''Protolophus'' is a genus of

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in the family Protolophidae from the

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. ITIS Taxonomic note: *While Protolophidae has been nested within Sclerosomatidae by some workers, it has been traditionally recognized as a separate family (Giribet et al., 2010); although a recent treatment (Kury in Zhang, 2013) does not recognize the family Protolophidae, others do (Hedin et al., 2012; Kury website 'Classification of Opiliones' (2014)).

Species

* '' Protolophus cockerelli'' C.J.Goodnight & M.L.Goodnight, 1942 * '' Protolophus differens'' C.J.Goodnight & M.L.Goodnight, 1942 * '' Protolophus dixiensis'' Chamberlin, 1925 * '' Protolophus hoffeinsi'' Elsaka, Mitov & Dunlop, 2019 * '' Protolophus longipes'' Schenkel, 1951 * '' Protolophus niger'' C.J.Goodnight & M.L.Goodnight, 1942 * '' Protolophus rossi'' C.J.Goodnight & M.L.Goodnight, 1943 * '' Protolophus singularis'' Banks, 1893 * '' Protolophus tuberculatus'' Banks, 1893

References

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