Gerdesiidae

Gerdesiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Laniatores
Infraorder:	Grassatores
Superfamily:	Gonyleptoidea
Family:	Gerdesiidae Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015
Type species
Gerdesius peruvianus Roewer, 1952

Gerdesiidae is a family of harvestmen in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea found in South America.

Taxonomy and systematics

The family Gerdesiidae was proposed in 2015. Data indicate it is the sister family of Tricommatidae. ^[1]

Genera

• Gerdesius Roewer, 1952
  • Gerdesius peruvianus Roewer, 1952
  • Gerdesius hoeferi (Kury, 1995)
  • Gerdesius mapinguari Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015
  • Gerdesius paruensis (H. Soares, 1970)
• Gonycranaus Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015
  • Gonycranaus androgynus Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015
  • Gonycranaus pluto Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015

Distribution

The family has a disjunct distribution in South America, occurring in northern regions (Peru, Brazilian Amazon), southeastern Brazil (Minas Gerais State) and French Guiana. ^[1]

References

1. Bragagnolo, Cibele; Hara, Marcos R.; Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo (2015). "A new family of Gonyleptoidea from South America (Opiliones, Laniatores)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 173 (2): 296–319. doi:10.1111/zoj.12207.