MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 30323

Huitaca ventralis Shear, 1979

Paratype of Huitaca ventralis

Date Collected:

1974-05-14

South America: Colombia: Norte De Santander | 30 km. S of Chinacota

Current Identification
Huitaca ventralis Shear, 1979
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Opiliones Cyphophthalmi Neogoveidae
Determiner: William A. Shear
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Benavides Silva and Giribet 2013 Description: MCZ Bulletin, Vol. 161 no.1;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Benavides Silva and Giribet 2013 Description: MCZ Bulletin, Vol. 161 no.1

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 2 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]
Remarks: 1
age class juvenile [no agent data]
Remarks: 1

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  • Shear (1979) mentioned that one male and one juvenile paratypes were deposited at the MCZ accompanying the holotype, however, the tube labeled as “paratypes” contains one male and three juveniles.

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Colombia
  • State/Province:
  • Norte De Santander
  • Specific Locality:
  • 30 km. S of Chinacota
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • COLOMBIA, Norte de Santander, 30 km. S of Chinacota
  • Elevation:
  • 8000 ft
  • Georeference:
  • 7.33621500°, -72.601078° (Error radius: 24769m) By: Brendan Haley on 2019-06-10 (Source: GEOLocate batch georeferencing, 2019-06-10)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1974-05-14
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 14/5/1974
  • Collector:
  • Stewart Blaine Peck

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