Spaeleoleptes gimli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zalmoxoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa 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: Escadabiidae
Genus: Spaeleoleptes
Species: Spaeleoleptes gimli

Name

Spaeleoleptes gimli Pereira, Gallão Bichuette & Pérez-González, 2024

Type locality: BRAZIL, Estado Bahia, Itaetê, Gruta Natal cave (12°59′48ʺ S, 41°05′27ʺ W).

Typus: Holotype MZUSP. ♂ LES-00341, 04-XI-2004, legit M.E. Bichuette; Paratype 1 ♂, 1 ♀ LES-027941, same data as holotype; 1 ♂ LES-027942 (SEM voucher), same data as holotype.

Synonyms

Spaeleoleptes gimli Pereira, Gallão Bichuette & Pérez-González, 2024: 49, figs 7–14. Protonym.

References

Primary references

Pereira, M.P., Gallão, J.E. Bichuette, M.E. & Pérez-González, A. 2024. Hidden in the caves: a new troglobitic species of Spaeleoleptes and the type species redescription (Opiliones, Laniatores). European Journal of Taxonomy 921: 36–63. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.921.2409 . 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 February 24, 2024]