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Neopilionidae
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The Neopilionidae are a family of harvestmen.

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Diversity ...

It has a clearly Gondwanan distribution, with species found in Australia, South Africa and South America; they probably represent relicts of that time.

The family members range in size from the small Americovibone lancafrancoae (0.9 mm) to over 4 mm in the Enantiobuninae.[1]

Some species of Enantiobuninae have blue pigmentation, which is rather unusual in harvestmen.[1]

The former family "Monoscutidae" has recently been subsumed within the subfamily Enantiobuninae.[2]

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Name

The family name is a contraction of Ancient Greek neo "new" and Latin Opilio, a genus of harvestman.

Subdivisions

According to the Catalogue of Life, Neopilionidae includes three subfamilies, which contain a total of 19 genera and 78 species.[3]

  • Ballarrinae Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
    • Americovibone Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
    • Arrallaba Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
    • Ballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
    • Plesioballarra Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991
    • Vibone Kauri, 1961
  • Enantiobuninae Mello-Leitão, 1931 (incl. Monoscutidae)
    • Acihasta Forster, 1948
    • Australiscutum Taylor, 2009
    • Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011
    • Mangatangi Taylor, 2013
    • Megalopsalis Roewer, 1923
    • Monoscutum Forster, 1948
    • Neopantopsalis Taylor & Hunt, 2009
    • Pantopsalis Simon, 1879
    • Spinicrus Forster, 1949
    • Templar Taylor, 2008
    • Tercentenarium Taylor, 2011
    • Thrasychiroides Soares & Soares, 1947
    • Thrasychirus Simon, 1884
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