Further dismemberment of Discocyrtus with description of a new Amazonian genus and a new subfamily of Gonyleptidae (Opiliones, Laniatores)
A group of Amazonian harvestmen is recognized and described as Amazochroma gen. nov. This taxon includes Discocyrtus carvalhoi Mello-Leitão, 1941 (type species), the only species of Discocyrtus previously thought to occur in Amazonia, and Amazochroma pedroi gen. et sp. nov., described here from the...
Main Authors: | Rafael Carvalho, Adriano Kury |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Consortium of European Natural History Museums
2018-01-01
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Series: | European Journal of Taxonomy |
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Online Access: | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/520 |
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