Metergininae
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Metergininae is a
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 botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
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 Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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 ...
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Taxonomy

The subfamily Metergininae includes the following genera: * '' Arucillus'' * ''
Erginulus ''Erginulus'' is a genus of harvestman, harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with twenty-nine described species (as of early 2025). The species are from eastern Mexico & Northern Central America, although a few have been described from outlying ge ...
'' * '' Meterginus'' * '' Poecilaemula'' * '' Rhaucoides '' * '' Rhauculanus'' * '' Rhauculus'' * '' Rhaucus'' * '' Trinimontius''


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* * Harvestmen Laniatores Cosmetidae {{Opiliones-stub