Phalangiidae Explained
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
- Amilenus Martens, 1969 (1 species; central Europe)
- Mitopus Thorell, 1876 (9 species; Eurasia, North America)
- Odiellus Roewer, 1923 (17 species; Eurasia, North Africa, North America)
- Paroligolophus Lohmander, 1945 (2 species; continental Europe and Britain)
- Roeweritta Silhavý, 1965 (1 species)
- Opilioninae C.L. Koch, 1839
- Egaenus C.L. Koch, in Hahn & C.L. Koch 1839 (14 species; Eurasia)
- 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
- Bunochelis Roewer, 1923 (2 species; Canary Islands)
- Cristina Loman, 1902 (13 species; Africa)
- Guruia Loman, 1902 (5 species; Africa)
- Hindreus Kauri, 1985 (3 species; Africa)
- Liopilio Schenkel, 1951 (2 species; Alaska)
- Liropilio Gritsenko, 1979 (2 species; Russia, Kazakhstan)
- Metadasylobus Roewer, 1911 (8 species; Balkans, Greece, Canary Islands, France, Spain)
- Metaphalangium Roewer, 1911 (15 species; southern Europe, northern Africa, Asia Minor, Canary Islands)
- Rilaena Silhavý, 1965 (8 species; Europe)
- Zachaeus C.L. Koch, 1839 (10 species; southeastern Europe, Asia Minor)
- Platybuninae Starega, 1976
- Platybunus C.L. Koch, 1839 (22 species; Europe, Sumatra)
- Rafalskia Starega, 1963 (1 species; Asia minor)
References
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae
- (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press
Notes and References
- (2007): Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 123ff