Synthetonychiidae

The Synthetonychiidae are a small family of harvestman with a handful of species in a single genus. They are endemic to New Zealand.

Description[]

Species in this family are between one and two millimeters long, with legs up to almost six mm.^[1]

All described species occur only on New Zealand.^[1]

Synthetonychiidae seem to be closely related to the Triaenonychidae from the Australian region.^[1]

The name of the type genus is combined from Ancient Greek synthetos "compounded" and onychion, the diminutive of onyx "claw".^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Synthetonychiidae. Forster, 1954. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 239ff

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