Dhanus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Ideoroncidae. They are found in Asia, between Malaysia to the east and Iran and Soqotra to the west.[1] It includes the following species:[2][1]

Dhanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Ideoroncidae
Genus: Dhanus
Chamberlin, 1930

The species Dhanus siamensis has been recently reclassified in a new genus of its own called Sironcus.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Harvey, Mark S. (2016-11-01). "The systematics of the pseudoscorpion family Ideoroncidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisioidea) in the Asian region". Journal of Arachnology. 44 (3): 272–329. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-16-041.1. ISSN 0161-8202.
  2. ^ "Dhanus". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.