Rhaucoides

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Rhaucoides is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with eight described species (as of early 2025).[1][2] All species are from South America.[1][3][4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Opiliones
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Rhaucoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily: Gonyleptoidea
Family: Cosmetidae
Subfamily: Metergininae
Genus: Rhaucoides
Roewer, 1912
Type species
Rhaucoides ornatus
Roewer, 1912
Diversity
7 spp. (see text)
Synonyms
  • Erginus Simon 1879 (Junior homonym, nec Erginus Jeffreys, 1877)
  • Pararhauculus Mello-Leitão 1939 (Junior homonym, nec Pararhauculus Roewer, 1933)
  • Cumbalia Roewer 1963
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Description

The genus Rhaucoides was described by Roewer, 1912 with the type species Rhaucoides ornatus (Roewer, 1912).

Species

These species belong to the genus Rhaucoides:

  • Rhaucoides atahualpa Medrano, García & Kury, 2022  Ecuador
  • Rhaucoides devillei (Simon, 1879)  Ecuador
  • Rhaucoides marmoratus Roewer, 1947  Ecuador
  • Rhaucoides nasa Medrano, García & Kury, 2022  Colombia
  • Rhaucoides ornatus Roewer, 1912  Ecuador
  • Rhaucoides riveti Roewer, 1914  Ecuador
  • Rhaucoides virescens (Mello-Leitão, 1942)  Ecuador

Etymology

The genus is masculine. Genus name derives from apre-existing genus Rhaucus + interpreted masculine Latin suffix -oides.[1]

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