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Triaenonychidae Sørensen, 1886 is a family of "Insidiatores" (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores)
The Triaenonychidae Sørensen, 1886 are a family of harvestmen with about 120 genera and more than 440 described species.
Description[]
Most Triaenonychidae are from three to five millimeters long, although some species from South Africa can be only 1 mm long. Some species in the subfamily Adaeinae are almost 10 mm long. Legs are almost always short, measuring 4-12 mm. The armed pedipalps are large, and much stronger than the legs. [1]
Distribution[]
Triaenonychidae are found in North America and South America, Japan and Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Madagascar.[1]
Relationships[]
The Triaenonychidae should probably split into at least two families. The genera from the Australian region are considered Triaenonychidae sensu stricto, and may include the strange Synthetonychiidae; the northern species should be grouped with Travuniidae [1].
Name[]
The name of the type genus Triaenonyx is combined from Ancient Greek τρίαινα (triaina, "trident, fish spear") and ὄνυξ (onyx, "claw").[1]
Subfamilies[]
- Adaeinae Pocock, 1902
- Soerensenellinae Forster, 1954
- Triaenobuninae Pocock, 1902
- Triaenonychinae Sørensen, 1886
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Adriano B. Kury (2007). "Triaenonychidae Sørensen, 1886". In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al (2007): Harvestmen: the biology of the Opiliones
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