Daesiidae
| Daesiidae Temporal range: Eocene–Recent | |
|---|---|
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| Gluvia dorsalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Solifugae |
| Family: | Daesiidae Kraepelin, 1899 |
Daesiidae is a family of solifugids, which are widespread in Africa and the Middle East.[1] Members of the family are also present in India, South America, the Balkans, and the single species Gluvia dorsalis in the Iberian Peninsula. A single fossil species is known from Eocene Baltic amber.[2] Around thirty genera are recognised:[1]
- Blossiinae
- Blossia
- Blossiana
- Daesiinae
- Biton
- Bitonissus
- Bitonota
- Bitonupa
- Daesiola
- Gluviinae
- Eberlanzia
- Gluvia
- Gluviola
- Haarlovina
- Mumaella
- Gluviopsinae
- Gluviopsida
- Gluviopsilla
- Gluviopsis
- Gluviopsona
- Gnosippinae
- Gnosippus
- Hemiblossia
- Hemiblossiola
- Tarabulida
- Triditarsinae
- Hodeidania
- Triditarsula
- Triditarsus
- Ammotrechelis
- Ceratobiton
- Gluviella
- Namibesia
- Palaeoblossia
- Syndaesia
- Valdesia
References
- 1 2 "Family Daesiidae Kraepelin 1899". The Arachnid Order Solifugae. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ↑ Jason A. Dunlop & Anja E. Klanz (2009). "A second camel spider (Arachnida: Solifugae) from Baltic amber" (PDF). Acta Geologica Polonica. 59 (1): 39–44.
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