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Cobaniinae

Cobania picea (Bertkau, 1880) - Brazil - from Laboratory of arthropod behavior and evolution - cropped. Copyright © Glauco Machado

Suborder

Laniatores

Superfamily

Gonyleptoidea

Family

Gonyleptidae


Cobaniinae Kury, 1994 is a subfamily of Gonyleptidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Grassatores). It was proposed by Kury (1994), with two other subfamilies: Heteropachylinae and Metasarcinae, as early lineages of Gonyleptidae. It is composed by a single genus, Cobania, with two species.


Further information[]

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Another boring day in Kurt's life...

Video of an alive male of Cobania picea (Bertkau, 1880).

References[]

Kury, A.B. (1994) Early lineages of Gonyleptidae (Arachnida Opiliones Laniatores). Tropical Zoology 7(2), 342–353.