Metadentobunus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae,[1][2][3] native to Taiwan.[1] The genus traditionally consisted of just one species with two subspecies: M. formosae formosae and M. formosae garampiensis. However, a 2018 study by Chen and Shih identified a new species, Metadentobunus brevispinus, and raised the two prior subspecies up to separate species.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sclerosomatidae |
| Genus: | Metadentobunus Roewer, 1915 |
Species
edit- Metadentobunus formosae Roewer, 1915
- Metadentobunus garampiensis Suzuki, 1944
- Metadentobunus brevispinus Chen & Shih, 2018
References
edit- ^ a b c Chen, S. L.; Shih, H. T. (2018). "A review of the harvestman genus Metadentobunus (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Gagrellinae) with a description of a new species from Taiwan". Zoological Studies. 57.
- ^ Sclerosomatidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 13 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015
- ^ Beron, Petar (2018-07-27). Zoogeography of Arachnida. Springer. p. 422. ISBN 978-3-319-74418-6.
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