Neopilionidae

Neopilionidae
Pantopsalis listeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Eupnoi
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Neopilionidae
Lawrence, 1931
Diversity
8 genera, 15 species

The Neopilionidae are a family of harvestmen with 15 known species.

It has a clearly Gondwanan distribution, with species found in Australia, South Africa and South America, and probably represent relicts of that time.

The family members range in size from the small Americovibone lancafrancoae (0.9 mm) to over 4 mm in the Enantiobuninae.[1]

Some species of Enantiobuninae have blue pigmentation, which is rather unusual in harvestmen.[1]

Name

The family name is a contraction of Ancient Greek neo "new" and Latin Opilio, a genus of harvestman.

Species

  • Neopilio Lawrence, 1931
  • Americovibone Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
  • Americovibone lanfrancoae Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991Chile
  • Arrallaba Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
  • Arrallaba spheniscus Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991Australia
  • Ballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 — Australia
  • Ballarra alpina Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991New South Wales
  • Ballarra cantrelli Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991Queensland
  • Ballarra clancyi Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 — New South Wales
  • Ballarra drosera Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 — New South Wales
  • Ballarra longipalpus Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991Western Australia
  • Ballarra molaris Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991Victoria
  • Plesioballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
  • Plesioballarra crinis Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 — Queensland
  • Vibone Kauri, 1961
  • Vibone vetusta Kauri, 1961
  • Thrasychiroides Soares & Soares, 1947
  • Thrasychiroides brasilicus Soares & Soares, 1947Brazil
  • Thrasychirus Simon, 1884
  • Thrasychirus dentichelis Simon, 1884 — Chile, Argentina
  • Thrasychirus gulosus Simon, 1884 — Chile, Argentina
  • Thrasychirus modestus Simon, 1902 — Chile, Argentina

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Cokendolpher, James C. (2007): Neopilionidae Lawrence, 1931. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 121ff

References


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