Briggsus Explained

Briggsus is a genus of armoured harvestmen in the family Cladonychiidae. There are about five described species in Briggsus, found in the coastal forests of Oregon and Washington.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Briggsus:

• Briggsus bilobatus (Briggs, 1971)
• Briggsus clavatus (Briggs, 1971)
• Briggsus flavescens (Briggs, 1971)
• Briggsus hamatus (Briggs, 1971)
• Briggsus pacificus (Briggs, 1971)

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. 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.
• New family and genus name, Briggsidae nom. nov. and Briggsus nom. nov., for the harvestmen (Opiliones: Laniatores). 2008. Özdikmen . H.üseyin. Demir . Hakan. Munis Entomology & Zoology. 3. 174–176. 1306-3022.