Ungoliant (harvestman)
| Ungoliant | |
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| Ungoliant bona | |
| View of the chelicerae of Ungoliant bona | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Neopilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Enantiobuninae |
| Genus: | Ungoliant Taylor, 2025[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Forsteropsalis photophaga Taylor & Probert, 2014[2]
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| Species | |
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See Taxonomy | |
Ungoliant is a genus of harvestmen arachnids in the family Neopilionidae and endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] Species now attributed to this genus were previously attributed to Forsteropsalis, being moved after the latter was recovered as non-monophyletic.[1]
Taxonomy
The following species are assigned to this genus:[2]
- U. bona (Taylor & Probert, 2014)
- U. fabulosa (Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932)
- U. photophaga (Taylor & Probert, 2014)
- U. turneri (Marples, 1944)
References
- ^ a b c Taylor, Christopher K. (2025-05-01). "Further discussion of relationships within Australasian Neopilionidae (Opiliones: Phalangioidea), with description of two new species and eight new genera". Zootaxa. 5631 (1): 52–82. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5631.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 41119226.
- ^ a b c d "Ungoliant Taylor, 2025". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 December 2025.