taxonID	type	description	language	source
039387B3FFD59140AF974480FE770455.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was originally described from a single male holotype specimen by Roewer (1915) as having a tarsal formula of 4: 7:?: 7. Subsequently, Roewer made this species the type of the new genus Gjellerupiola (Roewer, 1949 a), and changed the counts of the tarsalia to 3:> 6: 5: 6. It is the interpretation of the authors that Roewer attempted to correct an error in the original description (Roewer, 1915; reiterated by Roewer, 1923), but did so by erecting a new monotypic genus without justification. Goodnight & Goodnight (1957) later synonymized Gjellerupiola with Zalmoxis, but neglected to designate a new specific epithet (the validity of the earlier described Zalmoxis minima Roewer, 1912 resulted in a preoccupation), resulting in two species with the name " Zalmoxis minima. " We observe that this species and Gjellerupia neoguinensis Roewer, 1913 have similar habitus, armature and shape, suggesting that they are congenerics. Consequently, we correct the homonymy by restoring Gjellerupia minima Roewer, 1915.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD59140AF97418EFBCB07BB.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Gjellerupia neoguinensis Roewer, 1913, by monotypy. Gender. Feminine.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD59140AF97418EFBCB07BB.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Ocularium wider than long, well displaced from anterior margin of carapace, finely granulated. Closely spaced pair of small spines under the eyes. Scutum with five clear, parallel sulci, not connected by a median longitudinal sulcus. Posterior scutum and free tergites armed with small spines. Spiracles visible. Proximal segment of chelicera with prominent bulla. Tarsal formula 3 – 4: 7 – 10: 5 – 7: 6 – 8.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD59140AF97418EFBCB07BB.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The large number of tarsal articles of these species as well as their general appearance supports placement outside Zalmoxidae, but tarsal formula has received criticism as an arbiter in systematics (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1953). While we suspect that Gjellerupia may be true Zalmoxidae, the brightline for inclusion in the family is the presence of the rutrum and the pergula (Kury & Pérez-González, 2007), and the genitalic morphology of these species is not known. One image of a zalmoxid penis ascribed to a Gjellerupia does appear in publication (Kury & Pérez-González, 2007), but this image was taken by one of the authors (A. B. K.; 1994) who later suspected the validity of the identification (it may have been a Zalmoxis). For the present, we maintain Gjellerupia as incertae sedis and endeavor to undertake investigation of its placement in future study.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD49141AF9744DBFE6505EE.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Bogania granulata Forster, 1955, by monotypy. Gender. Feminine.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD49141AF9744DBFE6505EE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Carapace shorter than tergal region, scutum and ocularium granulate. Ocularium removed from anterior margin of carapace. Genital operculum of male large, subtriangular, and extending anteriorly to coxae II; not enlarged in females. Legs unarmed; tarsal formula 3: 5 – 6: 5: 6. Male genitalia long, slender; ventral plate defined only as a distal setigerous portion of truncus; with numerous small setae and terminating in sharp or blunt process; stragulum long and tubular, stylus flagelliform and needlelike, parastylar lobe prominent; no rutrum and no pergula.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD49141AF9744DBFE6505EE.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally in Phalangodinae, transferred to Zalmoxidae by Staręga (1989). The absence of a rutrum and pergula, which are the defining synapomorphies for Zalmoxidae + Fissiphalliidae, indicates that Bogania should be removed from the former. Bogania should be considered as a member of Phalangodidae new familial assignment, based on the close similarities between the genitalic structures of Bogania species and true phalangodids (Cantrell, 1980).	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD49141AF974160FE2C003C.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Spalicus oeditarsus Roewer, 1949, by monotypy.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD49141AF974160FE2C003C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Ocularium wider than long, unarmed, and displaced from the anterior margin of the carapace. First two transverse sulci not parallel and not connected through a median longitudinal sulcus; second transverse sulcus strongly angled posteriorly in the middle. Scutal areas 1 – 5, free tergites, and anal operculum unarmed. Spiracles visible. Proximal segment of chelicer without a prominent bulla. Tarsal formula 3: 7: 6: 6. Distitarsus I with two articles, distitarsus II with three articles. Male genitalia unknown.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD49141AF974160FE2C003C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally in Phalangodidae, the general appearance of this species suggests that it could be related to Zalmoxidae, barring the absence of the bulla. Similarly, Staręga (1989) considered the placement of this genus to be obscure. It is possible that Spalicus is related to Bogania, but neither hypothesis can be tested without examining the genitalia of this species.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD39146AF974301FAD40412.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Bunofagea gracilipes Lawrence, 1959, by original designation. Gender. Feminine.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD39146AF974301FAD40412.