Genus of harvestmen
Taito is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae. The genus is endemic to the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy.
The genus is named for the Japanese video game company Taito because the colorful body marks of the species in this genus resemble the aliens from their "Space Invaders" video game. The type species of the genus, "Taito spaceinvaders", is named for the game as well. Another species is named for the similar 1981 game, "Galaga".
Some species in this genus were formerly placed in "Cynortula", "Eucynortella", and "Cynorta"; however, the general taxonomy of Cosmetidae is poorly known and so most genera are monotypic genera or wastebin taxa. These species were moved to "Taito" largely based on morphological evidence.
Species.
There are currently 15 described species in "Taito":
References.
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