Phalangioidea
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Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the harvestman suborder Eupnoi
with five recognized families and more than 1,500 species.
It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangodoidea
, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the infraorder Laniatores
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Eupnoi
The Eupnoi are a suborder of harvestmen, with more than 200 genera, and about 1,700 described species.They consist of two superfamilies, the Phalangioidea with many long-legged species common to northern temperate regions, and the small group Caddoidea, which have prominent eyes and spiny...
with five recognized families and more than 1,500 species.
It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangodoidea
Phalangodoidea
Phalangodoidea is a superfamily of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with three recognized families and 220 species. It is not to be confused with the similar spelled subfamily Phalangioidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the infraorder Eupnoi.-Families:* Oncopodidae...
, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the infraorder Laniatores
Laniatores
Laniatores is the largest suborder of the arachnid order Opiliones with over 4,000 described species worldwide. The majority of the species are highly dependent on humid environments and usually correlated with tropical and temperate forest habitats....
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Families
- MonoscutidaeMonoscutidaeThe Monoscutidae are a family of harvestmen with 32 known species that all occur in or near Australia and New Zealand.Species range in body length from two to three millimeters and three to ten mm . The chelicerae are enormously enlarged in males of the subfamily Megalopsalidinae. Most species are...
(5 genera, 32 species) - NeopilionidaeNeopilionidaeThe 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....
(8 genera, 15 species) - SclerosomatidaeSclerosomatidaeThe Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species.-Name:The name of the type genus is combined from Ancient Greek skleros "hard" and soma "body".-Genera:* Gagrellinae Thorell, 1889* Abaetetuba Tourinho-Davis, 2004...
(148 genera, 1273 species) - Stygophalangiidae (1 species: Stygophalangium karamaniStygophalangium karamaniStygophalangium karamani is a species of arachnid. Although sometimes classified as a harvestman in the infraorder Eupnoi , its identity is uncertain, but it is probably a species of Acari .-Name:...
Oudemans, 1933) (former Yugoslavia) - PhalangiidaePhalangiidaeThe 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....
(49 genera, 381 species)