Sclerobunus

Sclerobunus
S. nondimorphicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Laniatores
Superfamily: Travunioidea
Family: Paranonychidae
Subfamily: Sclerobuninae
Genus: Sclerobunus
Banks, 1893
Type species
Scotolemon robustus
Packard, 1877
Species

See text

Synonyms

Cyptobunus Banks, 1905

Sclerobunus is a genus of harvestman that occurs in western North America.[1]

Species

Sclerobunus was revised in a 2014 study, which described 5 new species, and Cyptobunus as a junior synonym of Sclerobunus. In addition, several populations formerly considered subspecies were elevated to full species rank.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 Derkarabetian, Shahan; Hedin, Marshal (21 August 2014). "Integrative Taxonomy and Species Delimitation in Harvestmen: A Revision of the Western North American Genus Sclerobunus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Travunioidea)". PLoS ONE. 9 (8): e104982. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104982.
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