Gaucha (arachnid)
| Gaucha | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Mummuciidae |
| Genus: | Mello-Leitão, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| Gaucha fasciata Mello-Leitão, 1924 | |
| Species | |
| 7, see text | |
Gaucha is a genus of Mummuciid camel spiders, first described by Cândido Mello-Leitão in 1924.[1]
Species
As of January 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following seven species:[2]
- Gaucha avexada Botero-Trujillo, Ott & Carvalho, 2017 — Brazil
- Gaucha casuhati Botero-Trujillo, Ott & Carvalho, 2017 — Argentina
- Gaucha curupi Botero-Trujillo, Ott & Carvalho, 2017 — Brazil
- Gaucha eremolembra Botero-Trujillo, Ott & Carvalho, 2017 — Brazil
- Gaucha fasciata Mello-Leitão, 1924 — Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
- Gaucha ramirezi Botero-Trujillo, Ott, Mattoni, Nime & Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2019 — Argentina
- Gaucha santana Botero-Trujillo, Ott, Mattoni, Nime & Ojanguren-Affilastro, 2019 — Brazil
References
- ^ Mello-Leitão, Cândido (1924). "A new South-American solpugid". Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 28: 140–143.
- ^ "Gaucha Mello-Leitão, 1924". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.