Phareicranaus Roewer, 1913

Pinto-Da-Rocha, Ricardo & Bonaldo, Alexandre B., 2011, Species relationships in the Neotropical genus Phareicranaus Roewer 1913 (Opiliones: Cranaidae): two new species and new data from Penial morphology, Zootaxa 3135, pp. 1-34 : 5-6

Phareicranaus Roewer, 1913

Phareicranaus Roewer, 1913: 401 ( Type species by original designation: Goniosoma calcariferum Simon, 1879 ); Kury 2003: 96.

Acanthocranaus Roewer, 1913: 411 ( Type species by monotypy: Acanthocranaus calcariger Roewer, 1913 ); Kury, 2003: 89. Syn. n.

Inezia Roewer, 1913: 392 ( type species by monotypy: Inezia gigantea Roewer, 1913 ) (preoccupied by Inezia Cherrie, 1909 ).

Santinezia Roewer, 1923: 552 (replacement name for Inezia Roewer, 1913 ); Pinto-da-Rocha & Kury 2003: 181; Kury 2003: 97; González-Sponga 2003: 3. Syn. n.

Nieblia Roewer, 1925: 27 ( type species by monotypy: Nieblia festae Roewer, 1925 ). Synonymized with Santinezia by Pinto-da- Rocha & Kury 2003: 181.

Ikossimus Roewer, 1931: 334 ( type species by monotypy: Ikossimus fuscus Roewer, 1931 ). Synonymized with Santinezia by González-Sponga 2003: 3.

Chondrocranaus Roewer, 1932: 341 ( type species by monotypy: Chondrocranaus scriptus Roewer, 1932 ). Independently synonymized with Santinezia by Pinto-da-Rocha & Kury 2003: 181 and González-Sponga 2003: 25.

Macuchicola Mello-Leitão, 1943: 4 ( type species by original designation: Macuchicola arthrocentrica Mello-Leitão, 1943 ). Synonymized with Santinezia by Pinto-da-Rocha & Kury 2003: 181.

Comboyus Roewer, 1943: 49 ( type species by monotypy: Comboyus albilineatus Roewer, 1943 ); Kury 2003: 91. Syn. n.

Cranaostygnus Caporiacco, 1951: 26 ( type species by monotypy: Cranaostygnus marcuzzii Caporiacco, 1951 ). Synonymized with Santinezia by González-Sponga 2003: 3.

Carvalholeptes H. Soares, 1970: 330 ( type species by original designation: Carvalholeptes singularis H. Soares, 1970 ). Synonymized with Santinezia by Pinto-da-Rocha & Kury 2003: 181.

Diagnosis. The same diagnosis as Pinto-da-Rocha & Kury ( 2003: 181) give for Santinezia .

Justification of the synonymies. Both type species of Acanthocranaus and Comboyus present a ventral spur on male coxa IV and penis with folded glans, diagnostic characteristics traditionally regarded as typical of the genus Santinezia . However, type species of Phareicranaus , P. calcariferus , presents a tubercle on male coxa IV larger than other ventral tubercles and homologous to the ventral spur of Santinezia . In addition, the type species of these three genera share paired spines on ocularium, area III and tergite III, as well as area II invading I, features present in all species here assigned to Phareicranaus .