Dhanus (arachnid)

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Dhanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Ideoroncidae
Genus: Dhanus
Chamberlin, 1930

Dhanus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Ideoroncidae. They are found in Asia, between Malaysia to the east and Iran and Soqotra to the west. [1] It includes the following species: [2] [1]

The species Dhanus siamensis has been recently reclassified in a new genus of its own called Sironcus . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harvey, Mark S. (2016-11-01). "The systematics of the pseudoscorpion family Ideoroncidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisioidea) in the Asian region" . Journal of Arachnology. 44 (3): 272–329. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-16-041.1. ISSN   0161-8202.
  2. "Dhanus". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.