Megalopsalis leptekes

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phalangioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Opiliones
Subordo: Eupnoi
Superfamilia: Phalangioidea

Familia: Neopilionidae
Subfamilia: Enantiobuninae
Genus: Megalopsalis
Subgenus: Megalopsalis (Megalopsalis)
Species:

Name

Megalopsalis (Megalopsalis) leptekes Taylor, 2011

Type locality: Tallering Station, Western Australia, Australia.

Holotype: WAM. male โ™‚. 02.IX.1976. legit R.P. McMillan. WAM 90/1313.

Primary references

  • Taylor, C.K. 2011. Revision of the genus Megalopsalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangioidea) in Australia and New Zealand and implications for phalangioid classification. Zootaxa 2773: 1โ€“65. Preview Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Taylor, C.K. 2025. Further discussion of relationships within Australasian Neopilionidae (Opiliones: Phalangioidea), with description of two new species and eight new genera. Zootaxa 5631(1): 52โ€“82. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5631.1.2. Reference page.