Mitopus | |
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Mitopus morio | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Opiliones |
Family: | Phalangiidae |
Subfamily: | Oligolophinae |
Genus: | Mitopus Thorell, 1876 |
Type species | |
Phalangium morio Fabricius, 1779 | |
Species | |
See text. | |
Diversity | |
9 species |
Mitopus is a genus of the harvestman family Phalangiidae with nine described species.
The Phalangodidae are a family of harvestmen with about 30 genera and more than 100 described species, distributed in the Holarctic region.
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.
Leiobunum is a genus of the harvestman family Sclerosomatidae with more than 100 described species. Contrary to popular belief, they are not spiders, although they share a resemblance. They are arachnids, in the order Opiliones, harvestmen. Species in Leiobunum tend to have relatively long legs compared with other harvestmen, and some species are gregarious.
The Stygnidae are a family of neotropical harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores.
Agoristenidae are a neotropical harvestman family of the Suborder Laniatores, in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea.
The Manaosbiidae 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.
Samoidae is a family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about fifty described species.
Podoctidae is a family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about 130 described species.
Geaya is a genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae from Latin America.
Prionostemma is a large genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae from Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Nelima is a genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae.
Zalmoxis is a genus of harvestmen, within the Zalmoxidae family. They are found in tropical Australia, Borneo, New Guinea, the Philippines and on Pacific islands.