Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
ISSN 0370-3908
GARCIA, Andrés F. AHUMADA-C., Daniela. Completing the puzzle: Another species of Rhaucus Simon, 1879 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae) from Colombia. []. , 42, 163, pp.200-206. ISSN 0370-3908. https://doi.org/10.18257/raccefyn.611.
Rhaucus papilionaceus (Simon, 1879) restored combination is revalidated, as previously stated by Henriksen (1932). A redescription of the species including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images and a distribution map is offered. This species represents the sixth valid species of the genus and extends its altitudinal range to lowest forests in the Colombian Andes (1500 m a.s.l.).
: Laniatores; Colombia; Taxonomy; Andes; Diversity.