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Phalangiinae Latreille, 1802 is a subfamily of Phalangiidae eupnoan harvestmen. It currently includes 25 genera and 183 species.
Distribution
Palearctic and Afrotropical, introduced in Nearctic. Phalangiinae are most diverse in the Mediterranean region, having radiated to coastal Africa (Staręga 1984), where many endemic genera are recognized. The few Nearctic Phalangiinae are all introduced. [[[Giribet]] & Kury 2007].
Genera
- Acanthomegabunus Tsurusaki, Chemeris & Logunov 2000
- Bunochelis Roewer, 1923
- Camerobunus Staręga & Snegovaya, 2008
- Coptophalangium Staręga, 1984
- Cristina Loman, 1902
- Dacnopilio Roewer, 1911
- Dasylobus Simon, 1878
- Graecophalangium Roewer, 1923
- Guruia Loman, 1902
- Hindreus Kauri, 1985
- Leptobunus Banks, 1893
- Liopilio Schenkel, 1951
- Liropilio Gritsenko, 1979
- Megistobunus Hansen, 1921
- Metadasylobus Roewer, 1911
- Metaphalangium Roewer, 1911
- Odontobunus Roewer, 1910
- Parascleropilio Rambla, 1975
- Phalangium Linnaeus, 1758
- Ramblinus Staręga, 1984
- Rhampsinitus Simon, 1879
- Rilaena Šilhavý, 1965
- Taurolaena Snegovaya & Staręga, 2009
- Tchapinius Roewer, 1929
- Zachaeus C.L.Koch, 1839
Invalid generic names
- Bactrophalangium Šilhavý, 1966
References
- Giribet, G. & Kury, A.B. (2007) Chapter 3. Phylogeny and Biogeography. In: Pinto-da-Rocha, R. Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (Eds.), Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, pp. 62–87.