2015

Article
Zootaxa 4027 (3): 425–436 (5 Oct. 2015)
Taxonomic notes on Holcobunus Roewer, 1910, with descriptions of three new species, and new records for Holcobunus nigripalpis Roewer, 1910 (Opiliones: Eupnoi: Sclerosomatidae)
ANA LÚCIA TOURINHO, RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO
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Article
Zootaxa 4006 (2): 361–373 (24 Aug. 2015)
Revision of the genus Ferkeria Roewer, 1947, with the description of a new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Cosmetidae)
YAGO FERRO MONTEIRO & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA
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Article
Zootaxa 3990 (4): 567–574 (28 Jul. 2015)
Taxonomic notes on Acanthomegabunus Tsurusaki, Tchemeris & Logunov 2000 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae), with a description of the new species A. altaicus sp. n. from the Altai Mountains of Russia and NE Kazakhstan
A. N. TCHEMERIS
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Article
Zootaxa 3980 (2): 189–200 (29 Jun. 2015)
A new epigean harvestman of the genus Guerrobunus (Laniatores: Phalangodidae), from Hidalgo, Mexico, with taxonomic notes about the genus
JESÚS A. CRUZ-LÓPEZ & DARRELL UBICK
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Correspondence
Zootaxa 3925 (3): 450–450 (2 Mar. 2015)
Replacement name for Euwintonius insulanus Suzuki, 1982 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Assamiidae: Dampetrinae), primary junior homonym of E. insulanus Roewer, 1940
JOHN PONTING
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Article
Zootaxa 3925 (3): 301–340 (2 Mar. 2015)
Opiliones are no longer the same—on suprafamilial groups in harvestmen (Arthropoda: Arachnida)
ADRIANO B. KURY
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2014

Article
Zootaxa 3869 (4): 469–482 (2 Oct. 2014)
Three new species of Thrasychiroides Soares & Soares, 1947 from Brazilian Mountains (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Neopilionidae)
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA, CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO & ANA LÚCIA TOURINHO
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Article
Zootaxa 3852 (3):347–358 (15 Aug. 2014)
First Harvestman Record for the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile, with Morphological Notes on Acropsopilio chilensis (Opiliones: Caddidae: Acroposopilioninae)
ABEL PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ, MARTÍN J. RAMÍREZ, EDUARDO M. SOTO & JAIME PIZARRO-ARAYA
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Article
Zootaxa 3841 (1): 135–145 (24 Jul. 2014)
Hadzinia ferrani, sp. n. (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae), a highly specialized troglobiotic harvestman from Slovenia
TONE NOVAK & PETER KOZEL
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Correspondence
Zootaxa 3838 (2): 242–246 (17 Jul. 2014)
Characterization of the genus Hernandarioides F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Ampycinae)
ADRIANO B. KURY & DIOMEDES QUINTERO A.
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Article
Zootaxa 3827 (4): 517–541 (7 Jul. 2014)
New species of mite harvestmen from southeast Queensland, Australia greatly extend the known distribution of the genus Austropurcellia (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi)
ZACHARY R. POPKIN-HALL & SARAH L. BOYER
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Article
Zootaxa 3821 (3): 301–320 (23 Jun. 2014)
Bioclimatic profile and potential distribution of the Mesopotamian harvestman Discocyrtus testudineus (Holmberg, 1876) (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)
LUIS E. ACOSTA
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Article
Zootaxa 3814 (4): 567–580 (11 Jun. 2014)
Revision of the cranaid genera Phalangodus, Iquitosa and Aguaytiella (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptoidea)
MARCOS RYOTARO HARA, RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & OSVALDO VILLARREAL M.
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Article
Zootaxa 3814 (2): 177–201 (9 Jun. 2014)
Descriptions of two new, cryptic species of Metasiro (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) from South Carolina, USA, including a discussion of mitochondrial mutation rates
RONALD M. CLOUSE & WARD C. WHEELER
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Article 
Zootaxa 3768 (1): 059–072 (24 Feb. 2014)
Two new species of Phareicranaus Roewer, 1913 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Cranaidae), with notes on gregarious behavior and maternal care in Phareicranaus manauara
PÍO A. COLMENARES & ANA LÚCIA TOURINHO
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2013