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Ocularium placed toward the anterior margin of the carapace. Proximal segment of chelicers with shallow bulla. Legs unarmed, with leg II much longer than leg IV and three times the length of the body; tarsal formula 3: 4: 5: 6. Distitarsus I with two articles, distitarsus II with three articles. Male genitalia long, slender; ventral plate defined only as a distal tapering setigerous portion of truncus; with 4 pairs of lateral and two pair of ventrodistal small acuminate setae and one very large foliaceous seta; stragulum long and tubular, with two pairs of square terminal processes, stylus flagelliform and needlelike; no rutrum and no pergula.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD39146AF974301FAD40412.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally in Phalangodinae, transferred to Zalmoxidae by Staręga (1992). The general appearance of this genus suggests a distant relationship to Zalmoxidae, The penis of a paratype of Bunofagea gracilipes has been dissected and examined by us, and it includes structures characteristic of Phalangodidae (Fig. 2); we therefore consider Bunofagea to be a member of Phalangodidae new familial assignment. Furthermore, the related monotypic Madagascan genus Remyus Roewer, 1949 has been included in a molecular phylogeny and subsequently transferred to Phalangodidae (Sharma & Giribet, in press), suggesting a similar placement for Bunofagea.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29147AF974266FDAF0087.taxon	materials_examined	Type genus. Zalmoxis Sørensen, 1886.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29147AF974397FBA506EA.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Metazalmoxis ferrugineus Roewer 1912, by monotypy. Gender. Masculine (see remarks). Specific name is accordingly emended.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29147AF974397FBA506EA.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Scutum narrowed from the first transverse sulcus. Five transverse sulci, the first orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the second through fifth bent into angles. Scutal areas unarmed, but with small spine on anal operculum. Coxa IV twice as wide as other coxae. Spiracles small and barely visible. Chelicers robust, with prominent bulla on proximal segment. Pedipalpal segments robust and armed. Legs robust, femur of male leg IV strongly arcuate, tibia of leg IV mostly clavate and spined. Tarsal formula 4: 8: 5: 5. Distitarsus II with three articles. Male genitalia with setose rutrum bearing two small lateral extensions; basally dilated below the pergula.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29147AF974397FBA506EA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally in Phalangodinae, transferred to Zalmoxidae by Staręga (1992). The name is derived from the prefix " meta- " and the preexisting genus Zalmoxis. In spite of the feminine form assumed by Roewer (1912), the correct gender should be masculine (see remarks under genus Zalmoxis).	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29145AF97471BFF3203C5.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Zalmoxis robustus Sørensen, 1886, by subsequent designation: Roewer (1949 a: 20). Gender. Masculine (see remarks). All specific names are accordingly emended. The names bonka, insula, lavacaverna and spinicoxa are unaltered because they are nouns in apposition.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29145AF97471BFF3203C5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Ocularium wider than long, unarmed or tuberculate. First scutal area large, without a dividing transversal furrow. Transverse sulci distinct; first orthogonal to longitudinal axis, others angular and anteriorly concave (" V " - shaped), with exceptions. Free tergites and anal plate variably armed with spines or tubercles. Spiracles typically visible. Coxae IV larger than coxae III. Pedipalpal segments robust and spined. Tarsal formula 3, 5 – 9, 5, 6. Distitarsus I with two articles, distitarsus II with three articles. Male genitalia comprising a stragulum overlying the stylus. Lamina ventralis divided into distal rutrum and basal pergula, both variably bearing setae; stragulum articulated to truncus like a jackknife. Sexual dimorphism typical, but variable; male leg IV usually arcuate and with stouter spines, especially on femur IV, tibia IV and / or opisthosomal segments.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD29145AF97471BFF3203C5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Sørensen (1886) described the genus Zalmoxis to include two new species. Z. robusta Sørensen, 1886 and Z. pygmaea Sørensen, 1886. He did not choose a type species, which was acceptable before 1931, and treated the genus as feminine. Subsequently, Hirst (1912) described Zalmoxis austerus, treating the genus as masculine; Roewer (1912) treated Zalmoxis as feminine. The origin of the name is the Greek Ζάλμοξιϛ, a Thracian male divinity. ICZN article 30.1.2. states that " a genus-group name that is or ends in a Greek word transliterated into Latin without other changes takes the gender given for that word in standard Greek dictionaries ". Therefore, in spite of the feminine form assumed by Sørensen, the correct gender should be masculine, and we follow this hereafter.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD09145AF974247FECF07F3.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Strand (1910) informally suggested a species called Zalmoxis pallicolor Strand, 1910 from the same locality as the holotype of Z. armatipes Strand, 1910. His suggestion was informal and uncertain because he believed the holotype of Z. pallicolor Strand, 1910 could have been a juvenile of Z. armatipes Strand, 1910. Z. pallicolor Strand, 1910 was only distinguishable from Z. armatipes Strand, 1910 by its smaller size, pale gray color, less pronounced armature, and minor differences in the widths of the opisthosomal segments, all of which are in accordance with a juvenile (the grayish color is especially distinctive in specimens that have undergone recent molts; Townsend et al. 2009). Roewer (1912, 1923) also expressed uncertainty about the validity of Z. pallicolor, but maintained it and eventually transferred the two species to separate genera without justification. On the basis of the original descriptions, observations of juvenile stages in Zalmoxidae, and recent studies of postembryonic development in Laniatores, we consider the type of Z. pallicolor Strand, 1910 to be a juvenile specimen of Z. armatipes Strand, 1910.