Purcellia illustrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scopulophthalmi
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: Cyphophthalmi Infraorden: Scopulophthalmi

Purcellia illustrans Hansen & Sørensen, 1904.

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Table Mountain

Typus: Syntypes males ♂ & females ♀ ZMUC.

Purcellia illustrans Hansen & Sørensen, 1904: 106 [also mentioned on earlier pages]. Protonym.
Purcellia peregrinator Lawrence, 1963:
- Type locality: Mariepskop Forest, Pilgrims' Rest District, at 1400m.
  - Holotype: NMSA. male ♂. VIII.1960. legit N. Leleup.
Purcellia transvaalica Lawrence, 1963: 276
- Type locality: Hanglip Forest, Louis Trichardt, N. Transvaal
  - Holotype: NMSA. male ♂. VIII.1960. legit N. Leleup.

Hansen, H.J. & Sørensen W.E. 1904. On two orders of Arachnida Opiliones, especially the suborder Cyphophthalmi, and Ricinulei, namely the family Cryptostemmatoidae. Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge. 1–174, pls I-VII. BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.13898 Reference page.

Lawrence, R.F. 1963. The Opiliones of the Transvaal. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 24: 275–304. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
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