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Goniosoma
Goniosoma calcar by Glauco
Goniosoma calcar (Roewer, 1913) - Brazil - from Laboratory of arthropod behavior and evolution. Copyright © Glauco Machado

Suborder

Laniatores

Superfamily

Gonyleptoidea

Family

Gonyleptidae

Subfamily

Goniosomatinae

The genus Goniosoma was described by Perty in 1833. This is the type genus of the subfamily Goniosomatinae Mello-Leitão (1935) and includes 12 Brazilian species.


Type species[]

Goniosoma varium Perty, 1833, by subsequent designation, Roewer, 1913.

Distribution[]

Espírito Santo, southern Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and, in São Paulo, only Serra da Bocaina and north littoral [1].

Species[]

Relevant references[]

  1. DaSilva, M.B. & Gnaspini, P. (2010) A systematic revision of Goniosomatinae (Arachnida : Opiliones : Gonyleptidae), with a cladistic analysis and biogeographical notes. Invertebrate Systematics, 23(6) (“2009”), 530–624. [Issued March 2010].
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