01985nas a2200133 4500008004100000245003700041210003700078300000900115490000700124520160300131100002701734700002401761856006601785 1947 eng d00aPhalangida from Tropical America0 aPhalangida from Tropical America a1-580 v323 a

Through the courtesy of the authorities of Chicago Natural History Museum we have been able to study the phalangid collections accumulated in the Museum’s Division of Insects. This group of arachnids, often known as harvestmen or "daddy longlegs," has been much neglected, and every considerable collection proves to be rich in new genera and species. We are especially indebted to Mr. William J. Gerhard, Curator of Insects, and Mr. Rupert L. Wenzel and Mr. Henry S. Dybas, Assistant Curators, for friendly aid. The material studied includes the collections of Ivan T. Sanderson from British Honduras and Mexico, deposited in Chicago Museum ; specimens collected in Mexico and Colombia by Henry S. Dybas; a small collection from Venezuela presented to the Museum by Padre Cornelio Vogl, of Caracas; and collections of phalangids made by Chief Curator Karl P. Schmidt in Honduras, Guatemala, and Peru. This paper records collections of phalangids from Yucatan for the first time. As was to be expected, the Yucatan forms are closely related to those of southern Mexico. The first record from Mexico of the subfamily Stygnommatinae (Phalangodidae) is of unusual interest. The discovery of the new genus and species Flaccus annulipes adds to our knowledge of the distribution of this subfamily.Two new members of the subfamily Phalangodinae (Phalangodidae), Pellobunus granulosa and Paramitraceras chichivaca, are described in this paper. Junicus gerhardi (Phalangodidae: Triacommatinae) adds to our information concerning the distribution of this relatively small subfamily.

1 aGoodnight, Clarence, J1 aGoodnight, Marie, L uhttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21304#page/9/mode/1up02378nas a2200193 4500008004100000022001800041245008200059210006900141300001000210490000600220520180900226653001802035653001502053653001702068653001802085653001502103100002102118856004502139 2003 eng d a1576 – 951800aAnnotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones)0 aAnnotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World Arachnida a1-3360 v13 a

All the systematic literature (774 references) of the suborder Laniatores of the Americas up to year 2002 is tabulated to generate a thorough annotated classification. 2372 species in 746 genera of Laniatores of the New World are listed. 26 families of Laniatores are recognized as valid, of which 21 occur in the New World. The most diverse family is Gonyleptidae (823 species), followed by Cosmetidae (710 species), both endemic to the New World. Synonymies, revalidations, replacement names and emended spellings are done when necessary. The complete list of nomenclatural acts herein proposed is given. The new family Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez is proposed, the new subfamily Ampycinae Kury is proposed in Gonyleptidae. Countries and ultramarine departments included are 1) South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela; 2) Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama; 3) Antilles: Bahamas, Bermuda Island, Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Tortuga Island, UK Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Windward Islands; 4) North America: Canada, Greenland, Mexico, U.S.A. First order administrative divisions (departments, provinces, states) for all most diverse countries are interpolated in the locality names. A list of species by first order administrative divisions is provided for all countries treated. The most diverse country is Brazil, with 855 species of Laniatores, followed by Venezuela with 328 species. An exhaustive list of the depository institutions of the type material with curators and contacts addresses is given.

10aAgoristenidae10aCosmetidae10aGonyleptidae10aPhalangodidae10aZalmoxidae1 aKury, Adriano, B uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/8701446nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245012300055210006900178260001200247300000900259490000900268520067800277653001400955653002000969653001500989653001501004653001401019653001801033100002401051700002001075700001801095700002101113856005801134 2010 eng d a1175-533400aKey to the Cosmetidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Central America, with notes on penis morphology and sexual dimorphisms0 aKey to the Cosmetidae Arachnida Opiliones of Central America wit c09/2010 a1-260 v24143 a

To facilitate identification of harvestmen of the family Cosmetidae in Central America, we developed dichotomous keys that distinguish the 33 known genera and the 133 described species for this region. Couplets are based upon characters found in the literature and examinations of museum specimens. Important characters include the number of tarsomeres on leg I, armature of the dorsal scutum, free tergites and legs, as well as the coloration and relative length of the body and legs. In addition, we provide a summary of sexually dimorphic features and comment on the potential usefulness of penis morphology and coloration as characters for distinguishing taxa.

10aArachnida10aCentral America10aCosmetidae10aLaniatores10aOpiliones10ataxonomic key1 aTownsend, Victor, R1 aVíquez, Carlos1 aVanZandt, P.A1 aProud, Daniel, N uhttp://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02414p026f.pdf