Kimulidae

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Kimulidae
Temporal range: Neogene–present
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Opiliones
Suborder:
Laniatores
Infraorder:
Grassatores
Superfamily:
Samooidea
Family:
Kimulidae

Pérez-González, Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2007
Species

See text for list.

Diversity
c. 10 genera, > 30 species
Synonyms

Minuidae

Kimulidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species.[1]

Description[]

These brown harvestmen dwell in soil and litter.[1]

Distribution[]

Whereas most species occur in Venezuela, Colombia and the West Indies, the isolated species Tegipiolus pachypus (which was formerly in Zalmoxidae) is found in northeastern Brazil. This species also differs from the others morphologically.[1] Another Brazilian species, Microminua soerenseni Rio de Janeiro, does not belong to this family.[2]

Relationships[]

Kimulidae are probably closely related to Escadabiidae.[1]

Name[]

This family was originally called Minuidae, but as the name of the type genus proved invalid, the family name needed a replacement.[1]

Species[]

  • Sørensen, 1932
  • Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela
  • Sørensen, 1932
  • Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela
  • Mello-Leitão, 1935
  • (Sørensen, 1932) — Venezuela
  • M. A. González-Sponga, 1997
  • González-Sponga, 1997 — Venezuela
  • Avram, 1970 — Cuba
  • Avram, 1970
  • Avram, 1970
  • Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942
  • Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
  • Pérez-González & Armas, 2000 — Dominican Republic
  • Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 — Puerto Rico
  • Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
  • Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
  • Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 — Cuba
  • Silhavy, 1969 — Cuba
  • S. Avram, 1973 — Cuba
  • Sørensen, 1932
  • Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela
  • H. E. M. Soares & B. A. Soares, 1954 — Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) (not Kimulidae, probably Gonyleptidae, Tricommatinae)[2]
  • Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • Sørensen, 1932
  • Sørensen, 1932
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • Sørensen, 1932
  • (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
  • Mello-Leitão, 1933
  • (Sørensen, 1932) — Venezuela
  • Roewer, 1963 — Peru
  • Roewer, 1949
  • Roewer, 1949 — Brazil

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Pérez-González, Abel & Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Kimulidae. Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 207ff
  2. ^ a b Kury 2003

References[]

  • Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Minuidae
  • Kury, Adriano B., 2003. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). , vol. especial monográfico 1: 1-337.
  • 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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