Suborder Laniatores Order Harvestmen | Superfamily Triaenonychioidea Rank Family | |
Genus SynthetonychiaForster, 1954 Similar Harvestmen, Ceratolasmatidae, Travuniidae, Triaenonychidae, Escadabiidae | ||
The Synthetonychiidae are a small family of harvestman with a handful of species in a single genus. They are endemic to New Zealand.
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Description
Species in this family are between one and two millimeters long, with legs up to almost six mm.
Distribution
All described species occur only on New Zealand.
Relationships
Synthetonychiidae seem to be closely related to the Triaenonychidae from the Australian region.
Name
The name of the type genus is combined from Ancient Greek synthetos "compounded" and onychion, the diminutive of onyx "claw".
Species
References
Synthetonychiidae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA