Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species
Author
Sharma, Prashant P.
Author
Kury, Adriano B.
Author
Giribet, Gonzalo
text
Zootaxa
2011
2972
37
58
journal article
47203
10.5281/zenodo.206628
edfa19b9-1107-4839-a098-e25b9f814bf1
1175-5326
206628
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.