Meterginus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with fifteen described species (as of early 2025). The species are from eastern Mexico & Central America, although a few have been described from outlying geographic regions.
Description The genus Meterginus was described by F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1905 with the type species Meterginus basalis Pickard-Cambridge, 1905. The genus was later included in the subfamily Metergininae.
Species These species belong to the genus Meterginus:
Meterginus affinis Colombia Meterginus albonotatus Mexico (Chiapas) Meterginus apicalis Guatemala Meterginus basalis Guatemala, later Mexico Meterginus dorsalis Guatemala Meterginus flavicinctus Colombia Meterginus inermipes Costa Rica Meterginus latesulfureus Brazil Meterginus marginellus Colombia Meterginus obscurus Colombia Meterginus prosopis Ecuador Meterginus simonis Colombia Meterginus tibialis Guatemala Meterginus togatus Colombia Meterginus zilchi El Salvador
Else, for former Meterginus marmoratus (Roewer, 1912), see Rhaucus marmoratus (Roewer, 1912) For former Meterginus serratus Roewer, 1912 see Rhaucus serratus (Roewer, 1912)
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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