Derka Tomáš, Nieto Carolina, Svitok Marek
Department of Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovakia.; Email:
CONICET-Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, Miguel Lillo 251. Tucumán, Argentina, UNASUR (4000).; Email:
Zootaxa. 2015 Oct 8;4028(2):296-300. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.2.9.
The genus Parakari was described from Guiana Highlands in southeastern Venezuela by Nieto & Derka in 2011 for two species inhabiting streams draining isolated, flat-topped table mountains called tepuis. A description of a third representative, Parakari roraimensis sp. n., is given here based on material collected from a coldwater stream at the foothills of Roraima-tepui (SE Venezuela). Detailed morphological descriptions of mature nymph and female adult are given. A differential diagnosis and a key to nymphs of the three Parakari species are provided.
