Napostygnus Roewer, 1929
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E334DFD1-D805-B996-F1DA-3EE5205C551A |
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Napostygnus Roewer, 1929 |
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Napostygnus Roewer, 1929 View in CoL new family assignment
Napostygnus Roewer, 1929: 274, 275; Kury 2003: 145; (type species: Napostygnus bispinosus Roewer, 1929, by monotypy).
Diagnosis.
Napostygnus was originally placed in Gonyleptidae , Prostygninae and transferred to the Gonyleptidae , Metasarcinae by Kury (2003). It differs from the other 75 genera of Cranaidae by the following combination of characters: ocularium, scutal areas I–IV, posterior margin of dorsal scutum and free tergite I unarmed; free tergites II–III with one spine; posterior margin of dorsal scutum concave; legs thin and unarmed; penis with ventral plate wider at the middle, three pairs of distal setae, two pairs of basal setae, glans with dorsal process, stylus with apex enlarged.
Composition.
Monotypic.
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Laniatores |
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Gonyleptoidea |
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