Sclerobunus robustus

Sclerobunus robustus
S. robustus in Colorado
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Laniatores
Superfamily: Travunioidea
Family: Paranonychidae
Subfamily: Sclerobuninae
Genus: Sclerobunus
Species: S. robustus
Binomial name
Sclerobunus robustus
(Packard, 1877)
Synonyms

Scotolemon robustus

Sclerobunus robustus is a species of harvestman that occurs in the western United States, including Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The species formerly consisted of three subspecies, two of which (S. glorietus and S. idahoensis) were elevated to full species status in 2014.[1]

References

  1. Derkarabetian, Shahan; Hedin, Marshal (21 August 2014). "Integrative Taxonomy and Species Delimitation in Harvestmen: A Revision of the Western North American Genus Sclerobunus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Travunioidea)". PLoS ONE 9 (8): e104982. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104982.
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