistic analysis of morphological characters, which revealed a pectinate pattern of clades. The subfamily is endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest from Santa Catarina state to Rio de Janeiro state. Sodreana is herein considered a senior synonym of Stygnobates Mello-Leitão, 1927, Zortalia Mello-Leitão, 1936, Gertia B. Soares & H. Soares, 1946 and Annampheres H. Soares, 1979. The following new combinations are proposed: Sodreana barbiellinii (Mello-Leitão, 1927), Sodreana hatschbachi (B. Soares & H. Soares, 1946), Sodreana inscripta (Mello-Leitão, 1939), Sodreana leprevosti (B. Soares & H. Soares, 1947b), Sodreana bicalcarata (Mello-Leitão, 1936). Sodreana granulata (Mello-Leitão, 1937) is revalidated from the synonymy of Sodreana sodreana Mello-Leitão, 1922. Three new species are described: Sodreana glaucoi from Ilhabela and Boraceia, São Paulo state; S. curupira from Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro state, and S. caipora from Ubatuba, São Paulo state. Sodreaninae species are restricted to forested areas and most occur in the southern part of the coastal Atlantic rainforest, one species occurs in interior Atlantic rainforest. The biogeographical analysis (Brooks Parsimony Analysis) resulted in a single and fully resolved most parsimonious tree with three main: components: northern (Bahia and Serra do Espinhaço), southern (Santa Catarina, Paraná, Serra do Mar of São Paulo), and central (Espírito Santo, Serra da Bocaina, southern state of Rio de Janeiro, Serra dos Órgãos, Serra da Mantiqueira, Serra do Mar of São Paulo).

Revision of the South American Fonckia (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae: Pachylinae) with the description of two new species

“…We prepared the male genitalia according to PINTO-DA-ROCHA (1997, 2002 for illustrations using a camera lucida attached to a compound microscope (ZEISS AXIOSKOPE), and to take pictures using a LEICA LEO 440 scanning electron microscope, housed at the MZSP. In the descriptions, we used the nomenclature of ACOSTA et al (2007) with some modifications tailored to the group.…”

“…HARA et al 2012). The most comprehensive phylogenetic hypothesis for the family is that of PINTO-DA-ROCHA (2002). According to at least two ongoing studies of the supraspecific phylogeny of gonyleptids, Pachylinae is a polyphyletic assemblage (according to at least two ongoing studies of the supraspecific phylogeny of gonyleptids).…”

Description and phylogenetic position of a new species of Metarthrodes (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae: Caelopyginae) from Bahia, northeastern Brazil

“…Before this contribution, Metarthrodes Roewer, 1913 included nine species, distributed in the Atlantic Forest from the state of Bahia to the state of São Paulo (with a questionable record of M. nigrigranulatus Roewer, 1913 from the state of Paraná) (PINTO-DA-ROCHA 2002). In this paper we describe an additional species in Metarthrodes.…”

Análise filogenética do clado K92, com ênfase em Gonyleptinae, baseada em caracteres morfológicos e moleculares (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)

“…Tarso. Duas fileiras ventrais de setas (DaSilva & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2010;Pinto-da-Rocha & Bragagnolo, 2010).…”