Ungoliant (genus)

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Ungoliant
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Ungoliant bona
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View of the chelicerae of Ungoliant bona
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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]
Species

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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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ungoliant Taylor, 2025". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 December 2025.