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Zalmoxidae

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Zalmoxidae

Suborder

Laniatores

Infraorder

Grassatores

Superfamily

Zalmoxoidea

Zalmoxidae Sørensen, 1886 is a is a diverse harvestmen family of Zalmoxoidea with 223 species in 61 genera[1].

Description[]


Etymology[]

Zalmoxis is the name of a Thracian Dacian god (ref).

Distribution[]

The family has a disjunct distribution: Neotropical, Australasian, Indomalayan, Afrotropical

Taxonomy[]

Included genera[]

According to the World Catalogue of Opiliones[1], the following 61 genera:

  1. Absonus González-Sponga, 1987: 2 spp. - Venezuela[2]
  2. Acanthominua Sørensen, 1932: 13 spp. - Venezuela[2][3][4]
  3. Araguita González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  4. Avilaia González-Sponga, 1998: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  5. Azulitaia González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  6. Buruquelia González-Sponga, 1999: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  7. Carayaca González-Sponga, 1998: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  8. Cersa Šilhavý, 1979: 1 spp. - Cuba
  9. Chamaia González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  10. Chirimena González-Sponga, 1999: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  11. Cubiria González-Sponga, 1987: 2 spp. - Venezuela
  12. Curimaguanus González-Sponga, 2003: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  13. Ethobunus Chamberlin, 1925: 34 spp. - Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago
  14. Euminua Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2011: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  15. Euminuoides Mello-Leitão, 1935: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  16. Galanomma Juberthie, 1970: 1 spp. - Ecuador
  17. Garanhunsa Roewer, 1949: 1 spp. - Brazil
  18. Granulaia González-Sponga, 1997: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  19. Guagonia González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  20. Guayania González-Sponga, 1999: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  21. Haitonia González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  22. Heteroscotolemon Roewer, 1912: 1 spp. - French Guiana
  23. Jajinia González-Sponga, 1987: 2 spp. - Venezuela
  24. Junquito González-Sponga, 1999: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  25. Micro González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  26. Minuides Sørensen, 1932: 6 spp. - Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Venezuela
  27. Mitraia Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2011: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  28. Neobabrius Roewer, 1949: 1 spp. - Indonesia
  29. Neocea Özdikmen, 2008: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  30. Oo Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2011: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  31. Opilioparamo Özdikmen, 2008: 2 spp. - Venezuela
  32. Orituco González-Sponga, 1987: 4 spp. - Venezuela
  33. Pachylicus Roewer, 1923: 9 spp. - Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama
  34. Panaquire González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  35. Panopiliops Roewer, 1949: 2 spp. - Costa Rica
  36. Paraminuella Caporiacco, 1951: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  37. Parascotolemon Roewer, 1912: 3 spp. - French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  38. Phalangoduna Roewer, 1949: 1 spp. - Costa Rica, Panama
  39. Pijiguaia González-Sponga, 1998: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  40. Pilosa González-Sponga, 1999 - 1 spp. - Venezuela
  41. Pirassunungoleptes Soares, 1966: 3 spp. - Brazil, Bolivia
  42. Protodiasia Ringuelet, 1955: 1 spp. - Argentina
  43. Pseudominua Mello-Leitão, 1933: 2 spp. - Peru, Venezuela
  44. Pyropharynx Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2011: 1 spp. - Mexico
  45. Retropedis González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  46. Sivianus Roewer, 1949: 1 spp. - Peru
  47. Soledadiella González-Sponga, 1987: 4 spp. - Brazil, Venezuela
  48. Sphoeroforma González-Sponga, 1987: 4 spp. - Venezuela
  49. Spiniella González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  50. Stygnoleptes Banks, 1914: 5 spp. - Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, Peru
  51. Taguaza González-Sponga, 1998: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  52. Timoleon  Sørensen, 1932: 2 spp. - Colombia, Peru
  53. Traiania Soares & Avram 1981: 13 spp. - Venezuela
  54. Unare González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  55. Unicornia González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  56. Urachiche González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  57. Venezuelana Özdikmen, 2008: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  58. Viacha Roewer, 1949: 1 spp. - Bolivia
  59. Weyrauchiana Roewer, 1952: 1 spp. - Peru[5]
  60. Yacambuia González-Sponga, 1987: 1 spp. - Venezuela
  61. Zalmoxis Sørensen, 1886: 69 spp. - Fiji, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Philippines +

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kury A.B., Mendes A.C., Cardoso L., Kury M.S., Granado A. de A., Giribet G., Cruz-López J.A., Longhorn S.J. Kury I.S. & Souza-Kury M.A. (2021) World Catalogue of Opiliones. WCO-Lite version 2.2.0. Online at: https://wcolite.com/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 González-Sponga, M.A. (1987) Aracnidos de Venezuela. Opiliones Laniatores I. Familias Phalangodidae y Agoristenidae. Academia de Ciencias Fisicas, Matematicas y Naturales, Caracas, 562 pp.
  3. ↑ Caporiacco, L. di (1951) Studi sugli Aracnidi del Venezuela raccolti dalla Sezione de Biologia (Universitá Centrale del Venezuela). I Parte: Scorpiones, Opiliones, Solifuga y Chernetes. Acta Biologica Venezuelica 1, 1-46.
  4. ↑ Henriksen, K.L. (1932) Descriptiones Laniatorum (Arachnidorum Opilionum Subordinis). Opus posthumum recognovit ed edidit Kai L. Henriksen. Nye samling af det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs skrifter. 3, 197-422.
  5. ↑ Roewer, C.F. (1952) Neotropische Arachnida Arthrogastra, zumeist aus Peru [I]. Senckenbergiana, 33 (1/3), 37-58.
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