Purcellia leleupi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scopulophthalmi
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: Cyphophthalmi Infraorden: Scopulophthalmi

Familia: Pettalidae
Genera: Purcellia
Species: Purcellia leleupi

Name

Purcellia leleupi Starega, 2008.

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape Province, Caledon District, Sonderend Berg, Olifants River.

Typus: Holotype male ♂ MRAC, leg. I.1966. N. Leleup.

Etymology: The species is named in honour of its discoverer, Dr. N. Leleup.

Synonyms

None.

References

Primary references

• Staręga, W. 2008. The second species of Purcellia Hansen et Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones: Pettalidae) from South Africa. Polish Journal of Entomology 77(1): 51–56. 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 20, 2024]

Links

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

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