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Escadabiidae

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Kingdom
  
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Laniatores

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Biantidae, Stygnommatidae, Zalmoxidae, Harvestmen, Ceratolasmatidae

Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.

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Description

Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae.

Distribution

All known members of this group are endemic to Brazil. The as yet undescribed species in this family expand the range to the coast of Ceará State and caves in the dry central part of Minas Gerais, where the cave-dwelling species could represent an example of relictual distribution.

Relationships

Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae.

Name

The name of the type genus Escadabius is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek bios "living".

Species

  • Baculigerus H. E. M. Soares, 1979
  • Baculigerus litoris H. E. M. Soares, 1979
  • Escadabius Roewer, 1949
  • Escadabius schubarti Roewer, 1949
  • Escadabius spinicoxa Roewer, 1949
  • Escadabius ventricalcaratus Roewer, 1949
  • Jim H. E. M. Soares, 1979
  • Jim benignus H. E. M. Soares, 1979
  • Recifesius H. E. M. Soares, 1978
  • Recifesius pernambucanus H. E. M. Soares, 1978
  • References

    Escadabiidae Wikipedia


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