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Gervais, P. (1844) Ac\u00e8res Phryn\u00e9ides, Scorpionides, Solpugides, Phalangides et Acarides","DOI":"10.2108\/zsj.27.697"},{"key":"#cr-split#-37639.2","unstructured":"Dic\u00e8res \u00c9pizo\u00efques, Aphanipt\u00e8res et Thysanoures. In<\/em>: Walckenaer, C.A. (Org.), Histoire naturelle des Insectes Apt\u00e8res<\/em>. 3<\/em>. Librairie Encyclop\u00e9dique de Roret, Paris, pp. 94-131, Atlas 3 pls. 28-30 and 4 pls. 46-47.<\/p>

Gonz\u00e1lez-Sponga, M.A. (1992) Aracnidos de Venezuela. Opiliones Laniatores II. Familia Cosmetidae.<\/em> Acad. Cienc. Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, 432 pp.<\/p>

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Koch, C.L. (1839b) \u00dcbersicht des Arachnidensystems<\/em>. Zweites Heft. C.H. Zeh, N\u00fcrnberg, 38 pp., 6 pls.<\/p>

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Kury, A.B. (2003) Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ib\u00e9rica de Aracnolog\u00eda<\/em>, Vol. especial monogr\u00e1fico, 1, 1-337.<\/p>

Kury, A.B. (2013) Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833. In<\/em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.), Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). Zootaxa<\/em>, 3703 (1), 27-33.
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Perty, J.A.M. (1833) Delectus animalium articulatorum, quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I Bavariae Regis augustissimi peracto, collegerunt Dr. J. B. de Spix et Dr. C. F. Ph. de Martius. Vol. 3. [Opiliones, pp 201-209]. [\"1830-1834\"]<\/em> Friedrich Fleischer, Monachii [= M\u00fcnchen], 224 pp., pl. 25-40.<\/p>

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Sherborn, C.D. (1914) On the dates of publication of C. W. Hahn and C. L. Koch, 'Die Arachniden,' 1831-1849. Annals and Magazine of Natural History<\/em>, Series, 14 (79), 143-144.<\/p>

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Ferreira, C.P. & Kury, A.B. (2010) A review of Roquettea<\/em>, with description of three new Brazilian species and notes on Gryne<\/em> (Opiliones, Cosmetidae, Discosomaticinae). Zoological Science<\/em>, 27, 697-708.
http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.2108\/zsj.27.697<\/p>

Gervais, P. (1844) Ac\u00e8res Phryn\u00e9ides, Scorpionides, Solpugides, Phalangides et Acarides; Dic\u00e8res \u00c9pizo\u00efques, Aphanipt\u00e8res et Thysanoures. In<\/em>: Walckenaer, C.A. (Org.), Histoire naturelle des Insectes Apt\u00e8res<\/em>. 3<\/em>. Librairie Encyclop\u00e9dique de Roret, Paris, pp. 94-131, Atlas 3 pls. 28-30 and 4 pls. 46-47.<\/p>

Gonz\u00e1lez-Sponga, M.A. (1992) Aracnidos de Venezuela. Opiliones Laniatores II. Familia Cosmetidae.<\/em> Acad. Cienc. Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, 432 pp.<\/p>

Goodnight, J.C. & Goodnight, M.L. (1953) The opilionid fauna of Chiapas, Mexico, and adjacent areas. American Museum Novitates,<\/em> 1610, 1-81.<\/p>

Koch, C.L. (1839a) Die Arachniden getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Band 7 (Parts 1-5)<\/em>. C. H. Zeh'schen Buchhandlung, N\u00fcrnberg, 106 pp., 30 pls.<\/p>

Koch, C.L. (1839b) \u00dcbersicht des Arachnidensystems<\/em>. Zweites Heft. C.H. Zeh, N\u00fcrnberg, 38 pp., 6 pls.<\/p>

Koch, C.L. (1840) Die Arachniden getreu nach der Natur abgebildet und beschrieben. Band 7 (Part 6)<\/em>. C. H. Zeh'schen Buchhandlung, N\u00fcrnberg, 38pp., 6 pls.<\/p>

Kury, A.B. (2003) Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ib\u00e9rica de Aracnolog\u00eda<\/em>, Vol. especial monogr\u00e1fico, 1, 1-337.<\/p>

Kury, A.B. (2013) Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833. In<\/em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.), Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). Zootaxa<\/em>, 3703 (1), 27-33.
http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.11646\/zootaxa.3703.1.7<\/p>

