Poecilaemula
Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs
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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]
| Poecilaemula | |
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| Poecilaemula eutypa in Panama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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None (but see “Paecilaemula” Roewer, 1915). | |
Description
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
These species belong to the genus Poecilaemula:
- Poecilaemula eutypa (Chamberlin, 1925) – Panama
- Poecilaemula iching Medrano, Kury, Martins & Proud, 2024 – Panama
- Poecilaemula lavarrei Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 – Guyana
- Poecilaemula metatarsalis Roewer, 1915 – Venezuela
- Poecilaemula moniliata Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
- Poecilaemula peruviana Roewer, 1947 – Peru
- Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica
- Poecilaemula smaragdula Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Etymology
The genus is feminine. Genus name derives from an altered spelling of pre-existing genus Paecilaema + feminine form of Latin suffix -ulus.[1]
