Americovibone

Americovibone
Americovibone lanfrancoae Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991, male habitus, dorsal view, from original description.
Suborder	Eupnoi
Superfamily	Phalangioidea
Family	Neopilionidae
Subfamily	Ballarrinae

Americovibone Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 is a genus of the family Neopilionidae, subfamily Ballarrinae. It contains two species, one from Chile, another from New Zealand.

Taxonomy

• Americovibone Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:165

Diagnosis

Chelicera with ventral spur on the basal segment; pseudosegments present in the palpal segments of the female and at least leg femora and tibiae II-IV of both sexes; pedipalp patella longer than tibia or tarsus, palpal claw absent; leg claws with lateral teeth on each side; penis lacking barbed process, ovipositor with 2 spermathecae.

Description

Minute harvestmen with relatively long legs. Eye mound and body unarmed, smooth. Chelicerae with spur on basal segment. Female pedipalp with pseudosegments in femur and patella; pedipalp patella longer than tibia and tarsus, tarsus concave dorsad along its length in female and curved in opposite sense in male, tarsal claw and non-socketed setae absent, plumose setae extend to the tarsal tip, plumes not clearly bifurcate. Leg femora and tibiae with pseudosegments, claws with lateral branches on each side. Penis without bristle groups or processes. Ovipositor corpus of more than 2 segments, 2 spermathecae.

Species

• Americovibone lanfrancoae Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:165 [type by original designation]

• Americovibone remota Taylor, 2016

References

Eupnoi Classification

Incertae sedis
Not assigned to any family	†Brigantibunum | †Daohugopilio | †Macrogyion | Hesperopilio

Superfamily Caddoidea
Family Caddidae	Caddo