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Bokwina
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Bokwina sandersoni Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947, from original description.

Suborder

Laniatores

Superfamily

Gonyleptoidea

Family

Cosmetidae

Subfamily

Cosmetinae

BokwinaGoodnight & Goodnight, 1947 is a monotypic genus of the Neotropical family Cosmetidae, subfamily Cosmetinae with one species from Belize.

Synonomy[]

Bokwina Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947: 16[1]

Etymology[]

Placement[]

Type species[]

Bokwina sandersoni Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947, by original designation.

Diagnosis[]

Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 (p.17) write "Paired spines on the third area, remaining areas and free tergites without median armature. Third and fourth legs not conspicuously enlarged over the first and second. Tarsal segments 5- more than 6-6-6. Distitarsus of first tarsus with three segments, of second with three segments. Secondary sexual characteristics of the male in the enlarged basitarsus of the first tarsus."

Included species[]

Notes[]

Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 (p.17) write "This genus is related to Poala Goodnight and Goodnight, but differs in that it has spines rather than tubercles on the third area."

References[]

  1. Goodnight, Clarence J. & Marie L. Goodnight, 1947e. Phalangida from Tropical America. Fieldiana, Zoology, Chicago, 32(1): 1-58.
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