Paranonychus

Paranonychus is a genus of harvestman in the family Paranonychidae.^[1] There are three described species in Paranonychus.^[2][3][4][5] The Japanese species Paranonychus fuscus was originally described in its own genus as Mutsunonychus fuscus Suzuki 1976, but considered its own species and part of Paranonychus in later studies.^[5]

Paranonychus
Paranonychus brunneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Laniatores
Infraorder:	Insidiatores
Superfamily:	Travunioidea
Family:	Paranonychidae
Genus:	Paranonychus Briggs, 1971
Synonyms
Mutsunonychus Suzuki 1976

Species

These three species belong to the genus Paranonychus:^[1]

• Paranonychus brunneus (Banks, 1893) – USA (Oregon, Washington to Alaska), Canada (British Columbia).
• Paranonychus concolor Briggs, 1971 – USA (Oregon, single location in Cascade range).
• Paranonychus fuscus (Suzuki, 1976) – Japan (widespread northern Honshu, Aomori Pref. etc).