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Poecilaemula

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Poecilaemula
Poecilaemula eutypa in Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily: Gonyleptoidea
Family: Cosmetidae
Subfamily: Metergininae
Genus: Poecilaemula
Roewer, 1912
Type species
Meterginus signatus
Banks, 1909
Diversity
8 spp. (see text)
Synonyms

None (but see “Paecilaemula” Roewer, 1915).

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

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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

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These species belong to the genus Poecilaemula:

Etymology

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The genus is feminine. Genus name derives from a misspelling of pre-existing genus Paecilaema + feminine form of Latin suffix -ulus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Poecilaemula". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Poecilaemula". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Poecilaemula". iNaturalist. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Poecilaemula". GBIF. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b 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". Journal of Natural History. 58 (9–12): 311–329. doi:10.1080/00222933.2024.2314966.

Further reading

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  • 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". Journal of Natural History. 58 (9–12): 311–329. doi:10.1080/00222933.2024.2314966.
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