Parbatthorax

Parbatthorax is a genus of spider, with a single species Parbatthorax unicornis. The genus and species were first described in 2019 by A. V. Tanasevitch.[1] As of February 2019 it is represented by a male specimen discovered in the Nepal Himalayas.[2] Its appearance resembles members of Gongylidioides and Glebala, but it can be distinguished by the unique shape of its carapace and a highly modified palpal tibia and paracymbium. The genus name is a reference to the Parbat District, where the first specimen was found, and the thorax, whose unique shape is one of its distinguishing factors.[2]

Parbatthorax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Parbatthorax
Tanasevitch, 2019
Species:
P. unicornis
Binomial name
Parbatthorax unicornis
Tanasevitch, 2019[1]
The general location of the Himalayas mountain range

References

  1. "Gen. Parbatthorax Tanasevitch, 2019". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. Tanasevitch, A. V. (2019). "A new erigonine genus from the Nepal Himalayas (Araneae, Linyphiidae)". Turkish Journal of Zoology. 43 (2): 229–232. doi:10.3906/zoo-1801-40.


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