Cyphophthalmus

Cyphophthalmus
Cyphophtalmus duricorius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Cyphophthalmi
Infraorder:	Boreophthalmi
Family:	Sironidae
Genus:	Cyphophthalmus Joseph, 1869
Type species
Cyphophthalmus duricorius Joseph, 1869
Synonyms
Including: Tranteeva Kratochvil, 1958

Cyphophthalmus is a genus of harvestmen belonging to the family Sironidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is found in Europe notably with several species in the Balkans and Turkey. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Description

The genus Cyphophthalmus was described by Gustav Joseph  [ de ] in 1869, with the type species Cyphophthalmus duricorius. ^[5]

Species

Cyphophthalmus beschkovi Mitov, 1994 (Bulgaria)

Cyphophthalmus bithynicus Gruber, 1969 (Türkiye)

Cyphophthalmus corfuanus Kratochvil, 1938 (Corfu, Greece)

Cyphophthalmus conocephalus Karaman, 2009 (Bosnia and Hercegovina)

Cyphophthalmus duricorius Joseph, 1868 (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia)

Cyphophthalmus eratoae Juberthie, 1968 (Greece)

Cyphophthalmus ere Karaman, 2008 (Serbia)

Cyphophthalmus gjorgjevici Hadži, 1933 (North Macedonia)

Cyphophthalmus gordani Karaman, 2009 (Montenegro)

Cyphophthalmus hlavaci Karaman, 2009 (Croatia)

Cyphophthalmus klisurae Hadži, 1973 (Serbia)

Cyphophthalmus kratochvili Karaman, 2009 (Croatia)

Cyphophthalmus markoi Karaman, 2008 (North Macedonia)

Cyphophthalmus martensi Karaman, 2009 (Montenegro)

Cyphophthalmus minutus Kratochvíl, 1938 (Croatia and Montenegro)

Cyphophthalmus montenegrinus Hadži, 1973 (Montenegro)

Cyphophthalmus neretvanus Karaman, 2009 (Croatia)

Cyphophthalmus noctiphilus Kratochvíl, 1940 (Croatia)

Cyphophthalmus nonveilleri Karaman, 2008 (western Serbia)

Cyphophthalmus ognjenovici Karaman, 2009 (Bosnia and Hercegovina)

Cyphophthalmus ohridanus Hadži, 1973 (North Macedonia)

Cyphophthalmus paradoxus Kratochvíl, 1958 (Bulgaria)

Cyphophthalmus paragamiani Karaman, 2009 (Greece)

Cyphophthalmus rumijae Karaman, 2009 (Montenegro)

Cyphophthalmus serbicus Hadži, 1973 (Serbia)

Cyphophthalmus silhavyi Kratochvíl, 1938 (Croatia)

Cyphophthalmus solentiensis Dreszer, Raa & Giribet, 2025 (Croatia)

Cyphophthalmus teyrovskyi Kratochvíl, 1938 (Croatia and Montenegro)

Cyphophthalmus thracicus Karaman, 2009 (Bulgaria)

Cyphophthalmus trebinjanus Karaman, 2009 (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Cyphophthalmus yalovensis Gruber, 1969 (Türkiye)

Cyphophthalmus zetae Karaman, 2009 (Montenegro)

Etymology

The genus is feminine.

References

1. "Cyphophthalmus". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
2. "Cyphophthalmus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
3. "Cyphophthalmus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
4. "Cyphophthalmus". GBIF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
5. Joseph, Gustav (1868). "Cyphophthalmus duricorius, eine neue Arachniden-Gattung aus einer neuen Familie der Arthrogastren-Ordnung entdeckt in der Luëger Grotte in Krain". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 12 (2): 241–250. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18680120208.

Further reading

• Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA. ISBN   0-674-02343-9

External links

• Media related to Cyphophthalmus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Cyphophthalmus at Wikispecies