Metabiantes obscurus

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

Metabiantes obscurus Kauri, 1961

Type locality: South Africa, Western Cape, Robinson Pass in Outeniekwaberge ("Outeniqua Berge"), 2000 meters elevation.

Typus: Holotype Male ♂ MZLU-87, legit Lund University Expedition, 07.I.1951. Additionally: 1 Female ♀ (on a Protea heathland, MZLU-125).

• Metabiantes obscurus Kauri, 1961: 23, figs 6B, 7A-B, 8A-G; Staręga, 1992: 327. (Senior primary homonym of Metabiantes obscurus Lawrence, 1962, replaced by Metabiantes lawrencei Staręga, 1992: 326).

• 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. 
• Lawrence R.F. 1962b. LXXIV.- Opiliones. In: Resultats scientifiques des missions zoologiques de l`IRSAC en Afrique orientale - (P. Basilewsky et N. Leleup, 1957). Annales Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, (Sciences zoologiques) 110: 9–89. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Staręga, W.K. 1992. An annotated check-list of harvestmen, excluding Phalangiidae, of the Afrotropical Region (Opiliones). Annals of the Natal Museum 33(2): 271–336. Reference page. 

• 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 Aug 12, 2025]

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