Biology:Phalangiidae

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Short description: Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs

Phalangiidae
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
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Platybunus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Phalangiidae
Latreille, 1802
Genera

others, see list

Diversity
5 subfamilies, ca. 50 genera

The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is Phalangium opilio. Dicranopalpus ramosus is an invasive species in Europe.

It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodidae, which belongs to the suborder Laniatores.

Name

The name of the type genus is derived from Ancient Greek phalangion "harvestman".[1]

Systematics

  • Dicranopalpinae
  • Amilenus Martens, 1969 (1 species; central Europe)
  • Dicranopalpus Doleschall, 1852 (12 species; Europe, South America)
  • Oligolophinae Banks, 1893
  • Lacinius Thorell, 1876 (17 species; China, Europe, North America)
  • Mitopiella Banks, 1930 (1 species; Borneo)
  • Mitopus Thorell, 1876 (9 species; Eurasia, North America)
  • Odiellus Roewer, 1923 (17 species; Eurasia, North Africa, North America)
  • Oligolophus C. L. Koch, 1871 (4 species; Europe, China)
  • Paralacinius Morin, 1934 (1 species)
  • Paroligolophus Lohmander, 1945 (2 species; continental Europe and Britain)[2]
  • Roeweritta Silhavý, 1965 (1 species)
  • Opilioninae C.L. Koch, 1839
  • Egaenus C.L. Koch, in Hahn & C.L. Koch 1839 (14 species; Eurasia)
  • Himalphalangium Martens, 1973 (5 species)
  • Homolophus Banks, 1893 (25 species; central Asia, North America)
  • Opilio Herbst, 1798 (63 species; Eurasia, one species also in North America)
  • Scleropilio Roewer, 1911 (1 species; central Asia)
  • Phalangiinae Latreille, 1802
  • Platybuninae Starega, 1976

Footnotes

  1. Tsurusaki, Nobuo (2007): Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 123ff
  2. Search results for names containing "Paroligolophus", Natural History Museum, http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/scientific-resources/biodiversity/uk-biodiversity/uk-species/species/names.html?name.match=CONTAINS&name.value=Paroligolophus&rank=&group=&_recommendedOnly=on&_wellFormedOnly=on&showScientificNames=true, retrieved 2013-09-15 

References

  • Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae
  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN:0-674-02343-9

Wikidata ☰ Q136948 entry