Speleomaster Explained

Speleomaster is a genus of armoured harvestmen in the family Cryptomastridae. There are at least two described species in Speleomaster, both found in lava tubes of the Snake River Plain in southern Idaho.

Species

These two species belong to the genus Speleomaster:

• Speleomaster lexi Briggs, 1974
• Speleomaster pecki Briggs, 1974

Further reading

• Troglobitic harvestmen recently discovered in North American lava tubes (Travuniidae, Erebomastridae, Triaenonychidae: Opiliones). 1974. Briggs . Thomas S.. The Journal of Arachnology. 1. 3. 205–214. 3705196.
• 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.