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Editor, Dr Abel Pérez González (abelaracno@gmail.comLaniatores
Grupo de Sistemática e Biologia Evolutiva (GSE), Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Sócio-Ambiental (NUPEM), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
CP 119331, CEP 27910-970 Macaé RJ BRAZIL
Editor, Dr Axel Schönhofer (Axel.Schoenhofer@uni-mainz.deDyspnoi, Eupnoi
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz,  Institut für Zoologie,  Abteilung IV Systematische Zoologie,  Müllerweg 6,  D-55128 Mainz, Germany
Editor, Dr Peter J. Schwendinger (peter.schwendinger@ville-ge.chCyphophthalmi
Department of Arthropodology and Entomology I, Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 6434, CH-1211, Geneva 6, Switzerland

2010

Article 
Zootaxa 2508: 45–55 (16 Jun. 2010) 6 plates; 33 references                              Accepted: 8 May 2010
Canga renatae, a new genus and species of Cyphophthalmi from Brazilian
Amazon caves (Opiliones: Neogoveidae)
MARCIO BERNARDINO DASILVA (Brazil), RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil) & GONZALO
GIRIBET (USA)
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Article 
Zootaxa 2414: 1–26 (30 Mar. 2010) 10 plates; 48 references                           Accepted: 24 Feb. 2010
Key to the Species of Cosmetidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Central America,
with Notes on Penis Morphology and Sexual Dimorphisms
VICTOR R. TOWNSEND, JR. (USA), CARLOS VÍQUEZ (Costa Rica), PETER A. VANZANDT (USA)
& DANIEL N. PROUD (USA)
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2009

 Article 
Zootaxa 2270: 39-52 (22 Oct. 2009) 8 plates; 18 references                          Accepted: 1 Oct. 2009
Review of the Brazilian harvestman genus Roeweria Mello-Leitão, 1923
(Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
CIBELE BRAGAGNOLO & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 2269: 65-67 (21 Oct. 2009) 1 plates; 10 references                          Accepted: 6 Oct. 2009
On the enigmatic Heterolacurbs ovalis Roewer, 1912
(Opiliones, Laniatores, Biantidae)
ABEL PÉREZ-GONZÁLEZ (Brazil) & AYLIN ALEGRE BARROSO (Cuba)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2247: 51-67 (6 Oct. 2009) 0 plates; 76 references                          Accepted: 10 Sep. 2009
Catalogue of type specimens of invertebrates in the collection of the Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil. V. Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones and Scorpiones
REGIANE SATURNINO, ANA LÚCIA TOURINHO, CLARISSA SALETTE DE AZEVEDO, RENNER
L. C. BAPTISTA & CÉLIO MAGALHÃES (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 2241: 33-46 (28 Sep. 2009) 5 plates; 25 references                          Accepted: 1 Sep. 2009
New familial assignments for three species of Neotropical harvestmen based on
cladistic analysis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA & MARCOS RYOTARO HARA (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2176: 48-56 (5 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 10 references                            Accepted: 8 Jul. 2009
Cladistic analysis of the Stygninae and description of a new species of
Protimesius Roewer, 1913 (Opiliones: Stygnidae)
RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil) & OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA (Venezuela)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2130: 41-59 (11 Jun. 2009) 10 plates; 36 references                            Accepted: 12 May 2009
New genus of Megalopsalidinae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Monoscutidae) from north-eastern Australia
CHRISTOPHER K. TAYLOR & GLENN S. HUNT (Australia)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2059: 1-22 (1 Apr. 2009) 9 plates; 28 references                           Accepted: 3 Mar. 2009
Three new Assamiidae (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Cameroon, with a
redescription of Chilon robustus and comments on related species
CHRISTIAN BAUER & CARLOS E. PRIETO (Spain)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 2057: 63-68 (30 Mar. 2009) 2 plates; 9 references                           Accepted: 7 Mar. 2009
A new genus of Stygninae from a relictual rainforest in Ceará, northeastern
Brazil (Opiliones, Laniatores, Stygnidae)
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 2045: 65-68 (18 Mar. 2009) 0 plates; 24 references                           Accepted: 17 Feb. 2009
A new generic homonym in the Agoristenidae (Arachnida: Opiliones)
OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA (Venezuela) & ADRIANO BRILHANTE KURY (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1981: 43-56 (16 Jan. 2009) 4 plates; 23 references                           Accepted: 27 Nov. 2008
Some southern African species of the genus Rhampsinitus Simon
(Opiliones: Phalangiidae)
WOJCIECH STARÊGA (Poland)

