Poecilaemula signata is a species of harvestmen from Central America in the family Cosmetidae. It was first described by Banks in 1909.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Cosmetidae |
| Genus: | Poecilaemula |
| Species: | P. signata
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| Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909)
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It was transferred to the current name combination of Poecilaemula signata (Banks, 1909) by Roewer (1912) [see Etymology below]. A junior subjective synonym of Paecilaemana reimoseri Roewer, 1933 was established by Medrano et al. (2024)[2]
Distribution edit
It is only known from the vicinity of Limón, in Costa Rica.
Etymology edit
In Roewer (1912) the name was written as Poecilaemula signatum. Later the species name suffix was subsequently altered (inflected to the feminine for gender agreement with the genus) in Roewer 1923, but using a variant (mis)spelling of the genus as Paecilaemula signata, which was repeated by several authors. The current formation as Poecilaemula signata was given in the extensive catalog of Laniatores by Kury 2003.
References edit
- ^ "Poecilaemula eutypa". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Medrano, M.; Kury, A.B.; Martins, P.H.; Proud, D.N. (2024). "The first harvestman described from Bocas del Toro Archipelago: a new Poecilaemula (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) and notes about the genus". Journal of Natural History. 58 (9–12): 311–329. Bibcode:2024JNatH..58..311M. doi:10.1080/00222933.2024.2314966.
Further reading edit
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
External links edit
Media related to Poecilaemula signata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Poecilaemula signata at Wikispecies
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