Ampheres (harvestman)

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Ampheres
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Gonyleptes spinipes Perty, 1833 = Ampheres triangularis (Roewer, 1931)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Gonyleptidae
Subfamily: Caelopyginae
Genus: Ampheres
Koch, 1839
Type species
Ampheres triangularis
Roewer 1913: 334 (by subsequent designation)
Synonyms

Coelopygulus Roewer 1931e etc [others to add]

Ampheres is a genus of neotropical harvestmen [1] [2]

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Description

Ampheres are endemic to Southeastern Brazil. They are found in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo.

Species

Ampheres contains the following species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ampheres". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 17 Jul 2023.
  2. "Genus Ampheres". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-17.