Metadentobunus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae,[1][2][3] native to Taiwan.[1] The genus traditionally consisted of just one species with two subspecies: M. formosae formosae and M. formosae garampiensis. However, a 2018 study by Chen and Shih identified a new species, Metadentobunus brevispinus, and raised the two prior subspecies up to separate species.[1]

Metadentobunus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Sclerosomatidae
Genus: Metadentobunus
Roewer, 1915

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Chen, S. L.; Shih, H. T. (2018). "A review of the harvestman genus Metadentobunus (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Gagrellinae) with a description of a new species from Taiwan". Zoological Studies. 57.
  2. ^ Sclerosomatidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 13 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015
  3. ^ Beron, Petar (2018-07-27). Zoogeography of Arachnida. Springer. p. 422. ISBN 978-3-319-74418-6.