Giupponia
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| Giupponia chagasi Pérez & Kury, 2002 |
Giupponia is a monotypic genus of the harvestman family Gonyleptidae. The only described species, G. chagasi, was found in two limestone caves in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia State, Brazil.
The long-legged species features several adaptations to cave life, such as complete eyelessness and lack of pigmentation.
[edit] Name
The genus and species are named after arachnologist Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi and myriapodologist Amazonas Chagas Júnior, respectively.
[edit] References
- Pérez González, Abel & Adriano B. Kury (2002): A new remarkable troglomorphic gonyleptid from Brazil (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores). Revista ibérica de aracnología 5: 43-50.
