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Bourguyiinae Mello-Leitão, 1923 is a subfamily of Gonyleptidae with 2 genera and 10 species from Brazil. It was reviewed in 2009 by Yamaguti and Pinto-da-Rocha.
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Identification Key[]
According to Yamaguti & Pinto-da-Rocha (2009)
For Males[]
1. Trochanter IV with an inner hook-shaped apophysis, directed anteriorly (Fig. 2); with two well-developed dorsal apophyses, ad with the posterior apophysis larger than the anterior apophysis (Fig. 45). Whole coxa IV wide, surpassing the lateral margins of dorsal scutum in total width (dorsal view) (Fig. 2); apex reaching or passing the posterior margin of dorsal scutum (Fig. 3) ...................................................... Bourguyia
Trochanter IV without inner apophysis (Fig. 14); posterior dorsal apophysis smaller than anterior one, sometimes reduced to a tubercle (Fig. 54). Coxa IV narrow, almost hidden under dorsal scutum (Fig. 15); the apex is evident but does not reach the posterior margin of the dorsal scutum (Fig. 16)..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Asarcus
References[]
HUMBERTO Y. YAMAGUTI , RICARDO PINTO-DA-ROCHA, Taxonomic review of Bourguyiinae, cladistic analysis, and a new hypothesis of biogeographic relationships of the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest (Arachnida: Opiliones, Gonyleptidae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 156, Issue 2, June 2009, Pages 319–362, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00484.x
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