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A stellar configuration in Gonyleptidae: Nyctaster, a new genus of Neopachylinae from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest (Arachnida: Opiliones)

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  • 1. Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional / UFRJ, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20.940-040, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil

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Carvalho, Rafael N., Kury, Adriano B. (2025): A stellar configuration in Gonyleptidae: Nyctaster, a new genus of Neopachylinae from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest (Arachnida: Opiliones). Zootaxa 5729 (1): 43-74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5729.1.2, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.1.2

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