Ischyropsalidoidea

Ischyropsalidoidea
Ischyropsalis hellwigii(Panzer, 1794), photo Copyright © Ulla N., from fotocommunity [3]
Order	Opiliones
Suborder	Dyspnoi
Infraorder	n/a
Diversity	85 spp

Ischyropsalidoidea Simon, 1879 is one of the two superfamilies in which Dyspnoi is divided. It has 7 extant genera and 85 species.

There are 4 monotypic fossil genera, which sometimes are placed in Dyspnoi incertae sedis.

Included families

• Ischyropsalididae Simon, 1879 -- 3 genera (Palearctic)
• Sabaconidae Dresco, 1970 -- 1 genus (Nearctic, Palearctic)
• Taracidae Schönhofer, 2013 -- 3 genera (Nearctic, Palearctic)

Gallery

Ischyropsalididae - Acuclavella shoshone Shear, 1986, female, USA, ID. Photo copyright © Axel Schönhofer [1]

Sabaconidae - Sabacon cavicolens (Packard, 1884) - USA, Arkansas - from flickr. Photo copyright © M Hedin [Marshal Hedin]

Taracidae - Taracus sp., USA, Oregon. From flickr [2]. Copyright © Steve Lew.

Dyspnoi Classification

Incertae sedis
Not assigned to family	†Ameticos | †Echinopustulatus

Superfamily Acropsopilionoidea
Family Acropsopilionidae	Acropsopilio | Austropsopilio | Caddella
Family †Halithersidae	†Halitherses

Superfamily Ischyropsalidoidea
Family Ischyropsalididae
	Subfamily Ceratolasmatinae	Acuclavella | Ceratolasma
	Subfamily Ischyropsalidinae	Ischyropsalis
Family Sabaconidae	Sabacon
Family Taracidae	Crosbycus | Hesperonemastoma | Taracus