Escadabiidae

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Escadabiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Opiliones
Suborder:
Laniatores
Infraorder:
Grassatores
Superfamily:
Samooidea
Family:
Escadabiidae

Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003
Species

See text for list.

Diversity
4 genera, 6 species

Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.[1]

Description[]

Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae.[1]

Distribution[]

All known members of this group are endemic to Brazil. The as yet undescribed species in this family expand the range to the coast of Ceará State and caves in the dry central part of Minas Gerais, where the cave-dwelling species could represent an example of relictual distribution.[1]

Relationships[]

Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae.[1]

Name[]

The name of the type genus Escadabius is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek bios "living".[1]

Species[]

  • H. E. M. Soares, 1979
    • H. E. M. Soares, 1979
  • Roewer, 1949
    • Roewer, 1949
    • Roewer, 1949
    • Roewer, 1949
  • H. E. M. Soares, 1979
    • H. E. M. Soares, 1979
  • H. E. M. Soares, 1978
    • H. E. M. Soares, 1978

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Kury, Adriano B. & Pérez Gonzales, Abel (2007): Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 191ff

References[]

  • Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Escadabiidae
  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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