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Curtonotidae from Guyana, Extremely Hunch-backed
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Posted on 25-10-2013 11:31
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19 May 2013, flooded forest along the Rewa River, Guyana. This was the only photo. I don't even know the family.
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Could belong to Curtonotidae.
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It is a Curtonotidae. Very likely a Curtonotum sp...
 
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I found something similar in Suriname: link. Apparently Curtonotum is the only neotropical genus of the family.

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