Biology:Buresilia

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Short description: Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs


Buresilia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangiidae
Subfamily: Platybuninae
Genus: Buresilia
Silhavý, 1965
Type species
Buresilia nigerrima
(Roewer, 1956)
Diversity
3 species

Buresilia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Phalangiidae with three described species (as of 2023).[1][2] The species are found in West Asia, Anatolia and Cyprus.[1][3][4]

In some older listings, the species Buresilia nigerrima is malformed as the masculine "nigerrimus" [5]

Description

The genus Buresilia was described by Vladimír Šilhavý, 1965 [6] with the type species Metadasylobus nigerrimus Roewer, 1956, revised as Buresilia nigerrima (Roewer, 1956).

Etymology

The genus is feminine.

Species

  • Buresilia kibrisensis Kurt, Kunt & Gucel, 2022 – Cyprus
  • Buresilia macrina (Roewer, 1956) – Turkey
  • Buresilia nigerrima (Roewer, 1956) – Turkey

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2003537 entry