Ampheres (harvestman)

Ampheres is a genus of neotropical harvestmen[1][2]

Ampheres
Gonyleptes spinipes Perty, 1833 = Ampheres triangularis (Roewer, 1931)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Gonyleptidae
Subfamily: Caelopyginae
Genus: Ampheres
Koch, 1839
Type species
Ampheres triangularis
Roewer 1913: 334 (by subsequent designation)
Synonyms

Coelopygulus Roewer 1931e etc [others to add]

Description

Ampheres are endemic to Southeastern Brazil. They are found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo.

Species

Ampheres contains the following species:[1]

  • Ampheres fuscopunctatus (Soares, 1942)
  • Ampheres leucopheus (Mello-Leitão, 1922)
  • Ampheres luteus (Giltay, 1928)
  • Ampheres tocantinus Roewer, 1943
  • Ampheres triangularis (Roewer, 1931)

References

  1. "Ampheres". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
  2. "Genus Ampheres". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-17.


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