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Giupponia is a monotypic genus of the harvestman family Gonyleptidae, subfamily Pachylinae. The only described species, Giupponia chagasi, was found in two limestone caves in Serra do Ramalho, Bahia State, Brazil.
The long-legged species features several adaptations to cave life, such as complete eyelessness and lack of pigmentation.
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The genus and species are named after arachnologist Alessandro Ponce de Leão Giupponi and myriapodologist Amazonas Chagas Júnior, respectively.
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- Pérez González, Abel & Adriano B. Kury (2002): A new remarkable troglomorphic gonyleptid from Brazil (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores). Revista ibérica de aracnología 5: 43-50.