Pantopsalis is a genus of eleven species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. They are all endemic to New Zealand. Males of some species are notable for their enlarged chelicerae.[1][2]
Pantopsalis | |
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Pantopsalis listeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Family: | Neopilionidae |
Genus: | Pantopsalis Simon, 1879 |
Type species | |
Phalangium listeri White, 1849
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The following species are considered valid:
- Pantopsalis albipalpis Pocock 1902
- Pantopsalis cheliferoides (Colenso 1882)
- Pantopsalis coronata Pocock 1903
- Pantopsalis halli Hogg 1920
- Pantopsalis johnsi Forster 1964
- Pantopsalis listeri (White 1849)
- Pantopsalis luna (Forster 1944)
- Pantopsalis phocator Taylor 2004
- Pantopsalis pococki Hogg 1920
- Pantopsalis rennelli Forster 1964
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Christopher K. (2004). "New Zealand harvestmen of the subfamily Megalopsalidinae (Opiliones: Monoscutidae) - the genus Pantopsalis". Tuhinga 15: 53-76.
- ^ Taylor, Christopher K. (2014). "Further notes on New Zealand Enantiobuninae (Opiliones, Neopilionidae), with the description of a new genus and two new species". ZooKeys (263): 59–73. doi:10.3897/zookeys.263.4158. PMC 3591764. PMID 23653517.