Daesiidae
Encyclopedia
Daesiidae is a family
of solifugids
, which are widespread in Africa
and the Middle East
. Members of the family are also present in India
, South America
, the Balkans
, and the single species Gluvia dorsalis
in the Iberian Peninsula
. A single fossil
species is known from Eocene
Baltic amber
. Around thirty genera are recognised:
Blossiinae
Daesiinae
Gluviinae
Gluviopsinae
Gnosippinae
Triditarsinae
Incertae sedis
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of solifugids
Solifugae
Solifugae are an order of Arachnida, known as camel spiders, wind scorpions and sun spiders or solifuges, comprising more than 1,000 described species in about 153 genera...
, which are widespread in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Members of the family are also present in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, and the single species Gluvia dorsalis
Gluvia dorsalis
Gluvia dorsalis is the only species of solifugid which lives in Spain and Portugal. It is reported to be a common species on the streets of Madrid....
in the Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula , sometimes called Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar...
. A single fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
species is known from Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
Baltic amber
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...
. Around thirty genera are recognised:
Blossiinae
- Blossia
- Blossiana
Daesiinae
- Biton
- Bitonissus
- Bitonota
- Bitonupa
- Daesiola
Gluviinae
- Eberlanzia
- Gluvia
- Gluviola
- Haarlovina
- Mumaella
Gluviopsinae
- Gluviopsida
- Gluviopsilla
- Gluviopsis
- Gluviopsona
Gnosippinae
- Gnosippus
- Hemiblossia
- Hemiblossiola
- Tarabulida
Triditarsinae
- Hodeidania
- Triditarsula
- Triditarsus
Incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
- Ammotrechelis
- Ceratobiton
- Gluviella
- Namibesia
- Palaeoblossia
- SyndaesiaSyndaesiaSyndaesia mastix is a species of arachnid in the order Solifugae, and the only member of the genus Syndaesia. It lives in western Argentina, and is one of only two daesiids in South America, the other being Amacata penai from the Atacama Desert; all other South American solifugids are in the...
- Valdesia