Article 
Zootaxa 3736 (2): 143–158 (12 Nov. 2013)
New records and distribution modeling of Gryne orensis (Sørensen) (Opiliones: Cosmetidae) support the Mesopotamian-Yungas disjunction in subtropical Argentina
LUIS E. ACOSTA & JULIA VERGARA
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Article 
Zootaxa 3736 (1): 069–081 (11 Nov. 2013)
Description of Mitogoniella mucuri sp. nov. (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae) and considerations on polymorphic traits in the genus and Gonyleptidae
LUDSON NEVES DE ÁZARA, MARCIO BERNARDINO DASILVA & RODRIGO LOPES FERREIRA
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Correspondence
Zootaxa 3703 (1): 027–033 (30 Aug. 2013) 
Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013)
ADRIANO BRILHANTE KURY
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Article
Zootaxa 3694 (3): 240–248 (5 Aug. 2013)
Nemaspela ladae sp. n., a new troglobitic nemastomatid (Opiliones, Dyspnoi, Nemastomatidae) from a Dinaric cave
IVO M. KARAMAN
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Article
Zootaxa 3691 (4): 443–452 (23 Jul. 2013)
Description of a new Cladolasma (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae: Ortholasmatinae) species from China
CHAO ZHANG & FENG ZHANG
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Monograph
Zootaxa 3679 (1): 001–068 (17 Jun. 2013)
A taxonomic catalogue of the Dyspnoi Hansen and Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones)
AXEL L. SCHÖNHOFER
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Article
Zootaxa 3641 (4): 481–490 (26 Apr. 2013)
Two new species of the genus Paramitraceras Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnopsidae) from Chiapas, Mexico 
JESÚS A. CRUZ-LÓPEZ & OSCAR F. FRANCKE
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Article
Zootaxa 3637 (5): 501–520 (15 Apr. 2013)
Catalogue of Opiliones (Arachnida) types deposited in the Arachnida and Myriapoda collection of the Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
AMANDA CORONATO-RIBEIRO, RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & CRISTINA ANNE RHEIMS
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Correspondence
Zootaxa 3637 (1): 094–096 (9 Apr. 2013)
Significant range extensions for two caddid harvestmen in eastern North America, Caddo pepperella and Acropsopilio boopis (Opiliones: Eupnoi: Caddidae)
JEFFREY W. SHULTZ
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Article 
Zootaxa 3630 (2): 201–224 (20 Mar. 2013)
Notes on Bonea Roewer, 1914 and Lomanius Roewer, 1923 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Podoctidae), with the description of three new species from China
CHAO ZHANG, ADRIANO B. KURY & FENG ZHANG
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Article 
Zootaxa 3620 (2): 283–292 (6 Mar. 2013)
Two new species of Protimesius from northern Brazil (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnidae)
CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO
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2012

