Metabiantes machadoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Samooidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Opiliones Subordo: Laniatores Infraordo: Grassatores Superfamilia: Samooidea

Familia: Biantidae
Subfamilia: Biantinae
Genus: Metabiantes
Species: Metabiantes machadoi

Name

Metabiantes machadoi Lawrence, 1957

Type locality: Angola, Cacolo, Alto Cuilo (by rivulet waterfall of the Nalpanha, tributary of the Cuilo).

Typus: Syntypes: Syntypes: 15 Males ♂, 10 Females ♀ MNHN legit A. de Barros Machado, 10.VI.1954

Synonymy

• Metabiantes machadoi Lawrence, 1957: 60, figs. 2e, 3a-e.

References

Primary references

• Lawrence, R.F. 1957. A third collection of opiliones from Angola. Publicações culturais Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais, Dundo-Luanda-Angola-Lisboa 34: 51–66, 3 figs. 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.A. & 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 Aug 13, 2025]

Links

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