Ambatoiella clavifemur ( Roewer, 1957 ) Kury & Medrano, 2023

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 : 117

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2023.875.2143
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:651AF19C-971C-4DEB-B272-A733C7D50F76
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8064474
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D6710948-FFDD-FF83-FE60-FB3FB40CC5FC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ambatoiella clavifemur ( Roewer, 1957 )
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Ambatoiella clavifemur ( Roewer, 1957) View in CoL comb. nov.

Platycynorta clavifemur Roewer, 1957: 89 View in CoL , figs 40–41.

Type data

Holotype

PERU • ♂; western Andean slope, Cajamarca, Llama ; alt. 2200 m; 10 Jun. 1956; [Wolfgang Karl] Weyrauch leg.; SMF RII 11652 (examined).

Paratypes

PERU • 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; SMF RII 11652 • 4 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Cajamarca, Cerro Churun, near Llama , between Chiclayo and Cutervo; alt. 2350 m; [Wolfgang Karl] Weyrauch leg.; Private Collection Weyrauch .

Comment

The species does not match the diagnosis of Libitioides (which in principle the former species of Platycynorta are expected to be assigned to), and in turn it matches the diagnosis of Ambatoiella . Emended diagnoses for both genera are given here so they can be compared.