Girish Mahajan (Editor)

Gonyleptoidea

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Laniatores

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Harvestmen

Class
  
Arachnida

Infraorder
  
Grassatores

Rank
  
Superfamily


Similar
  
Laniatores, Harvestmen, Gonyleptidae, Cranaidae, Cosmetidae

Gonyleptoidea is the most diverse superfamily of the Grassatores. It includes around 2,500 species distributed in the tropics. They are characterized by the simplified male genitalia, with the glans free subapical in the truncus.

Gonyleptoidea is the only group of harvestmen to show maternal care of offspring.

Families

  • Agoristenidae Šilhavý, 1973
  • Cosmetidae Koch, 1839
  • Cranaidae Roewer, 1913
  • Gonyleptidae Sundevall, 1833
  • Manaosbiidae Roewer, 1943
  • Stygnidae Simon, 1879

    • The following families were transferred to superfamily Assamioidea:

  • Assamiidae Sørensen, 1884
  • Stygnopsidae Sørensen, 1932

    • References

    Gonyleptoidea Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics