Neognathus eupalopus Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989

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Neognathus eupalopus Meyer & Ueckermann, 1989

Diagnosis (female)

Dorsal setae small and not reaching to over the base of behind setae; peritremes each with 6–7 links; stylophore without ear-like projection laterally; palp tarsus long and 4 times longer than tibial-claw; Dorsum with 3 pairs of cupules; coxa IV with 1 seta; femora I and II each with 3 setae, genu II with solenidion; genu III with 4 setae, tibia IV with solenidion, tarsi III–IV with 8(1)–8 setae respectively.

Materials examined

Three females and one male from soil under Vitis vinifera ( Vitaceae ), 27 Jul. 2020, Shorab village .

Distribution

This species was described for the first time in South Africa ( Meyer and Ueckermann 1989), and its distributions in Iran and Türkiye are mentioned in Beyzavi et al. (2013) and Doğan (2019), respectively.