Check List 13(6): 837-843, doi: 10.15560/13.6.837
New records of Acritas bilineatus Sørensen, 1932 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae) in Venezuela
expand article infoAndrés García‡, Nestor Sánchez§, Antonio Augusto De Ascencao Da Silva|
‡ Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil§ Universidad de Los Andes. Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Biología., Mérida, Venezuela| Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela

Corresponding author: Andrés García ( agarciarinc@gmail.com )

Academic editor: Ivan L. F. Magalhaes
© 2017 Andrés García, Nestor Sánchez, Antonio De Ascencao Da Silva.
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Citation: García AF, Sánchez-Guillén N, Ascenção A De (2017) New records of Acritas bilineatus Sørensen, 1932 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae) in Venezuela. Check List 13(6): 837-843. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.6.837
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Abstract

Acritas bilineatus is reported for the first time from Barinas, Táchira and Yaracuy states in Venezuela, increasing its range extension 350 km at Southwest from its known distribution. Photographs of habitus, variations of dorsal scutum blots, leg IV armature and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of the penis are provided.

Keywords
Laniatores, Andean forest, lowlands, new records, SEM