Gonyleptoidea
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.
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| Metagonyleptes calcar (Gonyleptidae) | |
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| Superfamily: | Gonyleptoidea Sundevall, 1833 |
Gonyleptoidea is the only group of harvestmen to show maternal care of offspring.[1]
Families
- Agoristenidae Šilhavý, 1973
- Cosmetidae Koch, 1839
- Cranaidae Roewer, 1913
- Cryptogeobiiidae Kury, 2014
- Gerdesiidae Bragagnolo, Hara & Pinto-da-Rocha, 2015
- Gonyleptidae Sundevall, 1833
- Manaosbiidae Roewer, 1943
- Metasarcidae Kury, 1994
- Otilioleptidae Acosta, 2019
- Stygnidae Simon, 1879
The following families were transferred to superfamily Assamioidea:
- Assamiidae Sørensen, 1884
- Stygnopsidae Sørensen, 1932
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References
- Glauco Machado (2007). "Maternal or paternal egg guarding? Revisiting parental care in triaenonychid harvestmen (Opiliones)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 35 (1): 202–204. doi:10.1636/SH06-14.1.
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