Eukoenenia florenciae (Rucker, 1903)

Mayoral, Jaime & Hernández-Borroto, Samuel, 2023, Palpigrades from Cuba (Arachnida: Palpigradi: Eukoeneniidae), Zootaxa 5296 (3), pp. 475-487 : 476

Eukoenenia florenciae (Rucker, 1903)

Material examined: 2 females, Reparto Alamar , Municipio Habana del Este, Provincia La Habana, Cuba. 28–Nov– 2020. S. Hernández-Borroto leg.

Remarks

The two specimens were captured at the same location together with the previous species. Their characters are consistent with E. florenciae : 3 blades in each lateral organ, 6 setae on btaIV, propeltidium with 10 + 10 setae, metapeltidium with 2 + 2 setae (t 2, t 3), sternites IV–VI with a 1, a 2, a 3, a 4, s 1 and s 2, 4 –4–2 thick setae on coxae II–IV, and female genitalia identical to those depicted in Christian & Christophoryová (2013). The morphometric data also agree well with specimens of this species reported from Europe ( Christian & Christophoryová 2013). Morphometric data and ratios for the Cuban specimens of this species are included in Table 1 .