On the identity and synonymies of some Asiatic Opilioninae (Opiliones: Phalangiidae)

Abstract

A review of the subfamily Opilioninae, with several new combinations and many synonyms - based mainly on type material or original descriptions is presented. The subfamily, as delimited here, consists of following genera: Bidentolophus, Egaenus, Himalphalangium, Homolophus, Opilio, and Scleropilio. Most genera and species are distributed in Central and East Asia, with only few species reaching West Asia and Europe. There are following new combinations: Egaenus pakistanus (Rwr.), Himalphangium spinulatum (Rwr.), Homolophus serrulatus (Ksch.), Bidentolophus adungius (Rwr.), Homolophus consputus (Sim.), H. nigridorsus (Cap.), H. turcicus (Rwr.) [the last three not quite clear], H. martensi (Star.) and new synonyms: Egaenus carpaticus Avram = E. convexus (C.L.K.), Euphalangium afghanum Rwr. and Euphalangium chitralense Rwr. = Egaenus kashmiricus Cap., Opilio nigerrimus Schkl. = Himalphalangium spinulatum (Rwr.), Phalangium tricolor Kulcz., Phalangium bidentatum Kulcz., Opilio Kishidai Saitô, O. quadridentatus Wang and O. tricolor var. modestus Schkl. = Homolophus serrulatus (Ksch.), Opilio hexa-spinulatus Saitô and Opilio koreanus Charit. = Bidentolophus bidens (Sim.), Opilio birmanicus Rwr. = Bidentolophus adungius (Rwr.), Opilio sunuitensis Nakats. and O. nipponensis Rwr. = Homolophus arcticus Bks., Euphalangium trinkleri Rwr. and Opilio insolitus Rwr. = Homolophus tibetanus (Rwr.), Phalangium coronatum Red. and Opilio redikorzevi Rwr. = O. lederi Rwr., O. turcicus Rwr. = O. saxatilis C.L.K., O. reginae Star. = O. hemseni Rwr., Egaenus rugosus Schkl. = Scleropilio insolens (Sim.).