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 princeps

Name

  • Zalmoxis princeps Sharma, 2012: 6, figs. 1–4
Holotype: MNHN [ex MCZ DNA102358], ♂, collected 29 April 2007 by J. Murienne and P.P. Sharma from sifted litter.
Type locality: Port Boisé Bay (22° 20' 31.3" S, 166° 57' 33.3" E), New Caledonia, 1 m elevation.
Etymology: The name refers to the embellished armature of the legs and opisthosomal sternites in males of this species. From Latin, “princeps, principis” meaning “first, chief, sovereign”.

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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