Spalicus Roewer, 1949a
Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species
Sharma, Prashant P.
Kury, Adriano B.
Giribet, Gonzalo
Zootaxa
2011
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37
58
7JWK
Roewer, 1949
Roewer
1949
[238,514,285,311]
Arachnida
Phalangodidae
Spalicus
GBIF
Animalia
Opiliones
3
40
Arthropoda
genus
Spalicus Roewer, 1949a, p. 22; Staręga, 1989, p. 5. Gender.Masculine.
Typespecies. Spalicus oeditarsusRoewer, 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. Malegenitalia 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 Spalicusis related to Bogania, but neither hypothesis can be tested without examining the genitalia of this species.