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A NEW SPECIES OF CHARINUS SIMON, 1892 (ARACHNIDA: AMBLYPYGI: CHARINIDAE) FROM ISRAEL AND NEW RECORDS OF C. IOANNITICUS (KRITSCHER, 1959)
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University of Copenhagen. Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoological Museum). Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Sede Boqer Campus. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research. Israel.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Edmond J. Safra Campus. The National Natural History Collections. Jerusalem, Israel.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. LIRN. Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Sede Boqer Campus. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research. Israel.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Edmond J. Safra Campus. The National Natural History Collections. Jerusalem, Israel.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. LIRN. Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses.
Abstract
A new species of Charinus is described from Israel and new localities for C. ioanniticus are
reported. Charinus israelensis sp. nov. is a cave dwelling species with extremely small median eyes,
no median tubercle and reduced lateral eyes. It is similar to C. ioanniticus, which occurs in nearby
areas, but can be differentiated by the shape of the carapace, the number of pedipalp spines and the
development of the eyes. A detailed comparison is made between the two species, including pictures,
drawings and scanning electron micrographs. Charinus ioanniticus is reported here from several new
localities in Israel and Turkey. Identification keys to the Charinus species groups and to the species of
the bengalensis group are provided.
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