Rhaucus (harvestman)

Rhaucus
Rhaucus serripes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Cosmetidae
Subfamily: Metergininae
Genus: Rhaucus
Simon, 1879
Type species
Rhaucus vulneratus
Simon, 1879
Species

11 species (see text)

Synonyms
List
  • Cynorta (in part) Goodnight & Goodnight, 1953
  • Megarhaucus Mello-Leitão, 1941
  • Metarhaucus F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1905
  • Neorhaucus F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1905
  • Pararhaucus F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1905
  • Erginus Simon, 1879

Rhaucus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae. The genus is endemic to the northern Andes in Colombia. There are currently seven described species in the genus.