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Epedanidae Sørensen, 1886 is a family of Grassatores from SE Asia. Several of its species were nicknamed"excavators" by the macro photographers.
(Indomalayan, Australasian – 174 species)
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There are currently four subfamilies recognized, with a further 13 genera and 77 species regarded as incertae sedis[1].
Additional images - Gallery[]
Epedanidae - Singapore. Photo Copyright © Nicky Bay [1]
References[]
- ↑ Zhang, C. & Zhang, F. (2012b) A new species of Parabeloniscus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae) from China. Zootaxa, 3565, 55–64.

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