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD09145AF974651FD8F0492.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The male genitalia of this species underlaid the resurrection and redescription of Zalmoxidae sensu Staręga. The penis of this species became the standard for Zalmoxidae; specifically, with a lamina ventralis divided into the characteristic rutrum and pergula.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDF914AAF9740EAFE2D02FC.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally in Phalangodidae, new familial assignment. The dimensions of the bulla are not sufficient to distinguish Camanastus from Zalmoxis, and it closely resembles Zalmoxis in every other respect. Preliminary molecular sequence data of Paleotropical Zalmoxidae suggest that Camanastus is nested within Zalmoxis, which would render Zalmoxis paraphyletic (Sharma & Giribet, unpublished results). We therefore synonymize Camanastus with Zalmoxis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDF914AAF97423CFDF50084.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Forster (1949) erected the monotypic genus Savoa on the basis of (1) the unarmed dorsal scutum (thereby distinct from Acrozalmoxis), and (2) the ocularial spine (thereby distinct from Zalmoxis). However, a number of Zalmoxis species have been described with ocularial spines. Furthermore, Zalmoxis otherwise ascribable to " Savoa " have been collected from the vicinity of the Solomon Islands that lack the ocularial spine. We therefore synonymize Savoa with Zalmoxis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDD9148AF9742A9FF3106C5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Roewer (1949) differentiated the genus Zalmoxista from Zalmoxis primarily on the basis of the fivesegmented second tarsus, and secondarily on the visibility of the spiracle and shape of the transverse plates, i. e., sulci (" Querfürche "). None of these characters are reliable for distinguishing genera from Zalmoxis, singly or in combination, given the variability of Zalmoxis species (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1953). Three species were placed in Zalmoxista: Zalmoxis australis (Sørensen, 1886), which Roewer (1912) himself had once placed in Zalmoxis; Zalmoxis darwinensis (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948); and Zalmoxis tuberculatus (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948). Furthermore, the type species of Zalmoxista, Zalmoxista australis (Sørensen, 1886), was subsequently transferred to Samoidae (Pérez-González & Kury, 2007). Roewer's convention was not universally followed, but it was not formally addressed either. Here we return Zalmoxista darwinensis (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948) and Zalmoxista tuberculata (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948) to Zalmoxis. In addition to the aforementioned limitations in the characters used to distinguish these species from Zalmoxis, we observe from re-examination of the type material of these two species (ref. Fig. 1), as well as recently collected material (by P. P. S.) that Zalmoxis darwinensis Goodnight & Goodnight, 1948 is more closely related to Zalmoxis cardwellensis Forster, 1955 than to New Caledonian Zalmoxis, with respect to both gross morphology and molecular sequence data (Sharma, work in progress).	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDC9149AF9741F0FB5F0143.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Originally in Phalangodidae, new familial assignment. See Zalmoxis australis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDB914EAF9740EAFEDE02D8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Goodnight & Goodnight (1957) overlooked this taxon when synonymizing a large number of Roewerian genera with Zalmoxis. There are no characters that distinguish Papuastus from Zalmoxis. Roewer's illustrations show a very long scutal area I, egg-shaped swollen pedipalpal tibia and stigmata obliterated by a fold of the coxa IV.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDB914EAF97434BFDD10797.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The specific epithet may be confused with " mindanaoensis. " This is due to an error in the original description, wherein Suzuki (1977) named this species " Zalmoxis mindanaonica, " but referred to it as " Zalmoxis mindanaoensis " in the figure legend.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDB914EAF9744A7FAB206D5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The species Roewer (1912) described as Zalmoxis minima is smaller than, and found in a distant locality from, Gjellerupia minima Roewer, 1915, though both species once shared the same specific epithet.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDB914FAF974732FB2B03E6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Our replacement name honors the original author of this species, Adolf Müller.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDA914FAF974131FD1F005B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Species name comes from Latin mutus (= dumb), referring to the fact that it remained " silent " and undetected by subsequent authors, concealed by the taxonomic confusion of Roewer.