Article
Zootaxa 3595: 1–34 (21 Dec. 2012) 21 plates; 34 references               Accepted: 29 Oct. 2012
The lineages of Stylocellidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) 
RONALD M. CLOUSE (USA)
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Article
Zootaxa 3593: 40–58 (20 Dec. 2012) 14 plates; 21 references             Accepted: 29 Oct. 2012
Notes on the systematics of the Triaenonychinae from Madagascar with description of a new species of Acumontia Loman (Opiliones: Laniatores) 
AMANDA C. MENDES & ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3583: 77–82 (13 Dec. 2012) 2 plates; 15 references                Accepted: 5 Nov. 2012
New species of Fissiphallius Martens 1988 from Brazil and notes on the mor-phology of Fissiphalliidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) 
NATHALIA SENA POLYDORO & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brasil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3579: 37–66 (11 Dec. 2012) 14 plates; 35 references            Accepted: 26 Oct.. 2012
Revision of Nanophareus, a mysterious harvestman genus from Chile, with descriptions of three new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae) 
MARCOS RYOTARO HARA, RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & ADRIANO BRILHANTE KURY (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3565: 55–64 (28 Nov. 2012) 5 plates; 22 references                Accepted: 19 Oct. 2012
A new species of Parabeloniscus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae) from China 
CHAO ZHANG & FENG ZHANG (China)
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Article
Zootaxa 3546: 29–42 (12 Nov. 2012) 7 plates; 25 references              Accepted: 19 Oct. 2012
First report of the male of Zamora granulata Roewer, 1928, with implications on the higher taxonomy of the Zamorinae Kury, 1997 (Opiliones, Laniatores, Cranaidae) 
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3544: 71–78 (8 Nov. 2012) 4 plates; 34 references             Accepted: 12 Oct. 2012
Licornus Roewer, 1932: newly transferred to Ampycinae and first record of the family Gonyleptidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) from Venezuela 
OSVALDO VILLARREAL M. (Venezuela) & ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3506: 26–42 (4 Oct. 2012) 15 plates; 26 references                Accepted: 10 Sept. 2012
A new cave-dwelling endemic Ischyropsalis C.L. Koch, 1839 (Opiliones: Dyspnoi: Ischyropsalididae) from the karstic region of Cantabria (Spain) 
CARLOS G. LUQUE & LUCIA LABRADA (Spain)
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Article
Zootaxa 3340: 1–28 (8 Jun. 2012) 15 plates; 31 references                  Accepted: 28 Apr. 2012
Two new genera, ten new species and new records of Amazonian Stygnidae Simon, 1879 (Opiliones: Laniatores)
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & ANA LÚCIA TOURINHO (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3328: 35–46 (30 May 2012) 31 plates; 7 references                  Accepted: 18 Apr. 2012
Two new species of Roquettea Mello-Leitão, 1931 from northern Brazil (Opiliones: Laniatores: Cosmetidae)
ADRIANO B. KURY & CLÁUDIO P. FERREIRA (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3317: 25–38 (18 May 2012) 6 plates; 23 references                  Accepted: 21 Mar. 2012
Descriptions of Thereza murutinga sp. nov. and Pristocnemis caipira sp. nov., and new records of Caelopyginae (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae)
MARCIO BERNARDINO DASILVA & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3314: 31–44 (16 May 2012) 10 plates; 15 references                  Accepted: 16 Apr. 2012
A new genus of Cranaidae from Ecuador (Opiliones: Laniatores)
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3308: 1–48 (10 May 2012) 19 plates; 101 references                  Accepted: 14 Mar. 2012
Systematic review of Promitobates Roewer, 1913 and cladistic analysis of Mitobatinae Simon, 1879 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3280: 29–55 (26 Apr. 2012) 24 plates; 23 references                  Accepted: 14 Mar. 2012
Forgotten gods: Zalmoxidae of the Philippines and Borneo (Opiliones: Laniatores)
PRASHANT P. SHARMA (USA), PERRY A. C. BUENAVENTE (Philippines), 
RONALD M. CLOUSE (USA), ARVIN C. DIESMOS (Philippines) & GONZALO GIRIBET (USA)
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Article 
Zootaxa 3236: 1–35 (16 Mar. 2012) 25 plates; 39 references                  Accepted: 1 Feb. 2012
New Australasian Zalmoxidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) and a new case of male polymorphism in Opiliones 
PRASHANT P. SHARMA (USA)
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Correspondence 
Zootaxa 3194: 49–50 (15 Feb. 2012) 0 plate; 4 references                           Accepted: 29 Dec. 2011
Clarification of the type status of Macropsalis fabulosa Phillipps & Grimmett 1932 CHRISTOPHER K. TAYLOR (Australia)
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Article 
Zootaxa 3190: 47–55 (10 Feb. 2012) 3 plate; 43 references                           Accepted: 29 Dec. 2011
On the subfamilial assignment of Platybunoides (Opiliones: Eupnoi: Phalangiidae), with the description of a new species from China
CHAO ZHANG & FENG ZHANG (China)
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Article 
Zootaxa 3184: 35–58 (6 Feb. 2012) 0 plate; 314 references                           Accepted: 23 Dec. 2011
A synopsis of catalogs and checklists of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones)
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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2011

