Rhauculus
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| Rhauculus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea |
| Family: | Cosmetidae |
| Subfamily: | Metergininae |
| Genus: | Rhauculus Roewer, 1928 |
| Type species | |
| Rhauculus insignitus Roewer, 1928 | |
| Diversity | |
| 6 spp. (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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None | |
Rhauculus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with six described species (as of early 2025).[1][2] All species are from South America.[1][3][4]
The genus Rhauculus was described by Roewer, 1928 with the type species Rhaucoides ornatus (Roewer, 1928).
Species
These species belong to the genus Rhaucoides:
- Rhauculus conspicuus (Roewer, 1928) – Ecuador
- Rhauculus insignitus Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
- Rhauculus lojanus (Roewer, 1912) – Ecuador
- Rhauculus ohausi (Roewer, 1912) – Ecuador (doubtful Brazil).
- Rhauculus serrifemur (Roewer, 1928) – Ecuador, Peru
- Rhauculus unicolor (Roewer, 1957) – Peru
