Globipedidae

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Globipedidae
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Dalquestia rugosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Eupnoi
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Globipedidae
Kury & Cokendolpher, 2020
Genera [1]

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The harvestman family Globipedidae is a small lineage comprising 6 genera and some 33 species. [1] [2] They occur in various parts of North America and Central America. [3] [4] They were formerly included as a subfamily of Sclerosomatidae. [5]

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<i>Opilio</i> Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Opilio is a genus of harvestmen with 35 known species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sclerosomatidae</span> Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

The Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species. One former subfamily has been recently removed to form a new family, Globipedidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caddidae</span> Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Caddoidea superfamily of harvestmen arachnids with a single family Caddidae, which now only contains 2 extant species. The family previously contained many more taxa under a previous wider concept, but the familial definition was narrowed after restudy.

Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.

Yania is a genus of harvestmen from South America. Yania flavolimbata is the only species in the monotypic genus Yania. It was first described by Roewer, 1914.

Eutimesius is a genus of harvestmen in the family Stygnidae with five described species. All species are found in South America.

<i>Dalquestia</i> Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Dalquestia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Globipedidae with six described species. All species are found in North America.

<i>Globipes</i> Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Globipes is a genus of harvestmen in the family Globipedidae from North America with three described species. Two are found on the western coast of the USA.

<i>Metopilio</i> Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Metopilio is a genus of harvestmen in the family Globipedidae from Mexico and Central America.

Buresilia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Phalangiidae with three described species. The species are found in West Asia, Anatolia and Cyprus.

Crosbycus is a potentially monotypic genus of harvestmen in the family Taracidae, with one species found in North America as of 2023, per the World Catalog of Opiliones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taracidae</span> Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Taracidae is a family of harvestmen in the order Opiliones. There are 4 genera and 23 described species in Taracidae.

<i>Neosiro exilis</i> Species of harvestman/daddy longlegs

Neosiro exilis is a species of mite harvestman in the family Sironidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Poecilaemula eutypa</i> Species of arachnids

Poecilaemula eutypa is a species of harvestmen from Central America in the family Cosmetidae. It was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1925.

Acropsopilionoidea is a superfamily of harvestmen with 1 family and 3 genera, found in North America and the Southern Hemisphere.

Bourguyia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Gonyleptidae with four described species. All species are found in Brazil.

<i>Poecilaemula</i> Genus of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Poecilaemula is a genus of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae with eight described species. All species are from Central America or South America. An overview of the taxonomy was provided by Medrano et al. (2024)

Poecilaemula iching is a species of harvestmen from Central America in the family Cosmetidae. It was first described by Medrano, Kury, Martins & Proud, 2024 in 2024.

Poecilaemula signata is a species of harvestmen from Central America in the family Cosmetidae. It was first described by Banks in 1909.

Tithaeidae is a family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores, Epedanoidea with about 40 described species.

References

  1. 1 2 "Globipedidae". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. "Globipedidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. "Globipedidae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. "Globipedidae". GBIF. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. Kury, A.B. & J.C. Cokendolpher (2020). Chapter 9. A new family from the New World (Eupnoi: Phalangioidea). In: WCO-Lite: Online world catalogue of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones). Version 1.0 — Checklist of all valid nomina in Opiliones with authors and dates of publication up to 2018 (Kury et al., Ed.): 52-54.

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