Editorial
Zootaxa 3148: 112–114 (23 Dec. 2011) 
Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness
ADRIANO B. KURY
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Article
Zootaxa 3135: 1–34 (19 Dec. 2011) 18 plates; 36 references                     Accepted: 20 Oct. 2011
Species relationships in the Neotropical genus Phareicranaus Roewer 1913 (Opiliones: Cranaidae): two new species and new data from Penial morphology
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & ALEXANDRE B. BONALDO (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 3043: 1–24 (28 Sep. 2011) 10 plates; 64 references                         Accepted: 17 Aug. 2011
Geographical distribution of Discocyrtus prospicuus (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae): Is there a pattern? 
LUIS E. ACOSTA & ELIÁN L. GUERRERO (Argentina)
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Article
Zootaxa 3034: 47–68 (20 Sep. 2011) 0 plates; 9 references                         Accepted: 16 Aug. 2011
Addenda and corrigenda to the "Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones)" 
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil) & MIGUEL A. ALONSO-ZARAZAGA (Spain)
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Article
Zootaxa 2972: 37–58 (21 Jul. 2011) 4 plates; 60 references                         Accepted: 29 Jun. 2011
Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species
PRASHANT P. SHARMA (USA), ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil) & GONZALO GIRIBET (USA)
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Article
Zootaxa 2783: 35–51 (4 Mar. 2011) 8 plates; 34 references                            Accepted: 1 Jan. 2011
The Centetostoma scabriculum complex—a group of three cryptic species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Nemastomatidae)
JOCHEN MARTENS (Germany)
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Monograph 
Zootaxa 2773: 1–65 (23 Feb. 2011) 29 plates; 94 references                       Accepted: 15 Dec. 2010
Revision of the genus Megalopsalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangioidea) in Australia and New Zealand and implications for phalangioid classification
CHRISTOPHER K. TAYLOR (Australia)
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Article
Zootaxa 2757: 24–28 (4 Feb. 2011) 2 plates; 19 references                             Accepted: 4 Dec. 2010
New familial assignment for two harvestmen species of the infraorder Grassatores (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)
ABEL PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 2754: 41–50 (1 Feb. 2011) 6 plates; 20 references                            Accepted: 22 Nov. 2011
An overview of Neogovea species (Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi: Neogoveidae) with the description of Neogovea virginie n. sp. from French Guiana
MERLIJN JOCQUÉ & RUDY JOCQUÉ (Belgium)
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2010

