Plesioballarra

Plesioballarra
	; Plesioballarra crinis Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991. (from original description)
Suborder	Eupnoi
Superfamily	Phalangioidea
Family	Neopilionidae
Subfamily	Ballarrinae

Plesioballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 is a monospecific genus of the family Neopilionidae, subfamily Ballarrinae.

Taxonomy[]

Plesioballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:160^[1]

Diagnosis[]

Dorsum lacking prominent heavily pigmented mesial stripe, pedipalp tibia about 0.66 patella length, tarsus not concave dorsad, longer than patella, plumose setae not extending to distal tip but replaced subdistally by prominent zone of sensory and nonsocketed setae, plumes extend down most of setal length; stylus about 0.5 glans, barbed process much shorter than glans.

Description[]

Body small, integument soft; eyemound large, interocular groove prominent; plumose setae on pedipalp with plumes along most of setal length; pedipalp patella longer than tibia but shorter than tarsus, tibia about 0.5 patella length; tarsus not curved dorsad, plumose setae not extending to tip of tarsus, non-socketed setae forming a complete subdistal ring, claw easily seen at X12 magnification; all femora lack pseudoarticulations, latter present in tibia II and metatarsi; stylus of penis shorter than glans, basilateral flanges very broad, basiventral flanges well developed; barbed process much shorter than glans; lateral seminal receptacles penetrate 6 ovipositor segments, dorsal and ventral 2 segments, 1: 1-1: 1 slit sensilla on second furcal segment.

Species[]

Plesioballarra crinis Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991:160 [type by original designation & monotypy]

References[]

↑ Hunt, Glenn S. & James C. Cokendolpher, 1991. Ballarrinae, a new subfamily of harvestmen from the Southern Hemisphere (Arachnida, Opiliones, Neopilionidae). Records of the Australian Museum, Sydney, 43(2): 131-169.

Cyphophthalmi Classification

Incertae sedis
Not assigned to family	†Foveacorpus \| Ankaratra \| Marwe \| Sheargovea

Infraorder Boreophthalmi
Incertae sedis	†Mesopsalis \| †Palaeosiro \| †Sirocellus
Family Sironidae	Arhesiro \| Cyphophthalmus \| Holosiro \| Iberosiro \| Neosiro \| Odontosiro \| Paramiopsalis \| Parasiro \| Siro \| Suzukielus
Family Stylocellidae	Subfamily Fangensinae	Fangensis \| Giribetia
	Subfamily Leptopsalidinae	Leptopsalis \| Miopsalis
	Subfamily Stylocellinae	Meghalaya \| Stylocellus

Infraorder Scopulophthalmi
Family Pettalidae	Aoraki \| Austropurcellia \| Chileogovea \| Karripurcellia \| Milipurcellia \| Manangotria \| Neopurcellia \| Parapurcellia \| Pettalus \| Purcellia \| Rakaia \| Speleosiro

Infraorder Sternophthalmi
Family Troglosironidae	Troglosiro
Family Neogoveidae	Brasiliogovea \| Canga \| Huitaca \| Metagovea \| Metasiro \| Neogovea \| Paragovia \| Tucanogovea
Family Ogoveidae	Ogovea

[h+c91-1] Hunt, Glenn S. & James C. Cokendolpher, 1991. Ballarrinae, a new subfamily of harvestmen from the Southern Hemisphere (Arachnida, Opiliones, Neopilionidae). Records of the Australian Museum, Sydney, 43(2): 131-169.

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