Arbasus Explained

Arbasus is a monotypic genus of armoured harvestmen in the family Buemarinoidae with one described species (as of 2023) Arbasus caecus. It is found in the Pyrenees of southern France.

The genus was originally placed in the family Travuniidae, but later transferred to Cladonychiidae by Derkarabetian et al. 2018. It has been subsequently transferred to Buemarinoidae by Karaman (2023).

Species

These species belong to the genus Arbasus:

• Arbasus caecus (Simon, 1911)France

Further reading

• Repeated and time-correlated morphological convergence in cave-dwelling harvestmen (Opiliones, Laniatores) from montane western North America. 2010. Derkarabetian . Shahan. Steinmann . David B.. Hedin . Marshal. PLOS ONE. 5. 5. e10388. 10.1371/journal.pone.0010388. 2010PLoSO...510388D. 2866537. 20479884. free.
• A multilocus approach to harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones) phylogeny with emphasis on biogeography and the systematics of Laniatores. 2010. Giribet . Gonzalo. Vogt . Lars. González . Abel P.érez. Sharma . Prashant. Kury . Adriano B.. 4. Cladistics. 26. 4. 408–437. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00296.x. 34875803. 84058161. free.
• World Checklist of Opiliones species (Arachnida). Part 1: Laniatores - Travunioidea and Triaenonychoidea. 2014. Kury . Adriano B.. Mendes . Amanda Cruz. Souza . Daniele R.. Biodiversity Data Journal. . 2. e4094. 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4094. 4238074. 25425936. free.