Monograph 
Zootaxa 2698: 1–136 (3 Dec. 2010) 53 plates; 163 references                        Accepted: 19 Aug. 2010
Systematic review and cladistic analysis of the genus Eusarcus Perty 1833 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae) 
MARCOS RYOTARO HARA & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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Article
Zootaxa 2613: 1–14 (15 Sep. 2010) 5 plates; 40 references                               Accepted: 6 Aug. 2010
On the identity of Ischyropsalis dentipalpis Canestrini, 1872 and description of Ischyropsalis lithoclasica sp. n. (Opiliones: Ischyropsalididae)
AXEL L. SCHÖNHOFER & JOCHEN MARTENS (Germany)
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Article 
Zootaxa 2508: 45–55 (16 Jun. 2010) 6 plates; 33 references                              Accepted: 8 May 2010
Canga renatae, a new genus and species of Cyphophthalmi from Brazilian Amazon caves (Opiliones: Neogoveidae)
MARCIO BERNARDINO DASILVA (Brazil), RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil) & GONZALO GIRIBET (USA)
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Article 
Zootaxa 2414: 1–26 (30 Mar. 2010) 10 plates; 48 references                           Accepted: 24 Feb. 2010
Key to the Species of Cosmetidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Central America, with Notes on Penis Morphology and Sexual Dimorphisms
VICTOR R. TOWNSEND, JR. (USA), CARLOS VÍQUEZ (Costa Rica), PETER A. VANZANDT (USA) & DANIEL N. PROUD (USA)
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2009

 Article 
Zootaxa 2270: 39-52 (22 Oct. 2009) 8 plates; 18 references                          Accepted: 1 Oct. 2009
Review of the Brazilian harvestman genus Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923 (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 2269: 65-67 (21 Oct. 2009) 1 plates; 10 references                          Accepted: 6 Oct. 2009
On the enigmatic Heterolacurbs ovalis Roewer, 1912 (Opiliones, Laniatores, Biantidae)
ABEL PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ (Brazil) & AYLIN ALEGRE BARROSO (Cuba)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2247: 51-67 (6 Oct. 2009) 0 plates; 76 references                          Accepted: 10 Sep. 2009
Catalogue of type specimens of invertebrates in the collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil. V. Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones and Scorpiones
REGIANE SATURNINO, ANA LÚCIA TOURINHO, CLARISSA SALETTE DE AZEVEDO, RENNER L. C. BAPTISTA & CÉLIO MAGALHÃES (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2241: 33-46 (28 Sep. 2009) 5 plates; 25 references                          Accepted: 1 Sep. 2009
New familial assignments for three species of Neotropical harvestmen based on cladistic analysis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & MARCOS RYOTARO HARA (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2176: 48-56 (5 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 10 references                            Accepted: 8 Jul. 2009
Cladistic analysis of the Stygninae and description of a new species of Protimesius Roewer, 1913 (Opiliones: Stygnidae)
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil) & OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA (Venezuela)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2130: 41-59 (11 Jun. 2009) 10 plates; 36 references                            Accepted: 12 May 2009
New genus of Megalopsalidinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Monoscutidae) from north-eastern Australia
CHRISTOPHER K. TAYLOR & GLENN S. HUNT (Australia)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2059: 1-22 (1 Apr. 2009) 9 plates; 28 references                           Accepted: 3 Mar. 2009
Three new Assamiidae (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Cameroon, with a redescription of Chilon robustus and comments on related species
CHRISTIAN BAUER & CARLOS E. PRIETO (Spain)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2057: 63-68 (30 Mar. 2009) 2 plates; 9 references                           Accepted: 7 Mar. 2009
A new genus of Stygninae from a relictual rainforest in Ceará, northeastern Brazil (Opiliones, Laniatores, Stygnidae)
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 2045: 65-68 (18 Mar. 2009) 0 plates; 24 references                           Accepted: 17 Feb. 2009
A new generic homonym in the Agoristenidae (Arachnida: Opiliones)
OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA (Venezuela) & ADRIANO BRILHANTE KURY (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1981: 43-56 (16 Jan. 2009) 4 plates; 23 references                           Accepted: 27 Nov. 2008
Some southern African species of the genus Rhampsinitus Simon (Opiliones: Phalangiidae)
WOJCIECH STARÊGA (Poland)
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2008

