Ballarra

Ballarra
	; Ballarra drosera Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991, male paratype from Australia, habitus ,dorsal view, from original description.
Suborder	Eupnoi
Superfamily	Phalangioidea
Family	Neopilionidae
Subfamily	Ballarrinae

Ballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 is a genus of the family Neopilionidae, type of the subfamily Ballarrinae. It contains 6 species from Australia.

Taxonomy[]

Ballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher 1991^[1]: 143; Crawford 1992: 13 [type species: Ballarra drosera Hunt & Cokendolpher 1991, by original designation].

Etymology[]

Aboriginal ballarra (spear barbs). Gender feminine.

Placement[]

Originally in Ballarrinae.

Original diagnosis[]

Dorsum lacks prominent heavily pigmented mesial stripe; pedipalp tarsus concave dorsad and subequal to or shorter than patella, plumes usually restricted to brush at setal tip; stylus usually sub-equal to or longer than glans, barbed process much shorter than glans.

Original description[]

Body usually small and soft, unarmed except for scattered small setae; eyemound rounded, unarmed, interocular groove usually shallow or only present posteriorly; dorsum often with mesial silvery patches which may coalesce into an irregular stripe; spiracle with either flattened spines or spines essentially round in cross-section, spines on anterior wall generally more strongly developed, spines virtually lacking in B. alpina; chelicerae in both sexes of similar size except for B. molaris where greatly enlarged in males; patella subequal to or longer than tarsus, tarsus

Included species[]

Ballarra alpina Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:148
Ballarra cantrelli Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:150
Ballarra clancyi Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:152
Ballarra drosera Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:144 [type by original designation]
Ballarra longipalpus Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:157
Ballarra molaris Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:155

References[]

↑ Hunt, G.S. & Cokendolpher, J.C. (1991) Ballarrinae, a new subfamily of harvestmen from the Southern Hemisphere (Arachnida, Opiliones, Neopilionidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 43(2), 131–169.

