Otilioleptidae is a monotypic harvestmen family, placed within Gonyleptoidea. It contains a single genus, Otilioleptes, and a single species, Otilioleptes marcelae . This harvestman is a troglobite, to date only found in the lava tube known as "Doña Otilia", Payunia region, Mendoza province, Argentina.[1]
| Otilioleptes | |
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| Male specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Laniatores |
| Infraorder: | Grassatores |
| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea |
| Family: | Otilioleptidae Acosta, 2019 |
| Genus: | Otilioleptes Acosta, 2019 |
| Species: | O. marcelae |
| Binomial name | |
| Otilioleptes marcelae Acosta, 2019 | |
References
edit- ↑ Acosta, Luis E. (2019-10-23). "A relictual troglomorphic harvestman discovered in a volcanic cave of western Argentina: Otilioleptes marcelae, new genus, new species, and Otilioleptidae, new family (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptoidea)". PLOS ONE. 14 (10) e0223828. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0223828. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6808334. PMID 31644592.