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2008

 Article 
Zootaxa 1945: 67-68 (28 Nov. 2008) 0 plates; 12 references                    Accepted: 14 Nov. 2008
Deletions from the North American harvestman (Opiliones) faunal list:
Phalangomma virginicum Roewer, 1949 is a synonym of Erebomaster weyerensis (Packard, 1888) (Travunioidea: Cladonychiidae), and a note on "Crosbycus" goodnightorum Roewer, 1951 (Nemastomatidae)
WILLIAM A. SHEAR (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1932: 61-68 (14 Nov. 2008) 3 plates; 12 references                       Accepted: 16 Oct. 2008
On the systematic position of Dino Loman and Toccolus Roewer (Opiliones, Laniatores, Epedanidae), with the description of a new species from western Java, Indonesia
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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 Article 
Zootaxa 1841: 53-60 (4 Aug. 2008) 3 plates; 25 references                              Accepted: 26 Jun. 2008
A new species of the genus Tithaeus from China (Arachnida: Laniatores: Epedanidae)
WEI-GUANG LIAN (P.R. China), MING-SHENG ZHU (P.R. China) & ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)

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 Correspondence 
Zootaxa 1809: 67-68 (25 Jun. 2008) 0 plates; 15 references                              Accepted: 20 May 2008
Nomenclatorial changes in Triaenonychidae: Sclerobunus parvus Roewer is a junior synonym of Paranonychus brunneus (Banks), Mutusnonychus Suzuki is a junior synonym of Paranonychus Briggs, and Kaolinonychinae Suzuki is a junior synonym of Paranonychinae Briggs (Opiliones: Triaenonychidae)
WILLIAM A. SHEAR & SHAHAN DERKARABETIAN (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1744: 50-58 (9 Apr. 2008) 4 plates; 25 references                              Accepted: 11 Mar. 2008
A new species of Brazilian troglobitic harvestman of the genus Iandumoema (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
MARCOS RYOTARO HARA & RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1687: 51-59 (23 Jan. 2008) 6 plates; 10 references                              Accepted: 28 Dec. 2007
A review of Soaresia H. Soares, 1945, with the description of a new species from Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae)
ADRIANO B. KURY (Brazil)
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2007

 Article 
Zootaxa 1558: 29-37 (24 Aug. 2007) 3 plates; 22 references                            Accepted: 20 Jul. 2007
A remarkable new species of Multumbo showing sexual dimorphism, with the transfer of Multumbo and Piassagera to the Hernandariinae (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)
Marcio B. daSilva & Adriano B. Kury (Brazil)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1509: 1-15 (18 Jun. 2007) 7 plates; 32 references                            Accepted: 3 May 2007
An illustrated catalogue of the South American species of the cyphophthalmid family Neogoveidae (Arthropoda, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) with a report on 37 undescribed species
LIGIA BENAVIDES & GONZALO GIRIBET (USA)

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 Article 
Zootaxa 1471: 43-51 (10 May 2007) 4 plates; 8 references                              Accepted: 7 Mar. 2007
Two new species of the enigmatic genus Stenophareus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Stygnidae) from the Venezuelan Guiana Shield
OSVALDO VILLARREAL MANZANILLA, CARLOS DONASCIMIENTO & CARLOS J. RODRIGUEZ (Venezuela)

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2006

Zootaxa 1367: 63-68 (30 Nov. 2006) 1 plate; 6 references                            Accepted: 3 Nov. 2006
First record of the genus Euepedanus from China, with the description of a new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae)
M.-S. ZHU & W.-G. LIAN (P.R. China)
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Zootaxa 1330: 27-42 (9 Oct. 2006)  9 plates; 36 references                       Accepted:  29 Aug. 2006
A new species of Cyphophthalmi (Arachnida, Opiliones, Sironidae) from Eastern Slovenia
T. NOVAK (Slovenia) & G. GIRIBET (USA)
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Zootaxa 1325: 267-276 (28 Sept. 2006)  1 plate; 46  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A review of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Slovenia

T. NOVAK, S.L. DELAKORDA & L.S. NOVAK (Slovenia)

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Zootaxa 1325: 255-266 (28 Sept. 2006)  5 plates; 18  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A taxonomic revision of the family Oncopodidae VI. Martensiellus, a new genus from Borneo, and the discovery of a tarsal pore organ in Oncopodidae (Opiliones: Laniatores)
P.J. SCHWENDINGER (Switzerland)

