Calathocratus africanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Troguloidea
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: Dyspnoi Superfamilia: Troguloidea

Familia: Trogulidae
Genus: Calathocratus
Species: Calathocratus africanus

Name

Calathocratus africanus Lucas, 1846.

Type locality: Algeria, Algiers

Typus: Syntype male(s) ♂, female(s) ♀ MNHN. See also syntypes from different localities.

Synonyms

• Trogulus africanus Lucas, 1846: 304, pl. 21, fig. 4. Protonym.
• Trogulocratus tunetanus Roewer, 1950: 55. Synonym in Schönhofer 2013: 51.
  • Type locality: Tunisia, "Sfax, Tunis".
    • Typus: Unknown - likely SMF
• Calathocratus africanus (Lucas, 1846): Simon, 1879: 301. New combination.

References

Primary references

• Lucas, H. 1846–1849. Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842 publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique. Sciences Physiques. Zoologie. II. Histoire naturelle des animaux articulés. Deuxième partie. Insectes [coléoptères]. A. Bertrand, Paris. 590 pp. [+ 47 associated pls]. BHL. Gallica. [pls. 1–47.] Reference page. 
• Roewer, C.F. 1950. Über Ischyropsalididae und Trogulidae. [Weitere Weberknechte XV]. Senckenbergiana 31: 11–56. Reference page. 
• Schönhofer, A.L. 2013. A taxonomic catalogue of the Dyspnoi Hansen and Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones). Zootaxa 3679(1): 1–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3679.1.1 Reference page. 
• Simon, E. 1879. Les Arachnides de France. vii. Contenant les ordres des Chernetes, Scorpiones et Opiliones. Paris, Librairie Encyclopèdique de Roret, pp. 1–332, pl. 17-24. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kury, A.B., Mendes, A.C., Cardoso, L., Kury, M.S., Granado, A. d. A., Giribet, G., Cruz-López, J.A., Longhorn, S.J., Medrano, M. & de Oliveira, A.B.R. 2023. World Catalogue of Opiliones (WCO-Lite version 2.5.1 - June 2023. Digital resource at wcolite.com). In: O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R.E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, E.M. Adriaenssens, et al. Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2023-07-13). DOI: 10.48580/dfsy-4pt Reference page.  [accessed on January 26, 2024]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Calathocratus africanus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Calathocratus africanus.
• ION

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