Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia

Meterginus Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 is a Neotropical genus of harvestmen with 17 known species. In this work we present a redescription of Meterginus basalis Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 (type species of the genus) including the first scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the male genital. Additio...

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Main Authors: Andrés F. García, Brittany Damron
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2019-10-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2952
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description Meterginus Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 is a Neotropical genus of harvestmen with 17 known species. In this work we present a redescription of Meterginus basalis Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 (type species of the genus) including the first scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the male genital. Additionally, images of the female ovipositor and a map with the distribution of Meterginus in Central America are given.
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spelling doaj-art-3997ebaba6ce40538770552f985cfeb72025-08-20T02:58:50ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062019-10-0190110.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2952Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitaliaAndrés F. GarcíaBrittany Damron Meterginus Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 is a Neotropical genus of harvestmen with 17 known species. In this work we present a redescription of Meterginus basalis Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 (type species of the genus) including the first scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the male genital. Additionally, images of the female ovipositor and a map with the distribution of Meterginus in Central America are given. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2952HarvestmenLaniatoresOvipositorCentral AmericaSEM
spellingShingle Andrés F. García
Brittany Damron
Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Harvestmen
Laniatores
Ovipositor
Central America
SEM
title Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia
title_full Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia
title_fullStr Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia
title_full_unstemmed Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia
title_short Giving attention to the oldies: redescription of Meterginus basalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) with some notes on the genitalia
title_sort giving attention to the oldies redescription of meterginus basalis arachnida opiliones cosmetidae with some notes on the genitalia
topic Harvestmen
Laniatores
Ovipositor
Central America
SEM
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2952
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