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Cyphophthalmi
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Siro sp. - USA - from flickr. Copyright © M Hedin Marshal Hedin

Order

Opiliones

Suborder

Cyphophthalmi

Diversity

208 spp[1]


Cyphophthalmi is a suborder of small moss-dwelling Opiliones with more than two hundred species. From the 1990s there has been a Renaissance of their study, initiated by Gonzalo Giribet, leading to wide biogeographic studies.

Subtaxa[]

Taxonomy[]

Summary of the families. [1]

External links[]

Checklist of the Cyphophthalmi species of the World (Gonzalo Giribet) - [2]

References[]

  1. Kury, A.B. (2000 onwards) Classification of Opiliones. Museu Nacional/UFRJ website. Online at: http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/mndi/Aracnologia/opiliones.html
Cyphophthalmi Classification
Incertae sedis
Not assigned to family Foveacorpus | Ankaratra | Marwe | Sheargovea
Infraorder Boreophthalmi
Incertae sedis Mesopsalis | †Palaeosiro | †Sirocellus
Family Sironidae Arhesiro | Cyphophthalmus | Holosiro | Iberosiro | Neosiro | Odontosiro | Paramiopsalis | Parasiro | Siro | Suzukielus
Family Stylocellidae Subfamily Fangensinae Fangensis | Giribetia
Subfamily Leptopsalidinae Leptopsalis | Miopsalis
Subfamily Stylocellinae Meghalaya | Stylocellus
Infraorder Scopulophthalmi
Family Pettalidae Aoraki | Austropurcellia | Chileogovea | Karripurcellia | Milipurcellia | Manangotria | Neopurcellia | Parapurcellia | Pettalus | Purcellia | Rakaia | Speleosiro
Infraorder Sternophthalmi
Family Troglosironidae Troglosiro
Family Neogoveidae Brasiliogovea | Canga | Huitaca | Metagovea | Metasiro | Neogovea | Paragovia | Tucanogovea
Family Ogoveidae Ogovea
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