Paranonychus brunneus

(Banks, 1893)

armoured harvestman

Paranonychus brunneus is an armoured harvestman (Order Opiliones) in the Paranonychidae. The was originally described as Sclerobunus brunneus by Banks in 1893 and later transferred to Paranonychus. It is found in western North America, with records from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. The species belongs to the suborder Laniatores, characterized by relatively short legs and heavily sclerotized body armor.

Paranonychus brunneus (Banks, 1893) (SDSU OP1054) by wikipedia. Used under a CC0 license.

Laniatores (10.3897-zookeys.760.24937) Figure 1 by All photos by MH, except D, E (courtesy of and copyright A. Schönhofer), and F (courtesy of and copyright I. Karaman) Derkarabetian S, Starrett J, Tsurusaki N, Ubick D, Castillo S, Hedin M (2018) A stable phylogenomic classification of Travunioidea (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores) based on sequence capture of ultraconserved elements. ZooKeys 760: 1-36. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.760.24937. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Paranonychus brunneus (Banks, 1893) (SDSU OP1989) by wikipedia. Used under a CC0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Paranonychus brunneus: //ˌpærəˈnɒnɪkəs ˈbrʌniəs//

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Distribution

Western North America: Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. Specific locality records include British Columbia, Clackamas County (Oregon), Columbia County (Oregon), Jefferson County (Oregon), and Kittitas County (Washington).

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Taxonomic history

Originally described as Sclerobunus brunneus Banks, 1893. The was subsequently transferred to the Paranonychus. The basionym Sclerobunus brunneus is recorded in NCBI .