Abstract

GARCIA, Andrés F.  and  AHUMADA-C., Daniela. Completing the puzzle: Another species of Rhaucus Simon, 1879 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) from Colombia. Rev. acad. colomb. cienc. exact. fis. nat. [online]. 2018, vol.42, n.163, pp.200-206. ISSN 0370-3908.  https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.611.

Rhaucus papilionaceus (Simon, 1879) restored combination is revalidated, as previously stated by Henriksen (1932). A redescription of the species including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images and a distribution map is offered. This species represents the sixth valid species of the genus and extends its altitudinal range to lowest forests in the Colombian Andes (1500 m a.s.l.).

Keywords : Laniatores; Colombia; Taxonomy; Andes; Diversity.

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