Asarcus
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| Asarcus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea |
| Family: | Gonyleptidae |
| Subfamily: | Bourguyiinae |
| Genus: | Asarcus Koch, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Asarcus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Gonyleptidae with four described species (as of 2023).[1][2] All species are found in Brazil.[1][3][4]
The genus Asarcus was described by C. L. Koch with the type species Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839.
Species
These species belong to the genus Asarcus:
- Asarcus ingenuus (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil (São Paulo, etc.)
- Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839 – Brazil (São Paulo, etc.)
- Asarcus passarellii (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, etc.)
- Asarcus putunaberaba Yamaguti & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2009 – Brazil (Minas Gerais, etc.)
Etymology
The genus is masculine.
