Rhauculus
| Rhauculus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea |
| Family: | Cosmetidae |
| Subfamily: | Metergininae |
| Genus: | Rhauculus Roewer, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Rhauculus insignitus Roewer, 1928
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| Diversity | |
| 6 spp. (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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None | |
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
[edit]The genus Rhauculus was described by Roewer, 1928 with the type species Rhaucoides ornatus (Roewer, 1928).
Species
[edit]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
[edit]The genus is masculine. Genus name derives from the pre-existing genus Rhaucus + masculine form of the diminutive Latin suffix -ulus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Rhauculus". Kury, A. et al. (2025). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Rhauculus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Rhauculus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Rhauculus". GBIF. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
