Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948

Zhang, Chao, Kury, Adriano B. & Zhang, Feng, 2013, Notes on Bonea Roewer, 1914 and Lomanius Roewer, 1923 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Podoctidae), with the description of three new species from China, Zootaxa 3630 (2), pp. 201-224 : 216

Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 revalidated

Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight 1948: 9 [junior subjective synonym of Lomanius Roewer, 1923 by Goodnight & Goodnight (1957); type species: Paralomanius longipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 , by original designation]. Eulomanius Roewer 1949: 286 [junior subjective synonym of Lomanius Roewer, 1923 by Goodnight & Goodnight (1957); type species: Paralomanius brevipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 , by original designation].

Etymology. Paralomanius from Greek παρά (beside) + pre-existing genus Lomanius . Gender masculine.

Remarks. The synonymy of Eulomanius Roewer, 1949 and Paralomanius Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 with Lomanius Roewer, 1923 proposed by Goodnight & Goodnight (1957) lacks characters to substantiate it. Likewise, in the analysis by Kury & Machado (2003) the two terminals of Paralomanius are nested in a group separated from Lomanius . Therefore we propose here the revalidation of Paralomanius (with Eulomanius as its junior synonym), which may be diagnosed by characters already advanced in Kury & Machado (2003). Suzuki (1977b) described a subspecies of Paralomanius longipalpus from the Philippines, but there is no reason to join those two species further than assigning them to the same genus. Therefore, the Philippines subpecies is here raised to full species.

Diagnosis. Posterior margin of each ocular globe joined to carapace by tubercular bridge (absent in Lomanius ). Interocular mound erect (strongly bent forward in Lomanius ). Pedipalpal femur of male much longer and more slender than femur I, with attenuate spines (cylindrical, comparable to femur I in thickness and length in Lomanius ).

Included species. * Paralomanius longipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 and Paralomanius mindanaoensis (Suzuki, 1977) new status.