Kimulidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species.
These brown harvestmen dwell in soil and litter.
Whereas most species occur in Venezuela, Colombia and the West Indies, the isolated species Tegipiolus pachypus (which was formerly in Zalmoxidae) is found in northeastern Brazil. This species also differs from the others morphologically. Another Brazilian species, Microminua soerenseni Rio de Janeiro, does not belong to this family.
Kimulidae are probably closely related to Escadabiidae.
This family was originally called Minuidae, but as the name of the type genus proved invalid, the family name needed a replacement.
Acanthominua Sørensen, 1932Acanthominua tricarinata Sørensen, 1932 — VenezuelaEuminua Sørensen, 1932Euminua brevitarsa Sørensen, 1932 — VenezuelaEuminuoides Mello-Leitão, 1935Euminuoides longitarsa (Sørensen, 1932) — VenezuelaFudeci M. A. González-Sponga, 1997Fudeci curvifemur González-Sponga, 1997 — VenezuelaJimeneziella Avram, 1970 — CubaJimeneziella decui Avram, 1970Jimeneziella negreai Avram, 1970Kimula Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942Kimula banksi Silhavy, 1969 — CubaKimula cokendopheri Perez-Gonzalez & Armas, 2000 — Dominican RepublicKimula elongata Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 — Puerto RicoKimula goodnightiorum Silhavy, 1969 — CubaKimula levii Silhavy, 1969 — CubaKimula tuberculata Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 — CubaKimula turquinensis Silhavy, 1969 — CubaKimula botosaneanui S. Avram, 1973 — CubaMicrominua Sørensen, 1932Microminua parvula Sørensen, 1932 — VenezuelaMicrominua soerenseni H. E. M. Soares & B. A. Soares, 1954 — Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) (not Kimulidae, probably Gonyleptidae, Tricommatinae)Minua Sørensen, 1932 — VenezuelaMinua barloventensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua choroniensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua crassa (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua denticulata (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua dimorpha Sørensen, 1932Minua elias Sørensen, 1932Minua guatopensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua montis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua nebulae (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua parva (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua pinturelensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua punctiacuta (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Minua scabra Sørensen, 1932Minua venefica (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)Pseudominua Mello-Leitão, 1933Pseudominua convolvulus (Sørensen, 1932) — VenezuelaPseudominua peruviana Roewer, 1963 — PeruTegipiolus Roewer, 1949Tegipiolus pachypus Roewer, 1949 — Brazil