MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 31663

Pantopsalis cheliferoides (Colenso, 1882)

Date Collected:

2002-01-16

Oceania: New Zealand: North Island | New Zealand, Otari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington

Current Identification
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Opiliones Palpatores Phalangioidea Neopilionidae
Determiner: Gonzalo GiribetORCID iD icon
Nature of ID: expert ID
Previous Identification
Pantopsalis listeri (White, 1849)
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Opiliones Palpatores Phalangioidea Neopilionidae
Determiner: Gonzalo GiribetORCID iD icon
Nature of ID: ID based on molecular data

Sharma and Giribet 2011, page 138, Genetic Voucher of Pantopsalis Simon, 1879 doi: 10.1071/IS11002 linked data icon
"Pantopsalis DNA 100703" is a typo in the paper

Part Condition Disposition Count
DNA (frozen) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: Sebastian Velez 2nd Elution DNA 12.4.08; transferred to MCZ-Cryo on 2018-10-29
DNA (frozen) good in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: Sebastian Velez 2nd Elution DNA 12.4.08; transferred to MCZ-Cryo on 2018-10-29
whole animal (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: originally 70% ethanol

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]

  • None

  • Cited in Sharma and Giribet 2011 as Pantopsalis sp DNA 100703, this must be a typo as DNA 100703 is Metabiantes from Swaziland (IZ 34243); any duplicate DNA 100703 cannot be Pantopsalis

  • None

  • Specific Locality:
  • New Zealand, Otari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • New Zealand, Otari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington
  • Elevation:
  • 52 m
  • Georeference:
  • -41.266666°, 174.758333° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: J. Derraik on 2002-01-16 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (41° 16′ 0″ S  174° 45′ 30″ E)
  • Collecting Method:
  • Hand
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2002-01-16
  • Verbatim Date:
  • January 16, 2002
  • Collector:
  • J. Derraik

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

  • None