Biology:Poecilaemula
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Poecilaemula is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with eight described species (as of early 2024).[1][2] All species are from Central America or South America.[1][3][4] An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Medrano et al. (2024)[5]
Description
The genus Poecilaemula was described by Roewer, 1912 with the type species Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909). The South American species require further revision to re-assess their taxonomic placement.[5]
Species
These species belong to the genus Poecilaemula:
- Poecilaemula eutypa (Chamberlin, 1925) – Panama
- Poecilaemula iching Medrano, Kury, Martins & Proud, 2024 – Panama
- Poecilaemula lavarrei Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 – Guyana
- Poecilaemula metatarsalis Roewer, 1915 – Venezuela
- Poecilaemula moniliata Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
- Poecilaemula peruviana Roewer, 1947 – Peru
- Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica
- Poecilaemula smaragdula Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Etymology
The genus is feminine. Genus name derives from an altered spelling of pre-existing genus Paecilaema + feminine form of Latin suffix -ulus.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Poecilaemula" (in en). https://wcolite.com.
- ↑ "Poecilaemula" (in en). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7PV47.
- ↑ "Poecilaemula" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/535760-Poecilaemula.
- ↑ "Poecilaemula" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6906997.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Medrano, M.; Kury, A.B.; Martins, P.H.; Proud, D.N. (2024). "The first harvestman described from Bocas del Toro Archipelago: a new Poecilaemula (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) and notes about the genus" (in en). Journal of Natural History 58 (9-12): 311–329. doi:10.1080/00222933.2024.2314966.
Further reading
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
- Medrano, M.; Kury, A.B.; Martins, P.H.; Proud, D.N. (2024). "The first harvestman described from Bocas del Toro Archipelago: a new Poecilaemula (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) and notes about the genus" (in en). Journal of Natural History 58 (9-12): 311–329. doi:10.1080/00222933.2024.2314966.
External links
Data related to Poecilaemula at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q2032372 entry
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