Biology:Metapellobunus
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Metapellobunus is a genus of harvestmen in the Grassatores with three described species (as of January 2025).[1][2] Two species are found in the Lesser Antilles, and one in Ecuador.[1][3] An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Pérez-González et al. (2025).[4]
Description
The genus Metapellobunus was described by Roewer, 1923[5] with the type species Pellobunus unicolor Roewer, 1912.[6]
Species
These species belong to the genus Metapellobunus:
- Metapellobunus lapidosus Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
- Metapellobunus lutzi (Goodnight & Goodnight 1942) – Dominica
- Metapellobunus unicolor Roewer, 1912 – US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas.)
Etymology
The genus is masculine.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Metapellobunus" (in en). https://wcolite.com.
- ↑ "Metapellobunus Roewer, 1923" (in en). https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5QHB.
- ↑ "Metapellobunus" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1600090-Metapellobunus.
- ↑ Pérez-González, Abel; Mamani, Vanesa; Proud, Daniel N. (2025). "On the genus Neoscotolemon (Opiliones: Laniatores: Samooidea incertae sedis) with the description of one new species.". Zootaxa 5563 (1): 109–165.. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5563.1.11.
- ↑ Roewer, Carl F. (1923). Die Weberknechte der Erde. Systematische Bearbeitung der bisher bekannten Opiliones.. Jena, Germany: Gustav Fischer. pp. 1-1116.
- ↑ Roewer, Carl F. (1912). "Die Familien der Assamiiden und Phalangodiden der Opiliones-Laniatores (= Assamiden, Dampetriden, Phalangodiden, Epedaniden, Biantiden, Zalmoxiden, Samoiden, Palpipediden anderer Autoren).". Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften, herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg 19 (4): 1–294.
Further reading
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
External links
Data related to Metapellobunus at Wikispecies
Wikidata ☰ Q109287453 entry
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