Biology:Rhauculus
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Rhauculus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with six described species (as of early 2025).[1][2] All species are from South America.[1][3][4]
Description
The genus Rhauculus was described by Roewer, 1928 with the type species Rhaucoides ornatus (Roewer, 1928).
Species
These species belong to the genus Rhaucoides:
- Rhauculus conspicuus (Roewer, 1928) – Ecuador
- Rhauculus insignitus Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
- Rhauculus lojanus (Roewer, 1912) – Ecuador
- Rhauculus ohausi (Roewer, 1912) – Ecuador (doubtful Brazil).
- Rhauculus serrifemur (Roewer, 1928) – Ecuador, Peru
- Rhauculus unicolor (Roewer, 1957) – Peru
Etymology
The genus is masculine. Genus name derives from the pre-existing genus Rhaucus + masculine form of the diminutive Latin suffix -ulus.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Rhauculus" (in en). https://wcolite.com.
- ↑ "Rhauculus" (in en). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7PXLV.
- ↑ "Rhauculus" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/535769-Rhauculus.
- ↑ "Rhauculus" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4665538.
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
External links
Data related to Rhauculus at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q3113899 entry
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