Banksula
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Banksula is a genus of harvestman in family Phalangodidae
. Currently, ten species are described, all of them endemic
to California
, USA.
The genus is named in honor of Nathan Banks
, who described the type species
.
Phalangodidae
The Phalangodidae are a family of harvestmen with about 20 genera and more than 100 described species, distributed in the Holarctic Region.It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangiidae, which is in the suborder Eupnoi.-Name:...
. Currently, ten species are described, all of them endemic
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
The genus is named in honor of Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks was an American entomologist noted for his work on neuroptera, megaloptera, hymenoptera, and acarina . He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA...
, who described the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
.
Species
- Banksula californicaBanksula californicaBanksula californica is a species of harvestman in family Phalangodidae. The animal is less than 2 mm in length. It is possibly extinct because the type locality, the place from where the type specimen of the species was collected, Alabaster Cave in El Dorado County, California, has been...
(Banks, 1900) - Banksula galilei Briggs, 1974
- Banksula grahami Briggs, 1974
- Banksula grubbsi Briggs & Ubick, 1981
- Banksula incredula Ubick & Briggs, 2002
- Banksula martinorum Briggs & Ubick, 1981
- Banksula melonesBanksula melonesBanksula melones is a species of harvestman in family Phalangodidae. It is endemic to caves along the Stanislaus River of California, USA....
Briggs, 1974 - Banksula rudolphi Briggs & Ubick, 1981
- Banksula tuolumne Briggs, 1974
- Banksula tutankhamen Ubick & Briggs, 2002