Zalmoxis perditus

Taxonavigation

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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 perditus

Name

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  • Zalmoxis perditus Sharma, 2012: 18, figs. 13–14
Holotype: MNHN [ex MCZ DNA102356], ♂, collected 20 April 2007 by J. Murienne and P.P. Sharma from sifted litter.
Type locality: Baie d'Upi, Isle of Pines (22° 35' 21.0" S, 167° 31' 20.1"E), New Caledonia, 4 m elevation.
Etymology: The name refers to the collecting locality of this species, the Isle of Pines, which is located to the south of the main island of New Caledonia (Grande Terre). From Latin, “perditus, -a, -um” meaning “lost” or “abandoned”.

References

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  • Sharma, P.P. 2012: New Australasian Zalmoxidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) and a new case of male polymorphism in Opiliones. Zootaxa, 3236: 1–35. Preview