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Triaenonychidae
Fumontana deprehendor by Marshal Hedin
Fumontana deprehendor Copyright © M. Hedin

Suborder

Laniatores

Infraorder

Insidiatores

Superfamily

Triaenonychoidea

Triaenonychidae Sørensen, 1886 is a family of "Insidiatores" (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores)

The Triaenonychidae Sørensen, 1886 are a family of harvestmen with about 120 genera and more than 440 described species.

Description[]

Most Triaenonychidae are from three to five millimeters long, although some species from South Africa can be only 1 mm long. Some species in the subfamily Adaeinae are almost 10 mm long. Legs are almost always short, measuring 4-12 mm. The armed pedipalps are large, and much stronger than the legs. [1]

Distribution[]

Triaenonychidae are found in North America and South America, Japan and Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Madagascar.[1]

Relationships[]

The Triaenonychidae should probably split into at least two families. The genera from the Australian region are considered Triaenonychidae sensu stricto, and may include the strange Synthetonychiidae; the northern species should be grouped with Travuniidae [1].

Name[]

The name of the type genus Triaenonyx is combined from Ancient Greek τρίαινα (triaina, "trident, fish spear") and ὄνυξ (onyx, "claw").[1]

Subfamilies[]


References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Adriano B. Kury (2007). "Triaenonychidae Sørensen, 1886". In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al (2007): Harvestmen: the biology of the Opiliones

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