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Issue: Vol. 5862 No. 1: 4 Aug. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-08-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5862.1.12
Page range: 199-200
Abstract views: 255
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Goodnightia, a new replacement name for Huasteca Cruz-López & Francke, 2015 (Opiliones: Stygnopsidae)

Institution of Higher Learning; Research and Specialized Studies; Department of Botany; Janata Mahavidyalaya; Chandrapur—442401; Maharashtra; India. (Affiliated to Gondwana University; Gadchiroli).
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales; Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP); Centro de Investigación Regional Pacífico Sur (CIRPAS); Campo Experimental Valles Centrales de Oaxaca; Melchor Ocampo 7; C.P. 68200; Santo Domingo Barrio Bajo; Villa de Etla; Oaxaca; Mexico.
Retired researcher.
Opiliones Goodnightia replacement name Huasteca Stygnopsidae

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How to Cite

Deshmukh, U.B., Cruz-López, J.A. & Francke, O.F. (2026) Goodnightia, a new replacement name for Huasteca Cruz-López & Francke, 2015 (Opiliones: Stygnopsidae). Zootaxa, 5862 (1), 199–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5862.1.12