Metabiantes obscurus

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

Metabiantes obscurus Kauri, 1961

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Robinson Pass in Outeniekwaberge ("Outeniqua Berge"), 2000 meters elevation.

Typus: Holotype Male ♂ MZLU-87, legit Lund University Expedition, 07.I.1951. Additionally: 1 Female ♀ (on a Protea heathland, MZLU-125).

Metabiantes obscurus Kauri, 1961: 23, figs 6B, 7A-B, 8A-G; Staręga, 1992: 327. (Senior primary homonym of Metabiantes obscurus Lawrence, 1962, replaced by Metabiantes lawrencei Staręga, 1992: 326).

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Lawrence R.F. 1962b. LXXIV.- Opiliones. In: Resultats scientifiques des missions zoologiques de l`IRSAC en Afrique orientale - (P. Basilewsky et N. Leleup, 1957). Annales Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, (Sciences zoologiques) 110: 9–89. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Staręga, W.K. 1992. An annotated check-list of harvestmen, excluding Phalangiidae, of the Afrotropical Region (Opiliones). Annals of the Natal Museum 33(2): 271–336. Reference page.

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