Taito juruensis (Mello-Leitão 1923), adult male (MNRJ 2288), habitus dorsal view, colorized to show body regions. Photo copyright A.B. Kury. The groin warts are abbreviated as gw.
Groin warts is a dorso-basal cluster of coarse granules on male coxa IV of many genera of Cosmetidae (e.g., Rhaucus, Taito). The term has been described by Kury & Barros (2014)[1]
The authors have not provided a Latin translation, which could be rendered as clavus inguinis.
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- ↑ Kury, A.B. & Barros, CM. (2014) A new genus and eight new species of Amazonian cosmetines (Opiliones, Laniatores, Cosmetidae). Zoological Studies, 53: 1-46.