Zalmoxis furcifer

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