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Euepedanus Roewer 1915

Description

Euepedanus Roewer, 1915

Euepedanus Roewer, 1915: 62, type species by original designation: Euepedanus trispinosus Roewer, 1915. Roewer, 1923: 206 (in part). Roewer, 1938: 114. Suzuki 1969: 83. Suzuki 1985: 81.

Mimepedanus Roewer, 1923: 208. Roewer, 1938: 105. Synonymized by Suzuki, 1969: 83.

Diagnosis: Medium-sized epedanines with a long median spine on the eye tubercle and with a pair of spines on the second opisthosomal area of the dorsal scutum. Lateral margins of scutum always with a longitudinal row of large, rounded, distinctly translucent granules. Palpus relatively long and slender, its femur with 5–7 setiferous tubercles ventrally, 1–2 longitudinal rows of conical tubercles dorsally, and two setiferous tubercles prolatero-distally, its patella with two setiferous tubercles ventrally and another two setiferous tubercles prolatero-distally. Distitarsus of leg I with two tarsalia, that of leg II with two or three tarsalia. Tarsus III–IV with simple and smooth double claws, no scopulae.

Distribution: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China.

Notes

Published as part of Zhu, Ming-Sheng & Lian, Wei-Guang, 2006, First record of the genus Euepedanus from China, with the description of a new species (Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae), pp. 63-68 in Zootaxa 1367 on page 64, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.174822

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Epedanidae
Genus
Euepedanus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Opiliones
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Roewer
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Euepedanus Roewer, 1915 sec. Zhu & Lian, 2006

References

  • Roewer, C. F. (1915) 106 neue Opilioniden. Archiv fur Naturgeschicht e, 81 A (3), 1 - 152.
  • Roewer, C. F. (1923) Die Weberknechte der Erde. G. Fischer, Jena, 1116 pp.
  • Roewer, C. F. (1938) U ber Acrobuninae, Epedaninae und Sarasinicinae. Weitere Weberknechte IX. (9. Erganzung der " Weberknechte der Erde " 1923). Ver O ffentlichungen des Deutschen Kolonial-und U bersee-Museums, 2 (2), 81 - 169, 10 plates.
  • Suzuki, S. (1969) Some phalangids from Thailand. Journal of Science of the Hiroshima University, ser. B, Div. 1, 22, 79 - 101.
  • Suzuki, S. (1985) A synopsis of the Opiliones of Thailand (Arachnida) I. Cyphophthalmi and Laniatores. Steenstrupia, 11 (3), 69 - 110.