Spaeleoleptes is a genus of harvestmen in the family Escadabiidae with two described species (as of 2024).[1][2] Both species are found in Brazil as cave endemics.[1][3][4]

Spaeleoleptes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Laniatores
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Zalmoxoidea
Family: Escadabiidae
Genus: Spaeleoleptes
Soares, 1966
Type species
Spaeleoleptes spaeleus
Soares, 1966
Species

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Diversity
2 species

Description

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The genus Spaeleoleptes was described by Hélia Eller Monteiro Soares, 1966 with the type species Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966.[citation needed]

Species

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These species belong to the genus Spaeleoleptes:

Etymology

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The genus is Masculine. It should have been spelled “Spelaeoleptes”, from Greek σπήλαιον (cave, cavern) + truncation of pre-existing genus Gonyleptes (Kury, 2003)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Spaeleoleptes". Kury, A. et al. (2024). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Spaeleoleptes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Spaeleoleptes". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Spaeleoleptes". GBIF. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

Further reading

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  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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