Metapellobunus
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| Metapellobunus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Infraorder: | Grassatores |
| Genus: | Metapellobunus Roewer, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Pellobunus unicolor Roewer, 1912 | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 spp. (see text) | |
Metapellobunus is a genus of harvestmen in the Grassatores with three described species (as of January 2025).[1][2] Two species are found in the Lesser Antilles, and one in Ecuador.[1][3] An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Pérez-González et al. (2025).[4]
Species
These species belong to the genus Metapellobunus:
- Metapellobunus lapidosus Roewer, 1928 – Ecuador
- Metapellobunus lutzi (Goodnight & Goodnight 1942) – Dominica
- Metapellobunus unicolor Roewer, 1912 – US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas.)
Etymology
The genus is masculine.
