Cyphophthalmus

Cyphophthalmus is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Sironidae.[1][2] It is found in Europe notably with several species in the Balkans and Turkey.[1][3][4]

Cyphophthalmus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Infraorder: Boreophthalmi
Family: Sironidae
Genus: Cyphophthalmus
Joseph, 1869
Type species
Cyphophthalmus duricorius
Joseph, 1869
Species

See text

Diversity
32 species
Synonyms
Including:

Description

The genus Cyphophthalmus was described by Joseph, 1869, with the type species Cyphophthalmus duricorius Joseph, 1869.

Species

These species belong to the genus Cyphophthalmus: See under Sironidae or list

Note, above includes former:

  • Tranteeva paradoxa Kratochvil, 1958, revised as Cyphophthalmus paradoxus (Kratochvil, 1958) in Karaman 2009: 262.

Etymology

The genus is feminine.

References

  1. "Cyphophthalmus". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. "Cyphophthalmus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. "Cyphophthalmus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. "Cyphophthalmus". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

Further reading

  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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