Phalangodidae
Phalangodidae | |
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Bishopella laciniosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Suborder: | Laniatores |
Infraorder: | Grassatores |
Superfamily: | Phalangodoidea |
Family: | Phalangodidae Simon, 1879 |
Synonyms | |
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The Phalangodidae are a family of
, distributed in the Holarctic region.It is not to be confused with the harvestman family
Name
The name of the type genus Phalangodes is derived from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ (phalanx), a line of soldiers in formation. This probably refers to the rows of pedipalpal spines.[1]
Description
Body length ranges from less than 1 mm to about 3 mm (0.12 in). The pedipalps are armed with large spines. While some species have legs eight times the body length, others have shorter legs around twice the body length. Most species are yellowish to orange brown.
Distribution
More than two-thirds of the species occur in the western
Relationships
The family seems to be largely
Genera
The family Phalangodidae contains these genera:[2][3]
- Alpazia Özdikmen & Kury, 2006 i c g
- Ausobskya Martens, 1972 g — Greece (four species)
- Banksula Roewer, 1949 i c g b — California (10 species)
- Bishopella Roewer, 1927 i c g b — southeastern US (two species)
- Bogania Forster, 1955 g
- Calicina Ubick & Briggs, 1989 i c g b — California (25 species)
- Chinquipellobunus C.J. Goodnight and M.L. Goodnight, 1944 i c g
- Crosbyella Roewer, 1927 i c g b — southeastern US (five species)
- Enigmina Ubick & Briggs, 2008 i c g b
- Glennhuntia Shear, 2001 — western Australia (one species; probably misplaced)
- Guerrobunus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 — Mexico (three species, probably misplaced)
- Haasus Roewer, 1949 g
- Lola Kratochvil, 1937 g — Israel (one species)
- Maiorerus Rambla, 1993 g — Canary Islands (one species)
- Megacina Ubick & Briggs, 2008 i c g b
- Microcina Briggs & Ubick, 1989 i c g b — California (six species)
- Microcinella Ubick & Briggs, 2008 i c g b
- Neoparalus Özdikmen, 2006 i c g
- Paralola Kratochvil, 1951 g — Bulgaria (one species)
- Phalangodes Tellkampf, 1844 i c g b — Kentucky, Cuba? (two species; one species possibly misplaced)
- Phalangomma Roewer, 1949 — Virginia (one species; probably misplaced)
- Proscotolemon Roewer, 1916 — Japan (one species)
- Ptychosoma Sørensen, 1873 — Spain, Italy, North Africa (two species)
- Scotolemon Lucas, 1860 g — Mediterranean (13 species)
- Sitalcina Banks, 1911 i c g b — California (9 species)
- Spalicus Roewer, 1949 i c g
- Texella C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942 i c g b — Texas, California, Oregon, New Mexico (28 species)
- Tolus C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942 i c g b — Tennessee (one species)
- Tularina Ubick & Briggs, 2008 i c g b
- Undulus C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942 i c g b — Alabama (one species)
- Wespus C.J. Goodnight & M.L. Goodnight, 1942 i c g b — Arkansas (one species)
Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-674-02343-7.
- ^ Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangodidae
- ^ Kury, A.B. (2014). "Classification of Opiliones". National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Phalangodidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Browse Phalangodidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Phalangodidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Phalangodidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-24.