Kimulidae

Kimulidae; Temporal range: Neogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Laniatores
Infraorder:	Grassatores
Superfamily:	Samooidea
Family:	Kimulidae; Pérez-González, Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2007
Species
	See text for list
Diversity
	c. 10 genera, > 30 species
Synonyms
	Minuidae

Last updated May 31, 2022

Kimulidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species.^[1]

Description

These brown harvestmen dwell in soil and litter.^[1]

Distribution

Whereas most species occur in Venezuela, Colombia and the West Indies, the isolated species Tegipiolus pachypus (which was formerly in Zalmoxidae) is found in northeastern Brazil. This species also differs from the others morphologically.^[1] Another Brazilian species, Microminua soerenseni Rio de Janeiro, does not belong to this family.^[2]

Relationships

Kimulidae are probably closely related to Escadabiidae.^[1]

Name

This family was originally called Minuidae, but as the name of the type genus proved invalid, the family name needed a replacement.^[1]

Species

Acanthominua Sørensen, 1932

Acanthominua tricarinata Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela

Euminua Sørensen, 1932

Euminua brevitarsa Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela

Euminuoides Mello-Leitão, 1935

Euminuoides longitarsa (Sørensen, 1932) — Venezuela

Fudeci M. A. González-Sponga, 1997

Fudeci curvifemur González-Sponga, 1997 — Venezuela

Jimeneziella Avram, 1970 — Cuba

Jimeneziella decui Avram, 1970
Jimeneziella negreai Avram, 1970

Kimula Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942

Kimula banksi Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
Kimula cokendopheri Pérez-González & Armas, 2000 — Dominican Republic
Kimula elongata Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 — Puerto Rico
Kimula goodnightiorum Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
Kimula levii Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
Kimula tuberculata Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 — Cuba
Kimula turquinensis Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
Kimula botosaneanui S. Avram, 1973 — Cuba

Microminua Sørensen, 1932

Microminua parvula Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela
Microminua soerenseni H. E. M. Soares & B. A. Soares, 1954 — Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) (not Kimulidae, probably Gonyleptidae, Tricommatinae)^[2]

Minua Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela

Minua barloventensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua choroniensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua crassa (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua denticulata (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua dimorpha Sørensen, 1932
Minua elias Sørensen, 1932
Minua guatopensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua montis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua nebulae (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua parva (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua pinturelensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua punctiacuta (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
Minua scabra Sørensen, 1932
Minua venefica (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)

Pseudominua Mello-Leitão, 1933

Pseudominua convolvulus (Sørensen, 1932) — Venezuela
Pseudominua peruviana Roewer, 1963 — Peru

Tegipiolus Roewer, 1949

Tegipiolus pachypus Roewer, 1949 — Brazil

Footnotes

1 2 3 4 5 Pérez-González, Abel & Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Kimulidae. Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 207ff
1 2 Kury 2003

Related Research Articles

The Opiliones are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, or daddy longlegs. As of April 2017, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014.

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Samooidea Superfamily of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

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The Stygnopsidae are a small family of harvestmen, with almost all species found in Mexico.

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The Cranaidae are a family of neotropical harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores.

Stygnommatidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species.

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Podoctidae Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

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Stygnomma is a genus of armoured harvestmen in the family Stygnommatidae. There are more than 30 described species in Stygnomma.

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References

Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Minuidae
Kury, Adriano B., 2003. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología , vol. especial monográfico 1: 1-337.
Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9

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[pinto-207ff-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Pérez-González, Abel & Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Kimulidae. Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 207ff

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