Benavides, Ligia;Giribet, Gonzalo
Neogoveidae
Sign in to saveThe Neogoveidae are a family of harvestmen with 27 described species in eight genera. However, eight species of Huitaca, 17 species of Metagovea and 12 species of Neogovea are currently awaiting description.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- Family
- Neogoveidae
- Collections
- MCZ
- Recorded in
- Guyana, Brazil, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea
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- Parent taxon
- Cyphophthalmi
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The Neogoveidae are a family of harvestmen with 27 described species in eight genera. However, eight species of Huitaca, 17 species of Metagovea and 12 species of Neogovea are currently awaiting description.
==Name== The name is a combination of Ancient Greek neo "new" and Ogoveidae, a previously described family of Cyphophthalmi that is closely related to Neogoveidae.
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