Erginulus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with twenty-nine described species (as of early 2025). The species are from eastern Mexico & Northern Central America, although a few have been described from outlying geographic regions.
Description The genus Erginulus was described by Roewer, 1912 with the type species Erginus serratipes Roewer, 1912. The genus was later included in the subfamily Metergininae.
Species These species belong to the genus Erginulus:
Erginulus arcuatus Guatemala Erginulus australis Colombia Erginulus bimaculatus Mexico (Campeche) Erginulus biserratus Guatemala Erginulus brevispinosus Honduras Erginulus castaneus Bahamas Erginulus centralis Mexico (Durango, later allegedly Tamaulipas) Erginulus clavipes Guatemala, Mexico Erginulus clavotibialis Mexico (Yucatán, etc), Guatemala, Belize Erginulus crassescens Guatemala Erginulus cristatus Guatemala Erginulus erectispinus Guatemala Erginulus figuratus Costa Rica Erginulus gervaisii Mexico (Yucatán) Erginulus leviarcuatus Mexico (Veracruz) Erginulus pectiginerus Guatemala, Honduras Erginulus pulcher Mexico (Veracruz) Erginulus quadricristatus Cuba Erginulus rectus Guatemala Erginulus roeweri Mexico (Yucatán) Erginulus serratifer Guatemala Erginulus serratipes Guatemala Erginulus serratofemoralis Belize Erginulus simplicipes Guatemala Erginulus singularis Belize Erginulus sinuosus Guatemala Erginulus subserialis Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica Erginulus triangularis Guatemala Erginulus weyerensis Belize
Etymology The genus is masculine.
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Further reading
(eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA.
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