Sclerobunus robustus
(Packard, 1877)
Sclerobunus robustus is a montane-restricted harvestman occurring in the southwestern United States. A 2014 taxonomic revision elevated two former (S. glorietus and S. idahoensis) to full species status. genomic research has identified multiple Pliocene-era refugia in the Southern Rocky Mountains and Intermontane Plateau, with genetically distinct clades showing patterns of isolation by distance in continuous mountain and isolation by environment in isolated sky island populations.
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How to pronounce Sclerobunus robustus: //ˌsklɛroʊˈbjuːnəs roʊˈbʌstəs//
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Habitat
Montane environments of the Southern Rocky Mountains and Intermontane Plateau, including high-elevation continuous mountainous areas and isolated sky islands in the southern portion of the range. Described as cryophilic (cold-adapted) in the scientific literature.
Distribution
Western United States: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Similar Taxa
- Sclerobunus glorietusFormerly treated as a of S. robustus, elevated to status in 2014
- Sclerobunus idahoensisFormerly treated as a of S. robustus, elevated to status in 2014
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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- Population genomic evidence for multiple Pliocene refugia in a montane‐restricted harvestman (Arachnida, Opiliones, Sclerobunus robustus) from the southwestern United States