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Pantopsalis

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Pantopsalis
Pantopsalis listeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Neopilionidae
Genus: Pantopsalis
Simon, 1879
Type species
Phalangium listeri
White, 1849

Pantopsalis is a genus of eleven species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. They are all endemic to New Zealand. Males of some species are notable for their enlarged chelicerae.[1][2]

The following species are considered valid:

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Christopher K. (2004). "New Zealand harvestmen of the subfamily Megalopsalidinae (Opiliones: Monoscutidae) - the genus Pantopsalis". Tuhinga 15: 53-76.
  2. ^ Taylor, Christopher K. (2014). "Further notes on New Zealand Enantiobuninae (Opiliones, Neopilionidae), with the description of a new genus and two new species". ZooKeys (263): 59–73. doi:10.3897/zookeys.263.4158. PMC 3591764. PMID 23653517.