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The harvestman genus Taracus Simon 1879, and the new genus Oskoron (Opiliones: Ischyropsalidoidea: Taracidae)

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Shear, William A., Warfel, Joseph G. (2016): The harvestman genus Taracus Simon 1879, and the new genus Oskoron (Opiliones: Ischyropsalidoidea: Taracidae). Zootaxa 4180 (1): 1-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4180.1.1

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