Biology:Escadabiidae
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Short description: Family of harvestmen/daddy longlegs
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| Family: | Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003
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Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.[1]
Description
Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae.[1]
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.[1]
Relationships
Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae.[1]
Name
The name of the type genus Escadabius is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek bios "living".[1]
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
Footnotes
References
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Escadabiidae
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN:0-674-02343-9
Wikidata ☰ Q3057640 entry
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