Parbatthorax
Appearance
Parbatthorax | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Parbatthorax Tanasevitch, 2019 |
Species: | P. unicornis
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Binomial name | |
Parbatthorax unicornis Tanasevitch, 2019[1]
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The general location of the Himalayas mountain range |
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[update] 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]
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Parbatthorax Tanasevitch, 2019". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ a b 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.