Psalenoba

Psalenoba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Triaenonychidae
Genus: Psalenoba
Roewer, 1931
Species:
P. nunciaeformis
Binomial name
Psalenoba nunciaeformis
Roewer, 1931

Psalenoba, is a monotypic genus of harvestmen in the family Triaenonychidae. The genus contains a single species, Psalenoba nunciaeformis.[1][2] They are endemic to New Zealand.[1][3][4][5]

Description

The genus Psalenoba differs markedly from others the structure of the male pedipalp and first legs.[5]

Etymology

Caution should be taken with the misspelling of the species epithet as "nunciaeformes" found in some databases (e.g.[6]). This does not reflect the original spelling, nor can it be a justified emendation.[citation needed]

The origin of the species epithet "nunciaeformis" is not explained in the original description,[5] but it can be formed from modification of the existing genus Nuncia Loman, 1902, plus a perhaps malformed joining -e- before an adjectival suffix in nominative singular -formis. Several other related genera also have names derived from Nuncia Loman, 1902, such as Allonuncia Hickman, 1958, Austronuncia Lawrence, 1931, Bryonuncia Hickman, 1958.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Psalenoba". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  2. ^ "Psalenoba". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ^ "Psalenoba". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ^ "Psalenoba". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  5. ^ a b c Roewer, C. (1963). "Über Triaenonychiden (6. Ergänzung der "Weberknechte der Erde", 1923)". AZeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie (in German). 138 (1): 137–185.
  6. ^ "Psalenoba nunciaeformes Roewer, 1931". Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-08-24.


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