Cranaidae
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Phareicranaus gracilis (Pinto-da-Rocha & Kury, 2003) - Ecuador - from flickr. Copyright © Arthur Anker. Used with permission.
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Suborder
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Laniatores
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Infraorder
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Grassatores
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Superfamily
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Gonyleptoidea
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Cranaidae Roewer, 1913 is a Neotropical family of Gonyleptoidea with about 165 species, mainly occurring in Andes and Amazonia.
Included subfamilies[]
Cranainae Roewer, 1913
Heterocranainae Roewer, 1913
Prostygninae Roewer, 1913
Stygnicranainae Roewer, 1913
Also see
Nomoclastidae: Zamorinae Kury, 1997
Review[]
Cranaidae was the subject of a Ph.D. revisory project lead by Osvaldo Villarreal in the Museu Nacional.
Additional images - Gallery[]
Phareicranaus manauara (Pinto-da-Rocha, 1994), male from Manaus. Photo copyright © by Sidclay Dias
[1], from flickr
[2]. Used with permission.
Clinocippus albater Roewer, 1932. Cranaidae, Ecuador. From flickr. Photo copyright © Paul Bertner
[3]. Used with permission.
Heterocranaus sp., male. San Miguel de los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador. From flickr. Photo copyright © Paul Bertner
[4]. Used with permission.
Phareicranaus curvipes - Aragua state, Venezuela.
Unidentified cranaid from Colombia
Unidentified cranaid from Colombia
Phareicranaus sp. from Colombia
Phareicranaus sp. from Colombia
Holocranaus sp. from Colombia
Holocranaus sp. from Colombia
Unidentified cranaid from Colombia
Unidentified cranaid from Colombia
Unidentified cranaid from Colombia
Unidentified cranaid from Colombia
Unidentified Stygnicranainae from Colombia - Male, dorsal view.
Unidentified Stygnicranainae from Colombia - Female, dorsal view.
Unidentified Stygnicranainae from Colombia - Male, lateral view.