Asarcus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Gonyleptidae with four described species (as of 2023).[1][2] All species are found in Brazil.[1][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea |
| Family: | Gonyleptidae |
| Subfamily: | Bourguyiinae |
| Genus: | Asarcus Koch, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839
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| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
Description edit
The genus Asarcus was described by C. L. Koch with the type species Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839.
Species edit
These species belong to the genus Asarcus:
- Asarcus ingenuus (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil (São Paulo, etc.)
- Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839 – Brazil (São Paulo, etc.)
- Asarcus passarellii (Mello-Leitão, 1941) – Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, etc.)
- Asarcus putunaberaba Yamaguti & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2009 – Brazil (Minas Gerais, etc.)
Etymology edit
The genus is masculine.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
