- Source: Poecilaemula
Poecilaemula is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with eight described species (as of early 2024). All species are from Central America or South America.
An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Medrano et al. (2024)
Description
The genus Poecilaemula was described by Roewer, 1912 with the type species Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909). The South American species require further revision to re-assess their taxonomic placement.
Species
These species belong to the genus Poecilaemula:
Poecilaemula eutypa (Chamberlin, 1925) – Panama
Poecilaemula iching Medrano, Kury, Martins & Proud, 2024 – Panama
Poecilaemula lavarrei Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 – Guyana
Poecilaemula metatarsalis Roewer, 1915 – Venezuela
Poecilaemula moniliata Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
Poecilaemula peruviana Roewer, 1947 – Peru
Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica
Poecilaemula smaragdula Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Etymology
The genus is feminine. Genus name derives from a misspelling of pre-existing genus Paecilaema + feminine form of Latin suffix -ulus.
References
Further reading
External links
Data related to Poecilaemula at Wikispecies
