Ampheres (harvestman)
Appearance
Ampheres | |
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Gonyleptes spinipes Perty, 1833 = Ampheres triangularis (Roewer, 1931) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Family: | Gonyleptidae |
Subfamily: | Caelopyginae |
Genus: | Ampheres Koch, 1839 |
Type species | |
Ampheres triangularis Roewer 1913: 334 (by subsequent designation)
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Synonyms | |
Coelopygulus Roewer 1931e etc [others to add] |
Ampheres is a genus of neotropical harvestmen[1][2]
Description
[edit]Ampheres are endemic to Southeastern Brazil. They are found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo.
Species
[edit]Ampheres contains the following species:[1]
- Ampheres fuscopunctatus (Soares, 1942)
- Ampheres leucopheus (Mello-Leitão, 1922)
- Ampheres luteus (Giltay, 1928)
- Ampheres tocantinus Roewer, 1943
- Ampheres triangularis (Roewer, 1931)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ampheres". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
- ^ "Genus Ampheres". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-17.