 Article 
Zootaxa 1945: 67-68 (28 Nov. 2008) 0 plates; 12 references                    Accepted: 14 Nov. 2008
Deletions from the North American harvestman (Opiliones) faunal list: Phalangomma virginicum Roewer, 1949 is a synonym of Erebomaster weyerensis (Packard, 1888) (Travunioidea: Cladonychiidae), and a note on "Crosbycus" goodnightorum Roewer, 1951 (Nemastomatidae)
WILLIAM A. SHEAR (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1932: 61-68 (14 Nov. 2008) 3 plates; 12 references                       Accepted: 16 Oct. 2008
On the systematic position of Dino Loman and Toccolus Roewer (Opiliones, Laniatores, Epedanidae), with the description of a new species from western Java, Indonesia
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1841: 53-60 (4 Aug. 2008) 3 plates; 25 references                              Accepted: 26 Jun. 2008
A new species of the genus Tithaeus from China (Arachnida: Laniatores: Epedanidae)
WEI-GUANG LIAN (P.R. China), MING-SHENG ZHU (P.R. China) & ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1809: 67-68 (25 Jun. 2008) 0 plates; 15 references                              Accepted: 20 May 2008
Nomenclatorial changes in Triaenonychidae: Sclerobunus parvus Roewer is a junior synonym of Paranonychus brunneus (Banks), Mutusnonychus Suzuki is a junior synonym of Paranonychus Briggs, and Kaolinonychinae Suzuki is a junior synonym of Paranonychinae Briggs (Opiliones: Triaenonychidae)
WILLIAM A. SHEAR & SHAHAN DERKARABETIAN (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1744: 50-58 (9 Apr. 2008) 4 plates; 25 references                              Accepted: 11 Mar. 2008
A new species of Brazilian troglobitic harvestman of the genus Iandumoema (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
MARCOS RYOTARO HARA & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1687: 51-59 (23 Jan. 2008) 6 plates; 10 references                              Accepted: 28 Dec. 2007
A review of Soaresia H. Soares, 1945, with the description of a new species from Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae)
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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2007

 Article 
Zootaxa 1558: 29-37 (24 Aug. 2007) 3 plates; 22 references                            Accepted: 20 Jul. 2007
A remarkable new species of Multumbo showing sexual dimorphism, with the transfer of Multumbo and Piassagera to the Hernandariinae (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)
Marcio B. daSilva & Adriano B. Kury (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1509: 1-15 (18 Jun. 2007) 7 plates; 32 references                            Accepted: 3 May 2007
An illustrated catalogue of the South American species of the cyphophthalmid family Neogoveidae (Arthropoda, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) with a report on 37 undescribed species
LIGIA BENAVIDES & GONZALO GIRIBET (USA)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1471: 43-51 (10 May 2007) 4 plates; 8 references                              Accepted: 7 Mar. 2007
Two new species of the enigmatic genus Stenophareus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnidae) from the Venezuelan Guiana Shield
OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA, CARLOS DONASCIMIENTO & CARLOS J. RODRIGUEZ (Venezuela)
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2006

