''Cynorta'' is a
genus from the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Cosmetinae
''Cosmetinae'' is a subfamily of harvestmen in the family (biology), family Cosmetidae.
Genera
''Cosmetinae'' currently contains 116 genera (the following list is incomplete):
* ''Flirtea''
* ''Paecilaema''
* ''Rhaucus (genus), Rhaucus''
...
.
The Genus was first described by
Carl Ludwig Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...
.
[Cynorta Koch, 1839 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-12-17.]
Taxonomy
The
type species of ''Cynorta'' is ''
Cynorta conspersa''.
Range
The initial description of the genus was based on occurrences in
Brazil,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
,
Cuba,
Ecuador,
French Guiana, and
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
.
Recent occurrences suggest the same range to still be the case.
References
Cosmetidae
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