Synthetonychiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Opiliones
Suborder:
Laniatores
Superfamily:
Triaenonychioidea
Family:
Synthetonychiidae

Forster, 1954
Genus:
Synthetonychia

Forster, 1954
Species

See ext

Diversity
1 genus, c. 14 species

The Synthetonychiidae are a small family of harvestman with a handful of species in a single genus. They are endemic to New Zealand.

Description

Species in this family are between one and two millimeters long, with legs up to almost six mm.[1]

Distribution

All described species occur only on New Zealand.[1]

Relationships

Synthetonychiidae seem to be closely related to the Triaenonychidae from the Australian region.[1]

Name

The name of the type genus is combined from Ancient Greek synthetos "compounded" and onychion, the diminutive of onyx "claw".[1]

Species

  • Synthetonychia oliveae Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia acuta Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia cornua Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia fiordensis Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia glacialis Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia florae Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia hughsoni Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia minuta Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia obtusa Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia oparara Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia proxima Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia ramosa Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia sinuosa Forster, 1954
  • Synthetonychia wairarapae Forster, 1954

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Synthetonychiidae. Forster, 1954. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 239ff

References

  • Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Synthetonychidae [sic]
  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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