Zootaxa 1367: 63-68 (30 Nov. 2006) 1 plate; 6 references                            Accepted: 3 Nov. 2006
First record of the genus Euepedanus from China, with the description of a new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae)
M.-S. ZHU & W.-G. LIAN (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1330: 27-42 (9 Oct. 2006)  9 plates; 36 references                       Accepted:  29 Aug. 2006
A new species of Cyphophthalmi (Arachnida, Opiliones, Sironidae) from Eastern Slovenia
T. NOVAK (Slovenia) & G. GIRIBET (USA)
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Zootaxa 1325: 267-276 (28 Sept. 2006)  1 plate; 46  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A review of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Slovenia
T. NOVAK, S.L. DELAKORDA & L.S. NOVAK (Slovenia)
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Zootaxa 1325: 255-266 (28 Sept. 2006)  5 plates; 18  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A taxonomic revision of the family Oncopodidae VI. Martensiellus, a new genus from Borneo, and the discovery of a tarsal pore organ in Oncopodidae (Opiliones: Laniatores)
P.J. SCHWENDINGER (Switzerland)
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Zootaxa 1325: 235-254 (28 Sept. 2006)  5 plates; 72  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
On the family Fissiphalliidae Martens, 1988, with descriptions of two new Amazonian species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)
A.L. TOURINHO & A.P. GONZÁLEZ (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1325: 219-233 (28 Sept. 2006)  7 plates; 5  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae)
O.VILLARREAL-MANZANILLA (Venezuela)& R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1325: 211-217 (28 Sept. 2006)  3 plates; 4  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A new Tricommatinae from the montane savanna of São Paulo (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae) 
A.B. KURY (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1325: 199-210 (28 Sept. 2006)  3 plates; 18  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Marayniocus martensi, a new genus and a new species of Peruvian harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
L. E. ACOSTA (Argentina)
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Zootaxa 1325: 191-198 (28 Sept. 2006)  2 plates; 14  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Martensolasma jocheni, a new genus and species of harvestman from Mexico (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae: Ortholasmatinae)
W.A. SHEAR (USA)
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Zootaxa 1325: 157-190 (28 Sept. 2006)  18 plates; 34  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Geographic variation of chromosomes and somatic morphology in the Japanese polymorphic species Leiobunum hiraiwai (Arachnida: Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae)
N. TSURUSAKI (Japan)
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Zootaxa 1325: 147-156 (28 Sept. 2006)  2 plates; 19  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A new Umbopilio species from Assam, NE India (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Gagrellinae)
L. KLIMEŠ (Czech Republic)
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Zootaxa 1242: 21-36 (23 Jun. 2006) 6 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 16 May 2006
Natural history and distribution of the enigmatic southern Appalachian opilionid, Fumontana deprehendor Shear (Laniatores: Triaenonychidae), with an assessment of morphological variation
S.M. THOMAS & M. HEDIN (USA) 
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2005

Zootaxa 1088: 1-10 (29 Nov. 2005) 4 plates; 5 references                                 Accepted: 29 Aug. 2005
Notes on Geraecormobius clavifemur (Mello-Leitão, 1927) and description of Geraecormobius reitzi n. sp. (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
EDUARDO G. VASCONCELOS (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1087: 45-52 (29 Nov. 2005) 4 plates; 4 references                              Accepted: 16 Aug. 2005
A new species of Metavononoides from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae)
C. P. FERREIRA, D. R. PEDROSO  & A. B. KURY  (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1053: 47-60 (23 Sept. 2005) 7 plates; 14 references                           Accepted: 7 Sept. 2005
A new Troglosiro species (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Troglosironidae) from New Caledonia
P. SHARMA & G. GIRIBET (USA)
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2004

Zootaxa 640: 1-6 (13 September 2004) 2 plates; 4 references                        Accepted: 30 Aug. 2004
A new species of Fissiphalliidae from Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest (Arachnida: Opiliones)
R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 405: 1-16 (12 January 2004) 4 plates; 37 references                Accepted: 24 December 2003
The third South American species of the genus Pectenobunus Roewer, with a new synonymy for the genus (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Sclerosomatidae, Gagrellinae)
A.L. TOURINHO-DAVIS  (Brazil)
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2003

Zootaxa 363: 1-8 (21 November 2003) 6 plates; 10 references             Accepted: 12 November 2003
A new species of Pherania Strand, 1942 from southern Brazil (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
A.B. KURY (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 329: 1-18 (15 October 2003) 11 plates; 14 references                   Accepted: 7 October 2003
A new Afrotropical Ogovea (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) from Cameroon, with a discussion on the taxonomic characters in the family Ogoveidae
G. GIRIBET (USA) & C.E. PRIETO  (Spain)
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Zootaxa 133: 1-14 (17 January 2003) 10 plates; 12 references            Accepted: 3 January 2003
A new Rakaia species (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Pettalidae) from Otago, New Zealand
S. L. BOYER & G. GIRIBET (USA)
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