Asarcus

Asarcus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Gonyleptidae with four described species (as of 2023). All species are found in Brazil.

Description

The genus Asarcus was described by C. L. Koch with the type species Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839.

Species

These species belong to the genus Asarcus:

• Asarcus ingenuus <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1940)</small>Brazil (São Paulo, etc.)
• Asarcus longipes <small>Koch, 1839</small>Brazil (São Paulo, etc.)
• Asarcus passarellii <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1941)</small>Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, etc.)
• Asarcus putunaberaba <small>Yamaguti & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2009</small>Brazil (Minas Gerais, etc.)

Etymology

The genus is masculine.

References

Further reading

• (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA.

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