ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: European Journal of Taxonomy Jahr/Year: 2016 Band/Volume: 0242 Autor(en)/Author(s): Villarreal M. Osvaldo, Garcia Andres F. Artikel/Article: Unveiling the diversity of Phalangodus Gervais, 1842 (Opiliones: Cranaidae): descriptions of four new species from Colombia 1-41 © European Journal of Taxonomy; download unter http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu; www.zobodat.at European Journal of Taxonomy 242: 1–41 ISSN 2118-9773 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.242 www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu 2016 · Villarreal M.O. & García A.F. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Research article urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2C353065-72BA-4AB3-B8DA-419958847D09 Unveiling the diversity of Phalangodus Gervais, 1842 (Opiliones: Cranaidae): descriptions of four new species from Colombia Osvaldo VILLARREAL M. 1,* & Andrés F. GARCÍA 2 1,2 Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional/UFRJ; Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20.940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. * Corresponding author:
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[email protected] 1 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:BD0FCD76-887C-4789-977A-31372476E7F9 2 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:CAFDA7B4-E6BC-489A-9608-DB8525E1EE38 Abstract. The Cranaidae genus Phalangodus Gervais, 1842 is revisited and its species are diagnosed. An identifi cation key for the males of Phalangodus is provided. Four Colombian species are described as new: Phalangodus briareos sp. nov. from a cave in Zapatoca, Santander department, P. cottus sp. nov. from Villavicencio, Meta department, P. gyes sp. nov. from Ibagué, Tolima department and P.