Abria is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with three described species (as of early 2024).[1][2] All species are from Venezuela.[1][3][4] An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Villarreal, Medrano & Kury (2023)[5]

Abria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Gonyleptoidea
Family: Cosmetidae
Genus: Abria
Sørensen, 1932
Type species
Cynorta innominata
Henriksen, 1932
Diversity
3 spp. (see text)

Description

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The genus Abria was described by Sørensen, 1932, originally as a subgenus of Cynorta, with the type species Cynorta innominata (Henriksen, 1932). The revised group needs further comparison with other genera to establish their placement within the wider family Cosmetidae.[5]

Species

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These species belong to the genus Abria:

Etymology

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The genus is feminine.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Abria ". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Abria ". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Abria ". iNaturalist. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Abria ". GBIF. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Villarreal-M., O.; Medrano, M.; Kury, A.B. (2023). "Unleashing Abria Sørensen, 1932: New generic rank proposal for a false Venezuelan Cynorta Koch, 1839 (Opiliones: Cosmetidae)". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 305: 42–51. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2023.06.001.

Further reading

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  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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  •   Media related to Abria at Wikimedia Commons
  •   Data related to Abria at Wikispecies