Lacronia

Taxobox
name = "Lacronia"

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image_caption = "Lacronia ceci" from Brazil.
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Opiliones
subordo = Laniatores
familia = Gonyleptidae
genus = "Lacronia"
genus_authority = Strand, 1942
diversity_link = Lacronia
diversity = 4 species
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text for list.
synonyms ="Luederwaldtia"

"Lacronia" Strand, 1942 is a genus of Pachylinae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae), which includes four Brazilian species. A striking diagnostic character is the trochanter IV of male with strong medial prolateral apophysis forming a pincer with the dorso-apical apophysis of coxa IV. Two of these species present neon green stripes on the mesotergum (Kury, 2003b), which is uncommon in this subfamily.

Taxonomic history

This genus was at first called "Luederwaldtia" Mello-Leitão, 1923, but the name was already preoccupied, being a junior homonym of "Luederwaldtia" Schmidt, 1922 (Hemiptera). Strand (1942) proposed the valid replacement name "Lacronia", which was ignored by most subsequent authors and unearthed only 60 years later (Kury, 2003a).

Species

* "Lacronia camboriu" Kury, 2003 - Santa Catarina (coast)
* "Lacronia ceci" Kury & Orrico, 2006 - Rio de Janeiro (mountains)
* "Lacronia ricardoi" Kury, 2003 - São Paulo (southern coast)
* "Lacronia serripes" (Mello-Leitão, 1923) - São Paulo (islands in northern coast)

Ecological remarks

"Lacronia ceci" is the first species of the genus to be found in highlands away from the coast. The other three species of "Lacronia" are known from coastal environments: "Lacronia serripes" is known only from small islands. The other two were found in continental "restinga" biome. Individuals of both sexes of "Lacronia ceci" were found inside bamboo ("Guadua taguara") hollows or in immediately surrounding areas. No individuals were found in other locations during diurnal collectings. "Lacronia camboriu" and "L. ricardoi" were found inside bromeliads, suggesting that the species of this genus are related to phytotelmata (Kury & Orrico, 2006).

References

*, 2003a. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). "Revista Ibérica de Aracnología", vol. especial monográfico 1: 1-337.

*, 2003b. Two new species of "Lacronia" Strand from Southern Brazil (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae). "Revista Ibérica de Aracnología" 7: 29-37.

* & aut|Orrico, Victor G.D., 2006. A new species of "Lacronia" Strand, 1942 from the highlands of Rio de Janeiro (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae). "Revista Ibérica de Aracnologia", Zaragoza 13: 147-153.