Kury, A.B. & Barros, CM. (2014) A new genus and eight new species of Amazonian cosmetines (Opiliones, Laniatores, Cosmetidae). Zoological Studies<\/em>, 53, 1-46.
http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1186\/s40555-014-0024-4<\/p>

Kury, A.B. & Orrico, V.G.D. (2006) A new species of Lacronia<\/em> Strand, 1942 from the highlands of Rio de Janeiro (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae). Revista Ib\u00e9rica de Aracnologia<\/em>, 13, 147-153.<\/p>

Kury, A.B., Villarreal-Manzanilla, O. & Costa, C.S. (2007) Redescription of the type species of Cynorta<\/em> Koch, 1839 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae). The Journal of Arachnology<\/em>, 35 (2), 325-333.
http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1636\/H06-35.1<\/p>

Perty, J.A.M. (1833) Delectus animalium articulatorum, quae in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX [1817-1820] jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I Bavariae Regis augustissimi peracto, collegerunt Dr. J. B. de Spix et Dr. C. F. Ph. de Martius. Vol. 3. [Opiliones, pp 201-209]. [\"1830-1834\"]<\/em> Friedrich Fleischer, Monachii [= M\u00fcnchen], 224 pp., pl. 25-40.<\/p>

Pickard-Cambridge, F.O. (1904-1905) [Order Opiliones]. Arachnida. Araneidea and Opiliones. In: Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. (Eds.), Biologia centrali-Americana<\/em>, pp. 546-585, pls. 52-54. [London, 2: pp. i-ix + 1-610, pls. 1-54. 1904, pp. 545-560, pl. 52; 1905, pp. 561-610, pls. 53, 54].<\/p>

Pinto-da-Rocha, R. & Yamaguti, H. (2013) Paecilaema batman<\/em>, a new species of Brazilian troglophilous harvestman that exhibits a remarkable color patches variation. Zoologia<\/em>, 30, 441-446.
http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1590\/S1984-46702013000400011<\/p>

Roewer, C.F. (1912a) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Weberknechte Kolumbiens. In<\/em>: O. Fuhrmann & E. Mayor (Eds.), Voyage d'exploration scientifique en Colombie. M\u00e9moires de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 neuch\u00e2teloise des Sciences naturelles, 5 [\"1914\"]<\/em>, Attinger Fr\u00e8res, Neuchatel, pp. 139-159, pl. 7.<\/p>

Roewer, C.F. (1912b) Die Familie der Cosmetiden Opiliones-Laniatores. Archiv f\u00fcr Naturgeschichte<\/em>, Abt. A, Original-Arbeiten, 78 (10), 1-122, taf. 1-2.<\/p>

Roewer, C.F. (1923) Die Weberknechte der Erde. Systematische Bearbeitung der bisher bekannten Opiliones<\/em>. Gustav Fischer, Jena, 1116 pp.<\/p>

Roewer, C.F. (1928) Weitere Weberknechte II. (2. Erg\u00e4nzung der Weberknechte der Erde, 1923). Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen, 26"},{"key":"#cr-split#-37639.12","unstructured":"(3) [\"1927\"], 527-632, 1 pl.<\/p>

Roewer, C.F. (1947) Diagnosen neuer Gattungen und Arten der Opiliones Laniatores (Arachn.) aus C.F. Roewer's Sammlung im Senckenberg-Museum. 1. Cosmetidae. [Weitere Weberknechte XII]. Senckenbergiana<\/em>, 28 (1\/3), 7-57, pls. 1-12. [Frankfurt]<\/p>

Sherborn, C.D. (1914) On the dates of publication of C. W. Hahn and C. L. Koch, 'Die Arachniden,' 1831-1849. Annals and Magazine of Natural History<\/em>, Series, 14 (79), 143-144.<\/p>

Simon, E. (1879) Essai d'une classification des Opiliones Mecostethi. Remarques synonymiques et descriptions d'esp\u00e8ces nouvelles. Premi\u00e8re partie. Annales de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Entomologique de Belgique<\/em>, 22, 183-241.<\/p>

Trajano, E. (1987) Fauna cavern\u00edcola brasileira: composi\u00e7\u00e3o e caracteriza\u00e7\u00e3o preliminar. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia<\/em>, 3 (8), 533-561.<\/p>

Trajano, E. & Gnaspini, P. (1991) Composi\u00e7\u00e3o da fauna cavern\u00edcola brasileira, com uma an\u00e1lise preliminar da distribui\u00e7\u00e3o dos t\u00e1xons. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia<\/em>, 7 (3), 83-407.<\/p>

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