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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lourenco WR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3909802 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
ZooKeys 20140122 372
A new species, Chactas moreti sp. n., is described from Ecuadorian Amazonia. It can be distinguished from Chactas mahnerti Lourenço, 1995, the other known species of this genus from Ecuador by its smaller body size, distinct morphometric values, overall darker blackish-brown coloration, totally smooth vesicle, and a concave anterior margin of carapace. This is the second confirmed record of the genus Chactas Gervais from Ecuador. The geographical pattern of distribution of the genus is also disc ...[more]