Shearogovea gen. nov. is erected for Neogovea mexasca Shear, 1977, a troglobitic cyphophthalmid species from a cave system in Oaxaca, Mexico. The new genus does not show affinity to Neogovea Hinton, 1938, as it lacks the characteristic toothed claw of leg II or the fusion of the coxae of legs II to those of legs III (which are in turn fused to coxae of legs IV). Shearogovea gen. nov. is probably not related to other Neotropical neogoveid genera, but its exact phylogenetic position remains unresolved.
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11 November 2011
Shearogovea, a New Genus of Cyphophthalmi (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Uncertain Position from Oaxacan Caves, Mexico
Gonzalo Giribet
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Breviora
Vol. 528 • No. 1
November 2011
Vol. 528 • No. 1
November 2011
Mexico
Neogoveidae
new genus
Sironidae
troglobite