Spaeleoleptes
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| Spaeleoleptes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Escadabiidae |
| Genus: | Spaeleoleptes Soares, 1966 |
| Type species | |
| Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
Spaeleoleptes is a genus of harvestmen in the family Escadabiidae with two described species (as of 2024).[1][2] Both species are found in Brazil as cave endemics.[1][3][4]
The genus Spaeleoleptes was described by Hélia Eller Monteiro Soares, 1966 with the type species Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966.[citation needed]
Species
These species belong to the genus Spaeleoleptes:
- Spaeleoleptes gimli Pereira, Gallão, Bichuette & Pérez-González, 2024 – Brazil (Bahia)
- Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966 – Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Etymology
The genus is Masculine. It should have been spelled “Spelaeoleptes”, from Greek σπήλαιον (cave, cavern) + truncation of pre-existing genus Gonyleptes (Kury, 2003)
