On the identity of Pettalus cimiciformis and P. brevicauda (Opiliones, Pettalidae) from Sri Lanka | Zendy

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On the identity of Pettalus cimiciformis and P. brevicauda (Opiliones, Pettalidae) from Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

Gonzalo Giribet

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of arachnology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547

H-Index - 46

eISSN - 1937-2396

pISSN - 0161-8202

DOI - 10.1636/h07-70sc.1

Subject(s) - opiliones , sri lanka , biology , monophyly , zoology , identity (music) , genus , genealogy , anthropology , sociology , south asia , phylogenetics , history , philosophy , clade , biochemistry , gene , aesthetics

Among the most enigmatic Cyphophthalmi are members of the genus Pettalus, a monophyletic group endemic to Sri Lanka. To date three species have been named, Pettalus cimiciformis (O. Pickard-Cambridge 1875), P. brevicauda Pocock 1897, and P. lampetides Sharma & Giribet 2006. However, the identity of the two XIX Century species remains confusing. Here the identity of the three original Pettalus specimens is revised based on their re-examination and comparison to the original descriptions, which do not match the redescriptions of these species published in the monograph of Hansen & Sørensen (1904).

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