Metabiantes basutoanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Samooidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Opiliones
Subordo: Laniatores
Infraordo: Grassatores
Superfamilia: Samooidea

Familia: Biantidae
Subfamilia: Biantinae
Genus: Metabiantes
Species: Metabiantes basutoanus

Name

Metabiantes basutoanus Kauri, 1961

Type locality: Lesotho, Qachasnek (="Qachas Neek"), 20 miles north of Matatiele (near a mountain stream), 6500 feet elevation

Typus: Holotype Female ♀ ZMLU.91, legit 07.III.1951.

Synonymy

  • Metabiantes basutoanus Kauri, 1961: 36, figs 15, 19A-D. (Original combination)

References

Primary references

  • Kauri, H. 1961. Opiliones. In B. Hanström, P.S.V. Brinck, & G. Rudebeck (Eds.). South African animal life. Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951. Almquist & Wiksell, Uppsala. pp. 9–197. Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Kury, A.B., Mendes, A.C., Cardoso, L., Kury, M.S., Granado, A. d. A., Giribet, G., Cruz-López, J.A., Longhorn, S.J., Medrano, M.A. & de Oliveira, A.B.R. 2023. World Catalogue of Opiliones (WCO-Lite version 2.5.1 - June 2023. Digital resource at wcolite.com). In: O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R.E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, E.M. Adriaenssens, et al. Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2023-07-13). DOI: 10.48580/dfsy-4pt Reference page.  [accessed on August 21, 2025]
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