Phalangiidae
Megabunus diadema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Opiliones Suborder: Eupnoi Superfamily: Phalangioidea Family: Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802
Diversity
5 subfamilies, ca. Megabunus diadema is a species of Harvestman widely distributed in Europe, where it has been found in Iceland, Faroe Islands, Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Arachnids are a class ( Arachnida) of joint-legged Invertebrate Animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Harvestmen are eight-legged Invertebrate animals belonging to the order Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) in the class Arachnida in the subphylum The Eupnoi are a suborder of Harvestmen, with more than 200 genera and about 1700 described species Phalangioidea is a superfamily of the Harvestman suborder Eupnoi with five recognized families and more than 1500 species Pierre André Latreille ( November 20, 1762 - February 6, 1833) was a French entomologist. 50 genera
Genera
Dicranopalpus Megabunus Mitopus Oligolophus Opilio Paroligolophus Phalangium Rilaena others, see list

The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. Dicranopalpus is a genus of Harvestmen with twelve known recent species Megabunus is a genus of Harvestmen with six known recent species Mitopus is a Genus of the Harvestman family Phalangiidae with nine described species Oligolophus is a Genus of the Harvestman family Phalangiidae with four described species Opilio is a genus of Harvestmen with more than sixty known recent species Paroligolophus agrestis is a species of Harvestman. It occurs in central Europe. Phalangium is a genus of Harvestmen, that occurs mostly in the Old World. Rilaena is a Genus of the Harvestman family Phalangiidae. R triangularis, the most common species is sometimes considered Harvestmen are eight-legged Invertebrate animals belonging to the order Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) in the class Arachnida in the subphylum The best known is Phalangium opilio. Phalangium opilio is a Species of Harvestman with a Holarctic distribution Dicranopalpus ramosus is an invasive species in Europe. Dicranopalpus ramosus is a species of Harvestman. Males are up to 4 mm long females can reach up to 6 mm

It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodidae, which belongs to the suborder Laniatores. The Phalangodidae are a family of Harvestman with about 20 genera and more than 100 described species distributed in the Holarctic Region Laniatores is the largest suborder of the Arachnid order Opiliones with over 4000 described species worldwide

Contents 1 Name 2 Systematics 3 Footnotes 4 References

Name

The name of the type genus is derived from Ancient Greek phalangion "harvestman". The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c ^[1]

Systematics

• Dicranopalpinae

• Amilenus Martens, 1969 (1 species; central Europe)
• Dicranopalpus Doleschall, 1852 (12 species; Europe, South America)
• Lanthanopilio Cokendolpher & Cokendolpher, 1984 (1 species)

• Oligolophinae Banks, 1893

• Lacinius Thorell, 1876 (17 species; China, Europe, North America)
• Mitopiella Banks, 1930 (1 species; Borneo)
• Mitopus Thorell, 1876 (9 species; Eurasia, North America)
• Odiellus Roewer, 1923 (17 species; Eurasia, North Africa, North America)
• Oligolophus C. L. Koch, 1871 (4 species; Europe, China)
• Paralacinius Morin, 1934 (1 species)
• Paroligolophus Lohmander, 1945 (1 species; central Europe)
• Roeweritta Silhavý, 1965 (1 species)

• Opilioninae C. Dicranopalpus is a genus of Harvestmen with twelve known recent species Carl Ludwig Doleschall ( July 15, 1827 - February 26, 1859) was born in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia (then Austria Nathan Banks (1868 - 1953 was an American Entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell ( May 3, 1830 - December 22, 1901) was a Swedish Arachnologist. Mitopus is a Genus of the Harvestman family Phalangiidae with nine described species Carl Friedrich Roewer (1881-1963 was a German Arachnologist. He concentrated on Harvestmen, where he described almost a third (2260 of today's known Species Oligolophus is a Genus of the Harvestman family Phalangiidae with four described species Carl Ludwig Koch ( September 21, 1778 - August 23, 1857) was a German Entomologist, specializing in Arachnology. Paroligolophus agrestis is a species of Harvestman. It occurs in central Europe. L. Koch, 1839

• Egaenus C. L. Koch, in Hahn & C. L. Koch 1839 (14 species; Eurasia)
• Himalphalangium Martens, 1973 (5 species)
• Homolophus Banks, 1893 (25 species; central Asia, North America)
• Opilio Herbst, 1798 (63 species; Eurasia, one species also in North America)
• Scleropilio Roewer, 1911 (1 species; central Asia)

• Phalangiinae Latreille, 1802

• Acanthomegabunus Tsurusaki, Tchemeris & Logunov, 2000 (1 species; Siberia)
• Bactrophalangium Silhavý, 1966 (2 species)
• Bunochelis Roewer, 1923 (2 species; Canary Islands)
• Coptophalangium Starega, 1984 (1 species)
• Cristina Loman, 1902 (13 species; Africa)
• Dacnopilio Roewer, 1911 (4 species; Africa)
• Dasylobus Simon, 1878 (19 species; southern Europe, northern Africa)
• Graecophalangium Roewer, 1923 (5 species; Greece, Macedonia)
• Guruia Loman, 1902 (5 species; Africa)
• Hindreus Kauri, 1985 (3 species; Africa)
• Leptobunus Banks, 1893 (5 species; North America)
• Liopilio Schenkel, 1951 (2 species; Alaska)
• Liropilio Gritsenko, 1979 (2 species; Russia, Kazakhstan)
• Megistobunus Hansen, 1921 (3 species)
• Metadasylobus Roewer, 1911 (8 species; Balkans, Greece, Canary Islands, France, Spain)
• Metaphalangium Roewer, 1911 (15 species; southern Europe, northern Africa, Asia Minor, Canary Islands)
• Odontobunus Roewer, 1910 (9 species; Africa)
• Parascleropilio Rambla, 1975 (1 species)
• Phalangium Linnaeus, 1758 (35 species; Africa, Eurasia, Cuba)
• Ramblinus Starega, 1984 (1 species; Madeira)
• Rhampsinitus Simon, 1879 (47 species; Africa)
• Rilaena Silhavý, 1965 (8 species; Europe)
• Tchapinius Roewer, 1929 (1 species; Kamchatka)
• Zachaeus C. Opilio is a genus of Harvestmen with more than sixty known recent species Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst ( 1 November 1743 – 5 November 1807) was a German naturalist and Entomologist Eugène Simon ( April 30, 1848 - November 17, 1924) was a French Arachnologist. Phalangium is a genus of Harvestmen, that occurs mostly in the Old World. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Usimare Ramses III (also written Ramesses and Rameses) was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty and is considered to be the last great Rilaena is a Genus of the Harvestman family Phalangiidae. R triangularis, the most common species is sometimes considered L. Koch, 1839 (10 species; southeastern Europe, Asia Minor)

• Platybuninae Starega, 1976

• Buresilia Silhavý, 1965 (2 species)
• Lophopilio Hadzi, 1931 (2 species)
• Megabunus Meade, 1855 (6 species; Europe)
• Metaplatybunus Roewer, 1911 (8 species; Greece)
• Paraplatybunus Dumitrescu, 1970 (2 species)
• Platybunoides Silhavý, 1956 (1 species)
• Platybunus C. Megabunus is a genus of Harvestmen with six known recent species L. Koch, 1839 (22 species; Europe, Sumatra)
• Rafalskia Starega, 1963 (1 species; Asia minor)
• Stankiella Hadzi, 1973 (2 species)

Footnotes

References

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

---

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic