Austropsopilio

Austropsopilio
Austropsopilio sp., from Groh & Giribet, 2014.
Suborder	Dyspnoi
Superfamily	Acropsopilionoidea
Family	Acropsopilionidae

Austropsopilio Forster, 1955 is a genus of Dyspnoi with 7 species from Australia and Chile.

Synonymy

• Austropsopilio Forster 1955: 357; Gruber 1974: 252; Cokendolpher & Maury 1990: 60 [type species: Austropsopilio novahollandiae Forster, 1955
• Tasmanopilio Hickman 1957: 65; Gruber 1974: 252 [type species: Tasmanopilio fuscus Hickman, 1957; junior subjective synonym of Austropsopilio Forster, 1955 by Shear (1974b); synonymy disclaimed by Cokendolpher and Maury (1990), but reaffirmed by Shear (1996: 455)].

Remarks

Cokendolpher & Maury (1990: 59 ff., maps 1–2) reported material of this genus from Argentina and Chile, but refrained from naming any species because of the inadequate material. Only 13 years later an Austropsopilio from South America was named.

Included species

• Austropsopilio altus Cantrell, 1980
• Austropsopilio cygneus Hickman, 1957
• Austropsopilio fuscus (Hickman, 1957)
• Austropsopilio inermis Cantrell, 1980
• Austropsopilio megalops (Hickman, 1957)
• Austropsopilio novahollandiae Forster, 1955
• Austropsopilio sudamericanus Shultz & Cekalovic, 2003

Dyspnoi Classification

Incertae sedis
Not assigned to family	†Ameticos | †Echinopustulatus

Superfamily Acropsopilionoidea
Family Acropsopilionidae	Acropsopilio | Austropsopilio | Caddella
Family †Halithersidae	†Halitherses