Cynortoides Roewer, 1912

Kury, Adriano B. & Medrano, Miguel, 2023, Once upon a time in America: recognition of the species of Libitioides from USA, with comments on other American Cosmetidae (Opiliones, Laniatores), European Journal of Taxonomy 875 (1), pp. 101-141 : 118-119

Genus Cynortoides Roewer, 1912

Cynortoides Roewer, 1912: 61 [junior subjective synonym of Cynorta C.L. Koch, 1839 by Goodnight & Goodnight (1953a: 38); synonymy rejected by Kury (2003: 50)]. Type species by original designation: Cynorta cubana Banks, 1909 .

Diagnosis

Scutum outline beta-type, scutum in lateral view growing strongly convex backwards. Protoglyph guards are small, blunt triangular. Scutal areas I, III and IV each with a pair of acuminate tubercles, growing larger backwards, so that those of area IV are clearly larger. Cheliceral hand is not swollen, but basichelicerite of male is clearly stouter, with a coarsely tuberculate posterior rim. Coxa IV with oblique orientation. Femur IV clavate and keeled only distally, pro-ventrally armed with a comb of tubercles somewhat fused to each other in the base. Basitarsus I thickened in male.Tarsal counts: 6(3)/14–17(3)/7– 8/8–11. Male genitalia: VP subrectangular. Wattle is complete. MS D1 is almost as large as C. Two long lateral patches of microsetae T4 without midfield.

Etymology

Cynortoides derives from pre-existing genus Cynorta + Greek ‘εἰδος’ (‘form’, ‘shape’). Gender feminine, as treated originally by its author (ICZN Art. 30.1.4.4) ( Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga 2011: 50). ICZN Code Art 30.1.4.4: “A compound genus-group name ending in the suffix -ites, -oides, -ides, -odes, or -istes is to be treated as masculine unless its author, when establishing the name, stated that it had another gender or treated it as such by combining it with an adjectival species-group name in another gender form.”

Placement

Originally in Cosmetinae, transferred to Cynortinae by Medrano et al. (2021).

Included species

Cynortoides albiadspersa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1946 , Cynortoides caraibica (Sørensen, 1932) , Cynortoides cubana ( Banks, 1909) , Cynortoides lateralis Roewer, 1947 , Cynortoides lithoclasica (Avram, 1981) , Cynortoides marginata Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 , Cynortoides quadrispinosa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 , Cynortoides quibijana (Avram, 1981) , Cynortoides roeweri ( Henriksen, 1932) and Cynortoides v-album ( Simon, 1879) .

Combined distribution

Bahamas, SE tip of Florida, Greater Antilles, except Puerto Rico.