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Pachylinae
Pachylinae is the most diverse subfamily of the harvestman family Gonyleptidae, including around 400 valid species. Major groups of species occur in the Brazilian Atlantic forest, Bolivian/Peruvian highlands, Argentina, and Chilean temperate forest. Genera Currently, 129 genera are recognised: *'' Acanthopachylopsis'' H. E. M. Soares & B. A. Soares, 1949 *'' Acanthopachylus'' Roewer, 1913 *'' Acanthoprocta'' Loman, 1899 *'' Acrographinotus'' Roewer, 1929 *'' = Unduavius'' Roewer, 1929 *'' Allogonyleptes'' Roewer, 1917 *'' Anoplogynopsis'' H. Soares, 1966 *'' Anoplogynus'' Piza, 1938 *'' Antetriceras'' Roewer, 1949 *'' Berlaia'' Mello-Leitão, 1940 *'' Biconisoma'' Roewer, 1936 *'' Bristoweia'' Mello-Leitão, 1924 *'' Bullaepus'' Roewer, 1930 *'' Bunoplus'' Roewer, 1927 *'' Calcarogyndes'' Mello-Leitão, 1932 *'' Caldanatus'' Roewer, 1943 *'' Camposicola'' Mello-Leitão, 1924 *'' Camposicoloides'' B. Soares, 1944 *'' Capichabesia'' B. Soares, 1944 *'' Carlotta'' Roewer, 1943 *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonyleptidae
Gonyleptidae is a neotropical family of harvestmen (order Opiliones) with more than 800 species, the largest in the suborder Laniatores and the second largest of the Opiliones as a whole. The largest known harvestmen are gonyleptids. Like most harvestmen, gonyleptids are almost exclusively nocturnal, except some Caelopyginae, Goniosomatinae (during reproductive season), Gonyleptinae, Mitobatinae, Pachylinae and Progonyleptoidellinae. Most species inhabit dense tropical, subtropical and temperate (Chile) forests, but some occur in open vegetation as the Pampas, the Cerrado, and the Caatinga. There are some species that live in caves, but only three troglobites are recorded for the family. Name The family is named after the type genus ''Gonyleptes'', which is derived from Greek ''gony, gonatos'' = joint, knee + ''leptos, ê, on'' = thin, fine, delicate. Diagnosis Laniatores with coxa IV immensely developed, widely surpassing dorsal scutum in dorsal view in most species. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |