Zalmoxis austerus Hirst, 1912

Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B. & Giribet, Gonzalo, 2011, Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species, Zootaxa 2972, pp. 37-58 : 44

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.206628
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6194337
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039387B3-FFD0-9145-AF97-4651FD8F0492
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Zalmoxis austerus Hirst, 1912
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Zalmoxis austerus Hirst, 1912 View in CoL

Zalmoxis austerus Hirst, 1912 View in CoL , p. 65–66, figs. 1, 1a (pl. 1); Müller 1917, p. 254–256, figs. 1–4. Zalmoxis austera [emended]: Roewer, 1923, p. 89–90, fig. 86; Staręga, 1989, p. 2, figs. 5–6.

Records. *New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago [ Papua New Guinea]; Sattelberg, Wilhelmshafen, New Guinea [Madang, Papua New Guinea].

Remarks. The male genitalia of this species underlaid the resurrection and redescription of Zalmoxidae sensu Staręga. The penis of this species became the standard for Zalmoxidae ; specifically, with a lamina ventralis divided into the characteristic rutrum and pergula.