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDA914FAF974131FD1F005B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Roewer (1949 a) referred to a species named " Gagirius neoguinensis Müller, 1913 " as the type of the new genus Gagirius, indicated " Roewer, 1923 (part) " and cited material from the Budapest Museum. This means that he decided to pick part of the type series of Müller's species and create a new one. But the specific name was kept the same, and all without clear explanation. If both genera Euzalmoxis and Gagirius are kept as junior synonyms of Zalmoxis, the two other species described under the name neoguinensis will become junior secondary homonyms of Euzalmoxis neoguinensis Roewer, 1915.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDA914FAF9745B1FC8A040D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Goodnight & Goodnight (1957) synonymized the genus Euzalmoxis with Zalmoxis, but neglected to designate new combinations to overcome preoccupation of the other Zalmoxis neoguinensis. Here we have renamed or transferred all other " Zalmoxis neoguinensis " resulting from transfer of the species that have been treated to other genera, thereby resolving secondary homonymy.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFDA914CAF974712FB06020D.taxon	discussion	Remarks. One of numerous monotypic genera established by Roewer (1949 a), there is no justification for distinguishing this genus from Zalmoxis, and it closely resembles other Zalmoxis (specifically, certain species from New Guinea) in every respect, including spination of tibia IV and the armature of the free tergites.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD9914CAF9743EAFBE70687.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Goodnight & Goodnight (1957) did not observe any specimens resembling what Roewer (1949 b) described as Euzalmoxis ponapea, but nevertheless synonymized Parazalmoxida solitaria and Euzalmoxis ponapea as Zalmoxis solitaria on the basis of close similarities between specimens available to them from Jaluit and Ponape. The synonymy was erroneous; there are clear differences between Roewer's " Parazalmoxida " and " Euzalmoxis " from Micronesian islands (namely, differences in size, shape, and length of appendages). The Goodnights were clearly (as they themselves conceded) looking at one widespread species (" Parazalmoxida ") and making an assumption about another within the range of the first. We resurrect Euzalmoxis ponapea, but follow Goodnight & Goodnight (1957) with respect to the synonymy of Euzalmoxis with Zalmoxis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD9914DAF974683FEA403C5.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Sørensen reported the collecting locality as " Polynesia, on ' Viti' island ". He was referring to Viti Levu, the largest island of the Fiji and a constituent of Melanesia, not Polynesia. The holotype is a typical female lacking sexually dimorphic armature. This species is markedly smaller than Z. robusta, described concurrently from Viti Levu.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD8914DAF974222FCC90085.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Sørensen (1886) reported the collecting locality as " Polynesia, on ' Viti' island ". He was referring to Viti Levu, the largest island of the Fiji and a constituent of Melanesia, not Polynesia. The holotype of Z. robusta is a 4.5 mm long male that bears the sexually dimorphic fourth walking leg characteristic of the genus (" Differentia sexualis armatura pedum IV forsitan demonstratur, " p. 13).	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD8914DAF974395FBF807E7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The original description of this species provided little detail, no diagnosis, and no illustrations. Examination of several undescribed morphospecies from North and West Sulawesi (Sharma & Giribet, unpublished results) suggests that the zalmoxids from this region are typical Zalmoxis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFD8914DAF974537FE510543.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are no illustrations of the species in the literature, but the original description accords unambiguously with Zalmoxis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFC79152AF9741F0FE3B01AF.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species was originally described with limited detail and illustrations. Roewer (1923) added little more information in his redescription (e. g., tarsal formula), but significantly, did not assign it to a new genus. The tarsal formula (3: 6: 5: 6) and Roewer's reluctance to devise a new system suggest that this species is a large (ca. 5 mm) typical Zalmoxis.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFC79152AF97436FFBDE070B.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Distinguished from " Euzalmoxis ponapea. " See Zalmoxis ponapeus.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
039387B3FFC79152AF97451FFD180477.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The monotypic genus Acrozalmoxis Roewer, 1915 was distinguished from Zalmoxis on the basis of the armature of the ocularium, posterior scutum, and free tergites; and the shape of the transverse plates, i. e., sulci (" Querfürche "), but as Goodnight & Goodnight (1953) have demonstrated, the characters used to delimit this genus cannot be used to distinguish genera reliably, much less species (see Discussion for review of Goodnight & Goodnight, 1953). Furthermore, numerous Zalmoxis species described subsequent to the erection of Acrozalmoxis demonstrate morphological variation that encompasses the " uniqueness " of Acrozalmoxis, e. g., ocularial and scutal armature. Consequently, we collapse this genus into Zalmoxis and designate a new specific epithet due to the preoccupation of Zalmoxis neoguinensis. The specific epithet honors Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell, who described the first two species of Zalmoxidae from New Guinea.	en	Sharma, Prashant P., Kury, Adriano B., Giribet, Gonzalo (2011): Zalmoxidae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) of the Paleotropics: a catalogue of Southeast Asian and Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 2972: 37-58, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206628
