Biology:Metalacurbs foordi
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Short description: Species of harvestman
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/MetalacurbsM. foordi
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| Template:Taxonomy/MetalacurbsMetalacurbs foordi Pérez-González & Mamani, 2024
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Metalacurbs foordi is a species of harvestman in the family Biantidae,[1] known only from one male specimen collected from the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana in 2013. Its biology is unknown.[2]
Etymology
The specific epithet foordi honors the South African arachnologist Stefan Hendrik Foord (1971-2023) for his contributions to African arachnology.[3]
Description
Metalacurbs foordi is 2.78 mm long and 1.14 mm wide. It can be distinguished from other species in the subfamily Lacurbsinae by a basally enlarged second metatarsus and dorsal spines on the fourth femur. Additionally, it is the only Lacurbsinae species for which the male genitalia are described.[2]
References
- ↑ Kury, Adriano B (2025). "World Catalogue of Opiliones". https://wcolite.com/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pérez-González, Abel; Mamani, Vanesa (2024-12-04). "Metalacurbs foordi sp. nov., a new Lacurbsinae (Opiliones, Laniatores, Biantidae) from Ankasa National Park, Ghana". African Invertebrates 65 (2): 199–211. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.138398. ISSN 2305-2562. Bibcode: 2024AfrIn..65..199P. https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/138398/.
- ↑ "In Memory – Stefan Foord | Centre for Invasion Biology" (in en-US). 2024-03-08. https://blogs.sun.ac.za/cib/in-memory-stefan-foord/.
Wikidata ☰ Q131904692 entry
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