Metalacurbs foordi
| Metalacurbs foordi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Biantidae |
| Genus: | Metalacurbs |
| Species: | M. foordi
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| Metalacurbs foordi Pérez-González & Mamani, 2024
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Metalacurbs foordi is a species of harvestman in the family Biantidae,[1] known only from one male specimen collected from the Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana in 2013. The specific epithet foordi honors the South African arachnologist Stefan Foord for his contributions to African arachnology.[2] Its biology is unknown.[3]
Metalacurbs foordi is 2.78 mm long and 1.14 mm wide. It can be distinguished from other species in the subfamily Lacurbsinae by a basally enlarged second metatarsus and dorsal spines on the fourth femur. Additionally, it is the only Lacurbsinae species for which the male genitalia is described.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kury, Adriano B (2025). "World Catalogue of Opiliones".
- ^ "In Memory – Stefan Foord | Centre for Invasion Biology". blogs.sun.ac.za. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ^ a b Pérez-González, Abel; Mamani, Vanesa (2024-12-04). "Metalacurbs foordi sp. nov., a new Lacurbsinae (Opiliones, Laniatores, Biantidae) from Ankasa National Park, Ghana". African Invertebrates. 65 (2): 199–211. Bibcode:2024AfrIn..65..199P. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.138398. ISSN 2305-2562.
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