Eupnoi Classification

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

Superfamily Caddoidea
Family Caddidae	Caddo

Superfamily Phalangioidea
Not assigned to family	†Cheiromachus \| †Milipurcellia \| Mitopiella \| †Petrunkevitchiana
Family †Kustarachnidae	†Kustarachne
Family Neopilionidae	Subfamily Ballarrinae	Americovibone \| Arrallaba \| Ballarra \| Plesioballarra \| Vibone
	Subfamily Enantiobuninae	Acihasta \| Australiscutum \| Forsteropsalis \| Hypomegalopsalis \| Mangatangi \| Megalopsalis \| Monoscutum \| Neopantopsalis \| Pantopsalis \| Spinicrus \| Templar \| Tercentenarium \| Thrasychiroides \| Thrasychirus
	Subfamily Neopilioninae	Neopilio
Family Phalangiidae	Not assigned to subfamily	†Stephanobunus
	Dicranopalpus genus group	Amilenus \| Dicranopalpus
	Subfamily Oligolophinae	Lacinius \| Mitopus \| Odiellus \| Oligolophus \| Paralacinius \| Paroligolophus \| Roeweritta
	Subfamily Opilioninae	Bidentolophus \| Egaenus \| Gricenkovia\| Himalphalangium \| Homolophus \| Mizozatus \| Opilio \| Pamiropilio \| Redikorcevia \| Scleropilio
	Subfamily Phalangiinae	Bunochelis \| Camerobunus \| Coptophalangium \| Cristina \| Dacnopilio \| Dasylobus \| Graecophalangium \| Guruia \| Hindreus \| Kalliste \|Lenkoraniella \| Leptobunus \| Liopilio \| Liropilio \|Megistobunus \| Metadasylobus \|Metaphalangium \| Odontobunus \| Parascleropilio \| Phalangium \| Ramblinus \| Rhampsinitus \| Rilaena \| Taurolaena \| Tchapinius \| Zachaeus
	Subfamily Platybuninae	Acanthomegabunus \| Bolea \| Buresilia \| Lophopilio \| Megabunus \| Metaplatybunus \| Platybunoides \| Platybunus \| Rafalskia \| Stankiella
Family Protolophidae	Protolophus
Family Sclerosomatidae	Not assigned to subfamily	†Mesobunus
	Subfamily Gagrellinae	Abaetetuba \| Adungrella \| Aguilaia \| Akalpia \| Altobunus \| Amazonesia \| Antigrella \| Aurivilliola \| Azucarella \| Bakerinulus \| Bastia \| Bastioides \| Baturitia \| Bellonia \| Biceropsis \| Bonthainia \| Bullobunus \| Caluga \| Cardenalia \| Carinobius \| Carmenia \| Carmichaelus \| Ceratobunellus \| Ceratobunoides \| Ceratobunus \| Cervibunus \| Chasenella \| Chebabius \| Coonoora \| Dentobunus \| Diangathia \| Echinobunus \| Euceratobunus \| Eugagrella \| Euzaleptus \| Fesa \| Gagrella \| Gagrellenna \| Gagrellina \| Gagrellissa \| Gagrellopsis \| Gagrellula \| Geaya \| Globulosoma \| Guaranobunus \| Hamitergum \| Harmanda \| Harmandina \| Hehoa \| Heterogagrella \| Hexazaleptus \| Hexomma \| Himaldroma \| Himalzaleptus \| Holcobunus \| Holmbergiana \| Hologagrella \| Hypogrella \| Hypsibunus \| Jussara \| Koyamaia \| Krusa \| Krusella \| Liopagus \| Marthana \| Melanopa \| Melanopella \| Melanopula \| Metadentobunus \| Metahehoa \| Metasyleus \| Metaverpulus \| Metazaleptus \| Microzaleptus \| Mucuya \| Munequita \| Neogagrella \| Nepalgrella \| Nepalkanchia \| Obigrella \| Octozaleptus \| Onostemma \| Oobunus \| Orissula \| Padangrella \| Palniella \| Paradentobunus \| Paragagrella \| Paragagrellina \| Parageaya \| Paraumbogrella \| Paruleptes \| Pectenobunus \| Pergagrella \| Pokhara \| Prionostemma \| Prodentobunus \| Psammogeaya \| Psathyropus \| Pseudarthromerus \| Pseudogagrella \| Pseudomelanopa \| Pseudosystenocentrus \| Romerella \| Sarasinia \| Sataria \| Scotomenia \| Sericicorpus \| Sinadroma \| Syleus \| Syngagrella \| Systenocentrus \| Tamboicus \| Taperina \| Tetraceratobunus \| Toragrella \| Trachyrhinus \| Umbogrella \| Umbopilio \| Vaho \| Valle \| Varinodulia \| Verpulus \| Verrucobunus \| Xerogrella \| Zaleptiolus \| Zaleptulus \| Zaleptus
	Subfamily Gyinae	Gyas \| Gyoides \| Rongsharia
	Subfamily Leiobuninae	†Amauropilio \| Cosmobunus \| Dilophiocara \| Eumesosoma \| Eusclera \| Goasheer \| Hadrobunus \| Leiobunum \| Leuronychus \| Microliobunum \| Nelima \| Paranelima \| Schenkeliobunum \| Togwoteeus
	Metopilio genus group	Dalquestia \| Diguetinus \| Eurybunus \| Globipes \| Metopilio \| Lanthanopilio
	Subfamily Sclerosomatinae	Astrobunus \| Granulosoma \| Homalenotus \| Mastobunus \| Metasclerosoma \| Pseudastrobunus \| Pseudohomalenotus \| Pygobunus

[1] Hunt, G.S. & Cokendolpher, J.C. (1991) Ballarrinae, a new subfamily of harvestmen from the Southern Hemisphere (Arachnida, Opiliones, Neopilionidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 43(2), 131–169.

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