In many Opiliones (notably the Laniatores) the five most anterior opisthosomal tergites are
fused with the carapace forming the so called dorsal scutum (DS)(Latreille 1804; Simon …

The genus Platymessa was originally described by Mello-Leitão and diagnosed following
the Roewerian system. It originally included two species from the Colombian Andes …

The genus Eulibitia was described by Roewer including three species from Colombia and
Ecuador: Eulibitia maculata Roewer, 1912, E. annulipes Roewer, 1912 and E. sexpunctata …

The phylogeny of the genus Roquettea Mello-Leitão, 1931 and its position in
Discosomaticinae are investigated. The monophyly of an expanded Roquettea is for the first …

Abstract The old genus Libitia Simon, 1879 of small Andean harvestmen is revisited. The
monotypic genus Libitiella Roewer, 1947 is herein considered a junior subjective synonym …

Abstract The genus Metalibitia Roewer, 1912, is revised for the first time, and a cladistic
analysis revealed that it is a monophyletic clade. This cosmetid harvestmen genus is …

Abstract The monotypic genus Temucus Roewer, 1943, originally placed in Pachylinae
(Gonyleptidae) is transferred to the Cranainae (Cranaidae) and synonymized with …

Two new species of Rhaucus Simon, 1879 are described from Bolívar, Colombia: Rhaucus
gaiterus sp. nov. and Rhaucus artifex sp. nov. Additionally, two species of Meterginus …

A new diagnosis for the cosmetid genus Ferkeria Roewer, 1947 is proposed. The type
species, F. vestita Roewer, 1947 is redescribed and a new species, Ferkeria flavicoxae sp …

Abstract The genus Platymessa Mello-Leitão, 1941 is represented by two species in the
Andes of Colombia: P. h-inscriptum Mello-Leitão, 1941 and P. ectroxantha Mello-Leitão …