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Zootaxa 1325: 235-254 (28 Sept. 2006)  5 plates; 72  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
On the family Fissiphalliidae Martens, 1988, with descriptions of two new Amazonian species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores)

A.L. TOURINHO & A.P. GONZÁLEZ (Brazil)

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Zootaxa 1325: 219-233 (28 Sept. 2006)  7 plates; 5  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae)
O.VILLARREAL-MANZANILLA (Venezuela)& R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1325: 211-217 (28 Sept. 2006)  3 plates; 4  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A new Tricommatinae from the montane savanna of São Paulo (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae) 

A.B. KURY (Brazil)

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Zootaxa 1325: 199-210 (28 Sept. 2006)  3 plates; 18  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Marayniocus martensi, a new genus and a new species of Peruvian harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)

L. E. ACOSTA (Argentina)

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Zootaxa 1325: 191-198 (28 Sept. 2006)  2 plates; 14  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Martensolasma jocheni, a new genus and species of harvestman from Mexico (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae: Ortholasmatinae)

W.A. SHEAR (USA)

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Zootaxa 1325: 157-190 (28 Sept. 2006)  18 plates; 34  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
Geographic variation of chromosomes and somatic morphology in the Japanese polymorphic species Leiobunum hiraiwai (Arachnida: Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae)

N. TSURUSAKI (Japan)

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Zootaxa 1325: 147-156 (28 Sept. 2006)  2 plates; 19  references                      Accepted:  25 Jul. 2006
A new Umbopilio species from Assam, NE India (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Gagrellinae)

L. KLIMEŠ (Czech Republic)

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Zootaxa 1242: 21-36 (23 Jun. 2006) 6 plates; 18 references                              Accepted: 16 May 2006
Natural history and distribution of the enigmatic southern Appalachian opilionid, Fumontana deprehendor Shear (Laniatores: Triaenonychidae), with an assessment of morphological variation
S.M. THOMAS & M. HEDIN (USA) 
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2005

Zootaxa 1088: 1-10 (29 Nov. 2005) 4 plates; 5 references                                 Accepted: 29 Aug. 2005
Notes on Geraecormobius clavifemur (Mello-Leitão, 1927) and description of Geraecormobius reitzi n. sp. (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
EDUARDO G. VASCONCELOS (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1087: 45-52 (29 Nov. 2005) 4 plates; 4 references                              Accepted: 16 Aug. 2005
A new species of Metavononoides from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Arachnida: Opiliones: Cosmetidae)
C. P. FERREIRA, D. R. PEDROSO  & A. B. KURY  (Brazil)
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Zootaxa 1053: 47-60 (23 Sept. 2005) 7 plates; 14 references                           Accepted: 7 Sept. 2005
A new Troglosiro species (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Troglosironidae) from New Caledonia
P. SHARMA & G. GIRIBET (USA)
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2004

Zootaxa 640: 1-6 (13 September 2004) 2 plates; 4 references                        Accepted: 30 Aug. 2004
A new species of Fissiphalliidae from Brazilian Amazon Rain Forest (Arachnida: Opiliones)
R. PINTO-DA-ROCHA (Brazil)

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Zootaxa 405: 1-16 (12 January 2004) 4 plates; 37 references                Accepted: 24 December 2003
The third South American species of the genus Pectenobunus Roewer, with a new synonymy for the genus (Opiliones, Eupnoi, Sclerosomatidae, Gagrellinae)
A.L. TOURINHO-DAVIS  (Brazil)

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2003

Zootaxa 363: 1-8 (21 November 2003) 6 plates; 10 references             Accepted: 12 November 2003
A new species of Pherania Strand, 1942 from southern Brazil (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
A.B. KURY (Brazil)

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Zootaxa 329: 1-18 (15 October 2003) 11 plates; 14 references                   Accepted: 7 October 2003
A new Afrotropical Ogovea (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) from Cameroon, with a discussion on the taxonomic characters in the family Ogoveidae
G. GIRIBET (USA) & C.E. PRIETO  (Spain)

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Zootaxa 133: 1-14 (17 January 2003) 10 plates; 12 references            Accepted: 3 January 2003
A new Rakaia species (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Pettalidae) from Otago, New Zealand
S. L. BOYER & G. GIRIBET (USA)

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