Flirtea valida (Roewer, 1928)

Ázara, Ludson Neves De & Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, 2018, Annotated checklist of Gonyleptoidea (Opiliones: Laniatores) associated with Brazilian caves, Zootaxa 4439 (1), pp. 1-107 : 35

8. Flirtea valida (Roewer, 1928)

( Figs 5F , 6A , 35B )

Records in caves. PARÁ. Altamira: Abrigo da Gravura, id. by A.B. Kury, (MNRJ 2328); Caverna do Mangá, id. by A.B. Kury, (MNRJ 7147); Caverna Kararaó, id. by A.B. Kury, (MNRJ 2326). Canaã dos Carajás: Caverna GEM-1504, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14297); Caverna GEM-1505, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65386); Caverna GEM-1511, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65376); Caverna GEM-1523, id. by L.N. Ázara (MZSP 65375); Caverna SB-152, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65378); Caverna SB-159, id. by L.N. Ázara, (MZSP 65384). Curionópolis: Caverna SL-2, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 13046); Caverna SL-10, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14298); Caverna SL-12, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 13045); Caverna SL-13, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14299); Caverna SL-14, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14300); Caverna SL-17, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14301); Caverna SL-15, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 13042); Caverna SL-32, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 14302); Caverna SL-33, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 13043); Caverna SL-108, id. by L.N. Ázara, ( ISLA 13044)… (see the complete localities records in table 1).

Epigean records. BRAZIL. MARANHÃO. Sítio Novo ( Roewer 1928b).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Habitus, dorsal view. A) Eupoecilaema megaypsilon, female (ISLA 12931); B, C) Eupoecilaema morpho. 1, male (ISLA 12900), female (ISLA 12901); D, E) Flirtea batman, male (ISLA 12924), female (ISLA 12925); F) Flirtea valida, male (ISLA 13042).

FIGURE 6. Habitus, dorsal view. A) Flirtea valida, female (ISLA 13045); B, C) Flirtea und. sp. 1, male (ISLA 1487), female (12097); D, E) Metavononoides barbacenensis, male (ISLA 461), female (ISLA 13047); F) Metavononoides guttulosus, female (ISLA 3427).

FIGURE 35. Living specimens inside the caves. A) Cynorta morpho. 1 from Caverna SL-77, Curiosópolis, Pará; B) Flirtea valida from Caverna SL-2, Curionópolis, PA; C) Flirtea und. sp. 1 from Buraco da Sopradeira, São Desidério, BA; D) Cosmetinae indet. genus und. sp. 1 from Caverna SL-12, Curionópolis, PA; E) Cosmetinae indet. genus morpho. 1 from Caverna da Rainha, Felipe Guerra, RN; F) Cosmetinae indet. genus morpho. 4, female from Caverna Araticum, Araticum, CE. Photos A, BD by Espeleo Team and C, E, F by R.L. Ferreira.