Spaeleoleptes

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: Escadabiidae
Genus: Spaeleoleptes
Species: S. gimli – S. spaeleus

Name

Spaeleoleptes Soares, 1966: 111.

Type species: Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966, by original designation.

Gender: masculine

Synonymy

None. (Note: Original derivation of generic name Spaeleoleptes is incorrect, which should be spelled ‘Spelaeoleptes’ per Kury 2003: 28, but the original published name must be kept according to article ICZN 32.5.1).

References

Primary references

Soares, H.E.M. 1966. Novos opiliões da coleção "Otto Schubart" (Opiliones: Cosmetidae, Gonyleptidae, Phalangodidae). Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia 18(11): 103–115. Reference page.

Additional references

Kury, A.B. 2003. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 1: 1-337. Full article. Reference page.
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 February 24, 2024]
Pereira, M.P., Gallão, J.E. Bichuette, M.E. & Pérez-González, A. 2024. Hidden in the caves: a new troglobitic species of Spaeleoleptes and the type species redescription (Opiliones, Laniatores). European Journal of Taxonomy 921: 36–63. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2409 . Reference page.

Links

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