Biology:Rhaucoides
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Rhaucoides is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with eight described species (as of early 2025).[1][2] All species are from South America.[1][3][4]
Description
The genus Rhaucoides was described by Roewer, 1912 with the type species Rhaucoides ornatus (Roewer, 1912).
Species
These species belong to the genus Rhaucoides:
- Rhaucoides atahualpa Medrano, García & Kury, 2022 – Ecuador
- Rhaucoides devillei (Simon, 1879) – Ecuador
- Rhaucoides marmoratus Roewer, 1947 – Ecuador
- Rhaucoides nasa Medrano, García & Kury, 2022 – Colombia
- Rhaucoides ornatus Roewer, 1912 – Ecuador
- Rhaucoides riveti Roewer, 1914 – Ecuador
- Rhaucoides virescens (Mello-Leitão, 1942) – Ecuador
Etymology
The genus is masculine. Genus name derives from apre-existing genus Rhaucus + interpreted masculine Latin suffix -oides.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rhaucoides" (in en). https://wcolite.com.
- ↑ "Rhaucoides" (in en). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7PXLR.
- ↑ "Rhaucoides" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/535767-Rhaucoides.
- ↑ "Rhaucoides" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4654713.
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 Rhaucoides at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q1852681 entry
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