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Nelima
Nelima gothica M Thorn Hill by Paul Richards
Nelima gothica Lohmander, 1945, male, from UK. Photo Copyright © Paul Richards from flickr [1]. Used with permission.

Suborder

Eupnoi

Superfamily

Phalangioidea

Family

Sclerosomatidae

Subfamily

Leiobuninae

Nelima Roewer, 1910 is a genus in the family Sclerosomatidae, subfamily Leiobuninae.

Taxonomy[]

Type species[]

Liobunum silvaticum Simon, 1879 (by original designation) - now Nelima silvatica (Simon, 1879). Šilhavý's citation (1956) of Liobunum nigripalpe Simon, 1879 is incorrect.

Species[]

Nomina nuda[]

These species are nomina nuda (by Tsurusaki & Sasaji, 1991)

  • Nelima globulifer Kishida
  • Nelima valida Kishida

Diagnosis[]

Notes[]

  • Location: Mainly Holarctic, with some introductions into South America and one species in Australia

Literature[]

References[]

  1. Roewer, C.F. (1910a) Revision der Opiliones Plagiostethi (= Opiliones Palpatores). I. Teil: Familie der Phalangiidae. (Subfamilien: Gagrellini, Liobunini, Leptobunini.) Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften, herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg, Hamburg, 19(4), 1–294.
  2. Simon, E. (1879b) Les Arachnides de France. Tome 7. Contenant les ordres des Chernetes, Scorpiones et Opiliones. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, pp. 1–332.
  3. Tsurusaki, N. & Sasaji, Hiroyuki (1991) Opiliones of Fukui prefecture, Central Honshu, Japan. Entomological Journal of Fukui, 8:2-20.
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