Acromares vittatum is a species of harvestman from the genus Acromares.[3][1] This species was first described by Clarence J. Goodnight and Marie Louise Goodnight in 1942.[2]

Acromares vittatum
Female Acromares vittatum in Belize
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Cosmetidae
Genus: Acromares
Species:
A. vittatum
Binomial name
Acromares vittatum
Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942[1][2]

Description

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Acromares vittatum is said to be similar to Acromares roeweri. It differs by its dorsal color patterns and its leg spination.[2]

Range

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The species has been recorded from numerous locations in Belize and in Yaxha, Guatemala.[2][3][4]

Etymology

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Vittatum is an inflection from the Latin word "vittatus", which means banded or having a fillet.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2019), GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, GBIF Secretariat, doi:10.15468/39omei, retrieved 2020-12-16
  2. ^ a b c d Goodnight, Clarence J.; Goodnight, Marie L. (1947), Phalangida from tropical America, vol. 32, Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3244, OCLC 1277821, OL 7216157M, Wikidata Q51517665
  3. ^ a b "Acromares vittatum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ^ VICTOR R. TOWNSEND, JR.; CARLOS VÍQUEZ; PETER A. VANZANDT; DANIEL N. PROUD (30 March 2010). "Key to the Species of Cosmetidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Central America, with Notes on Penis Morphology and Sexual Dimorphisms". Zootaxa. 2414 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.2414.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97502903.