Asarcus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Gonyleptidae with four described species (as of 2023). All species are found in Brazil.
Description The genus Asarcus was described by C. L. Koch with the type species Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839.
Species These species belong to the genus Asarcus: Asarcus ingenuus (Mello-Leitão, 1940)Brazil (São Paulo, etc.) Asarcus longipes Koch, 1839Brazil (São Paulo, etc.) Asarcus passarellii (Mello-Leitão, 1941)Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, etc.) Asarcus putunaberaba Yamaguti & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2009Brazil (Minas Gerais, etc.)
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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