Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zalmoxoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Opiliones
Subordo: Laniatores
Infraordo: Grassatores
Superfamilia: Zalmoxoidea

Familia: Zalmoxidae
Genus: Zalmoxis
Species: Zalmoxis furcifer

Name

  • Zalmoxis furcifer Sharma, 2012: 25, figs. 19–22, 25
Holotype: QM [ex MCZ DNA106311], ♂, collected 26 April 2011 by R.M. Clouse and P.P. Sharma from sifted litter.
Type locality: Daintree National Park, Cape Tribulation Road, Emmagen Creek, adjacent to “4WD track”, Cape Tribulation section, Queensland (16° 3' 40.9" S, 145° 27' 42.2" E), Australia, 30 m elevation.
Etymology: The name refers to the incidence of polymorphism in males of this species, likely indicative of alternative mating strategies. Derived from Latin, “furcifer” meaning “rascal” or “scoundrel”

References

  • Sharma, P.P. 2012: New Australasian Zalmoxidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) and a new case of male polymorphism in Opiliones. Zootaxa, 3236: 1–35. Preview
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