Dicranopalpus pyrenaeus, Dresco, 1948

Wijnhoven, Hay, Martens, Jochen & Prieto, Carlos E., 2022, Revision of the genus Dicranopalpus from northern Spain and Corsica, with descriptions of two new species (Arachnida, Opiliones, Phalangioidea), European Journal of Taxonomy 839, pp. 39-73 : 68

Identification key for males of the Dicranopalpus pyrenaeus species group

1. All leg femora with trichomes ............................................................... D. cantabricus Dresco, 1953

– All leg femora without trichomes...................................................................................................... 2

2. Glans penis about as long as wide, horns proximally of stylus triangular .......................................... ................................................................................................................. D. pyrenaeus Dresco, 1948

– Glans penis longer than wide, horns proximally of stylus cylindrical .............................................. 3

3. Prosoma mottled with brown. Patellar apophysis slender, as long as patella, with tapering tip ( Fig. 6J )........................................................................................................ D. catariegensis sp. nov.

– Prosoma dark brown with pale band in front of eye tubercle. Patellar apophysis robust, shorter than patella, with rounded tip ( Fig. 6H ) ................................................................. D. gallaecicus sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 6. Details of male right pedipalps. A–E. Dorsal view of mediodistal apophysis on tibia. F–J. Ventral view of patella (setae omitted). A, F. Dicranopalpus insignipalpis (Simon, 1879) (CJM 7258). B, G. D. cantabricus Dresco, 1953 (ZUPV 4542).C, H. D. gallaecicus sp. nov. (CHW 491).D, I. D. pyrenaeus Dresco, 1948 (CJM 2649). E, J. D. catariegensis sp. nov. (CHW 469). Note the two sensilla basiconica, mostly occurring paired, near the distal margin of the tibia (A–E; see also BA in Fig. 3). Scale bar: A–E = 0.25 mm; F–J = 0.5 mm.