Neopilionidae

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Neopilionidae
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Pantopsalis listeri
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Neopilionidae

Lawrence, 1931
Diversity
8 genera, 15 species

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The Neopilionidae are a family of harvestmen with 15 known species.

It has a clearly Gondwanan distribution, with species found in Australia, South Africa and South America, and probably represent relicts of that time.

The family members range in size from the small Americovibone lancafrancoae (0.9 mm) to over 4 mm in the Enantiobuninae.[1]

Some species of Enantiobuninae have blue pigmentation, which is rather unusual in harvestmen.[1]

Name

The family name is a contraction of Ancient Greek neo "new" and Latin Opilio, a genus of harvestman.

Species

  • Ballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 — Australia

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cokendolpher, James C. (2007): Neopilionidae Lawrence, 1931. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 121ff

References

  • Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Neopilionidae
  • 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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