Cladonychiidae

The Cladonychiidae are a small family of harvestman with about 33 described species, within the suborder Laniatores.

Description

Members of this family range from less than two to about four millimeters in body length, with robust, spined pedipalps and rather short legs, although the second pair can be as long as two centimeter. Most Cladonychiidae are reddish brown to dark brown, but cave-dwelling species are pale yellow. Not all species have eyes. (2007): Cladonychiidae Hadži, 1935. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 179ff

Distribution

The members of Cladonychiidae are found in Southern Europe and the United States.

Fossils

''Proholoscotolemon'' was recently found in Baltic amber.

Relationships

The genera ''Peltonychia'', ''Holoscotolemon'', '' Erebomaster'', ''Theromaster'', ''Speleonychia'', ''Briggsus'', and
''Isolachus'' from the family Travuniidae and the former family Pentanychidae have been transferred to Cladonychiidae. This left Travuniidae with three genera from the Balkan region of Europe, ''Travunia'', '' Trojanella'', and '' Dinaria''.

Name

The name of the former type genus ''Cladonychium'' (now synonymized with ''Erebomaster'') is derived from Ancient Greek "branched claw".

Species

These genera and species belong to the family Cladonychiidae:

* genus ''Arbasus'' Roewer, 1935
** species ''Arbasus caecus'' (Simon, 1911)
* genus ''Briggsus'' Özdikmen & Demir, 2008
** species ''Briggsus bilobatus'' (Briggs, 1971)
** species ''Briggsus clavatus'' (Briggs, 1971)
** species ''Briggsus flavescens'' (Briggs, 1971)
** species ''Briggsus hamatus'' (Briggs, 1971)
** species ''Briggsus pacificus'' (Briggs, 1971)
* genus ''Buemarinoa'' Roewer, 1956
** species '' Buemarinoa patrizii'' Roewer, 1956
* genus '' Erebomaster'' Cope, 1872
** species '' Erebomaster acanthinus'' (Crosby & Bishop, 1924)
** species '' Erebomaster flavescens'' Cope, 1872
*** subspecies ''Erebomaster flavescens flavescens'' Cope, 1872
*** subspecies ''Erebomaster flavescens coecum'' (Packard, 1888) — Carter cave
** species '' Erebomaster weyerensis'' (Packard, 1888)
* genus ''Holoscotolemon'' Roewer, 1915
** species ''Holoscotolemon franzinii'' Tedeschi & Sciaky, 1994
** species ''Holoscotolemon jaqueti'' (Corti, 1905)
** species '' Holoscotolemon lessiniense'' Martens, 1978
** species ''Holoscotolemon lessiniensis'' Martens, 1978
** species ''Holoscotolemon monzinii'' Tedeschi & Sciaky, 1994
** species ''Holoscotolemon naturae'' Tedeschi & Sciaky, 1994
** species ''Holoscotolemon oreophilus'' Martens, 1978
** species ''Holoscotolemon querilhaci'' (Lucas, 1864)
** species ''Holoscotolemon unicolor'' Roewer, 1915
* genus ''Isolachus'' Briggs, 1971
** species '' Isolachus spinosus'' Briggs, 1971
* genus ''Peltonychia'' Roewer, 1935
** species ''Peltonychia clavigera'' (Simon, 1879)
** species ''Peltonychia gabria'' Roewer, 1935
** species ''Peltonychia leprieuri'' (Lucas, 1861)
** species ''Peltonychia leprieurii''
** species ''Peltonychia navarica'' (Simon, 1879)
** species ''Peltonychia piochardi'' (Simon, 1872)
** species ''Peltonychia postumicola'' (Roewer, 1935)
** species ''Peltonychia sarea'' (Roewer, 1935)
** species ''Peltonychia tenuis'' Roewer, 1935
* genus ''Speleonychia'' Briggs, 1974
** species '' Speleonychia sengeri'' Briggs, 1974
* genus ''Theromaster'' Briggs, 1969
** species ''Theromaster archeri'' (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942)
** species ''Theromaster brunneus'' (Banks, 1902)
* genus † '' Proholoscotolemon'' Ubick & Dunlop, 2005
** species † '' Proholoscotolemon nemastomoides'' (Koch & Berendt, 1854)

Footnotes

References

* (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. ''Harvard University Press''

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Harvestman families
Extant Eocene first appearances
Harvestmen