Spalicus Roewer, 1949

Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B. & Giribet, Gonzalo, 2011, Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species, Zootaxa 2972, pp. 37-58 : 40

Genus Spalicus Roewer, 1949

Spalicus Roewer, 1949a , p. 22; Staręga, 1989, p. 5.

Gender. Masculine.

Type species. Spalicus oeditarsus Roewer, 1949 , by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Ocularium wider than long, unarmed, and displaced from the anterior margin of the carapace. First two transverse sulci not parallel and not connected through a median longitudinal sulcus; second transverse sulcus strongly angled posteriorly in the middle. Scutal areas 1–5, free tergites, and anal operculum unarmed. Spiracles visible. Proximal segment of chelicer without a prominent bulla. Tarsal formula 3: 7: 6: 6. Distitarsus I with two articles, distitarsus II with three articles. Male genitalia unknown.

Remarks. Originally in Phalangodidae , the general appearance of this species suggests that it could be related to Zalmoxidae , barring the absence of the bulla. Similarly, Staręga (1989) considered the placement of this genus to be obscure. It is possible that Spalicus is related to Bogania , but neither hypothesis can be tested without examining the genitalia of this species.