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Ana Sofia Reboleira

Three new species of cave pseudoscorpions from Portugal

12/6/2013

 
On hypogean Roncocreagris (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from Portugal, with descriptions of three new species
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Roncocreagris occidentalis
ABSTRACT
Three new hypogean species of the Iberian genus Roncocreagris Mahnert, 1974 are described from mainland Portugal: R. borgesi sp. nov. and R. gepesi sp. nov. from caves in the Sicó massif, and R. occidentalis sp. nov. from caves in the Montejunto and Cesaredas karst plateau. This brings to nine the number of known hypogean species of the mostly Iberian genus Roncocreagris: five from Portugal and four from Spain. Ecological comments and new localities for some of the previously known species are also included. 

Reference:
Reboleira A.S.P.S., Zaragoza J.A., Gonçalves F. & Oromí P. (2013). On hypogean Roncocreagris (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae) from Portugal, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa, 3670(2), 283-299. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3670.2.11

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The new species Roncocreagris borgesi is dedicated to the portuguese entomologist Dr. Paulo Borges,  who has greatly contributed to the knowledge of the hypogean fauna of the Azores.

At right, Prof. Paulo Borges during the II Iberian Meeting of Subterranean Biology, organized in the University of Aveiro, 2011.

The new species Roncocreagris gepesi, is dedicated to the speleological association Grupo Protecção Sicó (GPS), for its contribution to the knowledge and protection of caves and karst of Sicó region, and as recognition to its members for their effort and support during our field work.

Read about it in Diário de Leiria.


What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species

30/4/2013

 
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"What on Earth? is a compendium of the hundred coolest, weirdest, and most intriguing new species of this century as determined by the International Institute for Species Exploration. From animals to plants, fossils to bacteria, What on Earth? is an accessible, informative, and offbeat look at the creatures that also call our planet home.
Featuring visually striking images alongside surprising facts about each new species, What on Earth? is a testament to the incredible and ever-evolving diversity of our planet.
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The giant cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion from caves of Portugal - Titanobochica magna Zaragoza & Reboleira, 2010 - was selected as one of the 100 amazing new species of Earth. This incredible pseudoscorpion is featured as the first species of the 8th Chapter: Going to Extremes - new species from the most extreme environments.


Reference:
Wheeler Q. & Pennak S. (2013). What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species. Penguin Books, 276 pp.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
QUENTIN WHEELER and SARA PENNAK are both professors at Arizona State University and work at the International Institute for Species Exploration.

New genus and new species of cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion

24/11/2012

 
Lusoblothrus, a new syarinid pseudoscorpion genus (Arachnida) from Portugal, occupying an isolated position within the Holarctic fauna
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Lusoblothrus aenigmaticus
ABSTRACT
The new pseudoscorpion genus Lusoblothrus of the family Syarinidae is described from a cave in the Algarve region, southern Portugal, to accommodate L. aenigmaticus sp. nov., whose morphological affinities within the Holarctic syarinid fauna are not clear and resembles the Gondwanan genera. This discovery emphasizes the relevance of the Algarve region as a hotspot for relictual hypogean fauna within the Iberian Peninsula.

Reference:
Reboleira A.S.P.S., Zaragoza J.A., Gonçalves F. & Oromí P. (2012). Lusoblothrus, a new syarinid pseudoscorpion genus (Arachnida) from Portugal, occupying an isolated position within the Holarctic fauna. Zootaxa, 3544, 52-62.


Read about it:
Público (Portugal), É um pseudo-escorpião único e vive numa gruta do Algarve

Descent magazine (issue 222): features Portugal cave pseudoscorpions

4/10/2011

 
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New genus and species of giant pseudoscorpion

19/11/2010

 
Titanobochica, surprising discovery of a new cave-dwelling genus from southern Portugal (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Bochicidae)
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Titanobochica magna Zaragoza & Reboleira, 2010
ABSTRACT
The new genus Titanobochica is described for Titanobochica magna sp. nov. from caves of the Algarve karstic massif, in Portugal. The new genus is assigned to the family Bochicidae and its particular characteristics and geographical isolation suggest a relictual condition. A key to the genera of Bochicidae is provided. The composition of the cave-dwelling fauna of the Algarve province is also discussed.

Reference:
Reboleira A.S.P.S., Gonçalves F., Oromí P. & Zaragoza J. (2010). Titanobochica, surprising discovery of a new cave-dwelling genus from southern Portugal (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Bochicidae). Zootaxa, 2681, 1-19. 
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