''Abria'' is a genus of
harvestmen
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an Order (biology), order of arachnids,
Common name, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see below). , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered w ...
in the family
Cosmetidae
Cosmetidae is a family of harvestmen in the suborder Laniatores. With over 700 species, it is one of the largest families in Opiliones. They are endemic of the New World with a Nearctic-Neotropical distribution where a large fraction of the dive ...
with three described species (as of early 2024).
All species are from
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
.
An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Villarreal, Medrano & Kury (2023)
Description
The genus ''Abria'' was described by
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, 1932, originally as a subgenus of ''
Cynorta
''Cynorta'' is a genus from the subfamily Cynortinae. The genus was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch.Cynorta Koch, 1839 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org ...
'', 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
Cosmetidae is a family of harvestmen in the suborder Laniatores. With over 700 species, it is one of the largest families in Opiliones. They are endemic of the New World with a Nearctic-Neotropical distribution where a large fraction of the dive ...
.
Species
These species belong to the genus ''Abria'':
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Abria innominata
''Abria'' is a genus of harvestman, harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with three described species (as of early 2024). All species are from Venezuela.
An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Villarreal, Medrano & Kury (2023)
Description
Th ...
''
(Henriksen, 1932)Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
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Abria maculabnormis''
(González-Sponga, 1992)Venezuela
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Abria reticulata''
(Roewer, 1947)Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
Etymology
The genus is feminine.
References
Further reading
* (eds.) (2007). ''Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones''. Harvard University Press, USA.
External links
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Harvestmen
Harvestman genera