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Megalopsalis sp. - New Zealand - from flickr. Photo copyright © New Zealand Wild [Steve Reekie]]] | |
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Neopilionidae Lawrence, 1931 is a family of Eupnoi Phalangioidea, distributed in the Southern Temperate regions of the world, and is divided into three subfamilies: Neopilioninae, Enantiobuninae and Ballarrinae. Has more than 60 described species (Kury 2013[1]; Taylor 2011[2], 2013a[3]; 2013b[4]) of southern Hemispheric-Gondwanan distribution.
Included subfamilies[]
Ballarrinae Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 (Australasian, Neotropical, Afrotropical – 10 species)
Enantiobuninae Mello-Leitão, 1931 (Australasian, Neotropical – 52 species)
Neopilioninae Lawrence, 1931 (Afrotropical – 2 species)
References[]
- ↑ Kury, A.B. (2013a) Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). Zootaxa, 3703(1), 27–33. [Issued 30 Aug. 2013].
- ↑ Taylor, C.K. (2011) Revision of the genus Megalopsalis (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangioidea) in Australia and New Zealand and implications for phalangioid classification. Zootaxa, 2773, 1–65.
- ↑ Taylor, C.K. (2013a) Further notes on New Zealand Enantiobuninae (Opiliones, Neopilionidae), with the description of a new genus and two new species. ZooKeys, 263, 59–73.
- ↑ Taylor, C.K. (2013c) Further revision of the genus Megalopsalis (Opiliones, Neopilionidae), with the description of seven new species. ZooKeys, 328, 59–117.
Eupnoi Classification |
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Incertae sedis | ||
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Not assigned to any family | †Brigantibunum | †Daohugopilio | †Macrogyion | Hesperopilio |
Superfamily Caddoidea | ||
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Family Caddidae | Caddo |