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Synthetonychia Forster, 1954 is a genus of the family Synthetonychiidae.
Distribution[]
It is endemic to New Zealand.
Diagnosis[]
(from Forster, 1954 [1])
With the characters of the family and in addition:- Scute without tubercles but with rows of small pustules usually forming a closed pattern. Posterior margin of the scute and the free tergites smooth. Male pedipalps usually with a process on the disto-dorsal surface of the tibia and an articulated spine on the ventral surface of the tarsus. Legs without tubercles. Calcaneus shorter than astragalus. Tarsal formula 3.5.4.4. Sexual dimorphism usually evident in pedipalps and shape of the genital operculum.
Species List[]
- Synthetonychia acuta Forster, 1954:274
- Synthetonychia cornua Forster, 1954:276
- Synthetonychia fiordensis Forster, 1954:278
- Synthetonychia florae Forster, 1954:289
- Synthetonychia glacialis Forster, 1954:283
- Synthetonychia highsoni Forster, 1954:287
- Synthetonychia minuta Forster, 1954:290
- Synthetonychia obtusa Forster, 1954:286
- Synthetonychia oliveae Forster, 1954:272 [type by original designation]
- Synthetonychia oparara Forster, 1954:284
- Synthetonychia proxima Forster, 1954:280
- Synthetonychia ramosa Forster, 1954:281
- Synthetonychia sinuosa Forster, 1954:279
- Synthetonychia wairarapae Forster, 1954:292
References[]
- ↑ Forster, R.R. (1954) The New Zealand harvestmen (sub-order Laniatores). Canterbury Museum bulletin, Christchurch, 2, 1–329.
Relevant taxonomic literature[]
Forster, R.R. (1954) The New Zealand harvestmen (sub-order Laniatores). Canterbury Museum bulletin, Christchurch, 2, 1–329.