Genus: Charon Karsch, 1879 | Family: Charontidae Simon, 1892 | Order: Amblypygi Thorell, 1883

Charon oenpelli Harvey and West, 1998

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Charon oenpelli

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:ff171cdc-30d7-421b-9265-6a8d78dac95b

Taxonomic references

Charon oenpelli Harvey and West:

Harvey and West, 1998: 274–280, figs. 1–6, 17–18 original description
Harvey, 2003c: 10

Distribution
Distribution table
Australia (Northern Territory)
Type locality: near Oenpelli Reservoir, ca. 9 km S. of Oenpelli, Northern Territory, Australia.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Oenpelli -12.399444 133.085833
Type repository
  • Holotype Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (NTM), Darwin, Australia Male
  • Paratype Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (NTM), Darwin, Australia 4 females, 2 males, same locality as holotype
  • Paratype Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth, Australia 1 female, 1 male, same locality as holotype (WAM 96/1602–1603)
  • Paratype Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (NTM), Darwin, Australia 1 male, from sandstone caves near Gunbiyarrni/Oenpelli [Lat -12.388333, Lon 133.085833]
Zoobank LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0F9A721E-B60E-4370-884C-0222526C9B85

References

Harvey, M.S. (2003c). Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. & West, P.L.J. (1998). New species of Charon (Amblypygi, Charontidae) from northern Australia and Christmas Island. Journal of Arachnology 26: 273–284. -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2024-03-16 Species updated Old value
2024-03-16 Taxonomic reference update Harvey and West, 1998
2024-03-16 Taxonomic reference update
2024-03-16 Species updated Old value