Otilioleptidae

Otilioleptidae is a monotypic harvestmen family, placed within Gonyleptoidea. It contains a single genus, Otilioleptes, and a single species, Otilioleptes marcelae . This harvestman is a troglobite, to date only found in the lava tube known as "Doña Otilia", Payunia region, Mendoza province, Argentina.[1]

Male specimen of Otilioleptes marcelae.

Otilioleptidae
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Acosta 2019
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Otilioleptes

Acosta, 2019
Type species
Otlioleptes marcelae
Acosta, 2019


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