- Agoristenidae
Taxobox
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Opiliones
subordo =Laniatores
infraordo =Grassatores
superfamilia =Gonyleptoidea
familia = Agoristenidae
familia_authority = Šilhavý, 1973
diversity_link = Agoristenidae
diversity = 25 genera, > 70 species
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "see text"Agoristenidaeare a
neotropical harvestman family of the SuborderLaniatores , in the superfamilyGonyleptoidea .Name
The name of the type genus is a combination of
Ancient Greek "agora" "gathering" and "stenos" "few", referring to the rarity of the family at the time of its discovery.aut|Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo & Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Agoristenidae Šilhavý, 1973. In: Pinto-da-Rocha "et al." 2007: 171ff]Description
These harvestmen range in body length from two to about five millimeters. Their coloring ranges from yellowish to dark brown. Some show yellow stripes or white or green patches.
Distribution
The subfamily Agoristeninae is endemic to the
Greater Antilles . The other subfamilies have been found from northernSouth America .Relationships
Zamorinae are the basal clade, with Agoristeninae and Leiosteninae as sister groups. Agoristeninae is sister group to all Gonyleptoidea except
Stygnopsidae .clade
1=Stygnopsidae
2=clade
label1=Agoristenidae
1=clade
1=Zamorinae
2=clade
1=Agoristeninae
2=Leiosteninae
2=other Gonyleptoidea (after Kury 1997b, 1997c)pecies
Agoristeninae
Agoristeninae Silhavy, 1973* "
Agoristenus " Silhavy, 1973:* "Agoristenus cubanus " Silhavy, 1973 —Cuba :* "Agoristenus haitensis " Silhavy, 1973 —Haiti * "
Ahotta " Silhavy, 1973:* "Ahotta hispaniolica " Silhavy, 1973 —Hispaniola * "
Calmotrinus " Silhavy, 1973:* "Calmotrinus turquinensis " Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba* "
Dumitrescuella " Avram, 1977:* "Dumitrescuella ornata " Avram, 1977 — Cuba* "
Haitimera " Silhavy, 1973:* "Haitimera paeninsularis " Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola* "
Lichirtes " Silhavy, 1973:* "Lichirtes hexapodoides " Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba* "
Meriosfera " Silhavy, 1973:* "Meriosfera gertschi " Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola:* "Meriosfera lineata " Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola* "
Orghidaniella " Avram, 1977:* "Orghidaniella granpiedrae " Avram, 1977 — Cuba* "
Piratrinus " Silhavy, 1973:* "Piratrinus calcaratus " Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba* "
Torreana " Avram, 1977:* "Torreana poeyi " Avram, 1977 — Cuba:* "Torreana spinata " Avram, 1977 — Cuba* "
Vampyrostenus " Silhavy, 1976:* "Vampyrostenus kratochvili " Silhavy, 1976 —Puerto Rico * "
Yunquenus " Silhavy, 1973:* "Yunquenus portoricanus " Silhavy, 1973 — Puerto RicoLeiosteninae
Leiosteninae Silhavy, 1973* "
Andrescava " Roewer, 1957:* "Andrescava sturmi " Roewer, 1963 —Colombia :* "Andrescava weyrauchi " Roewer, 1957 —Peru * "Barinas" M. A. González-Sponga, 1987:* "
Barinas flava " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 —Venezuela * "Barlovento" M. A. González-Sponga, 1987:* "
Barlovento albapatella " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Barlovento littorei " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Barlovento marmorata " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981):* "Barlovento salmeronensis " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela* "
Leptostygnus " Mello-Leitão, 1940:* "Leptostygnus leptochirus " Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Colombia:* "Leptostygnus marchantiarum " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela* "
Ocoita " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987:* "Ocoita mina " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Ocoita servae " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Ocoita tapipensis " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela* "
Paravima " Caporiacco, 1951:* "Paravima flumencaurimarensis " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Paravima goodnightiorum " Caporiacco, 1951 — Venezuela:* "Paravima locumida " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Paravima morritomacairensis " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela:* "Paravima propespelunca " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela* "
Sabanilla " Roewer, 1913:* "Sabanilla ornata " Roewer, 1913 — Colombia?, Venezuela* "
Trinella " Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947:* "Trinella albidecorata " (Silhavy, 1979) — Venezuela:* "Trinella albimaculata " (González-Sponga, 1998):* "Trinella albiornata " (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947) —Trinidad :* "Trinella azulitai " (M. Rambla, 1978) — Venezuela:* "Trinella bicoloripes " (Roewer, 1949) —Brazil :* "Trinella bordoni " (Muñoz-Cuevas, 1975):* "Trinella bubonica " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela:* "Trinella chapmani " (M. Rambla, 1978) — Venezuela:* "Trinella checkeleyi " (M. Rambla, 1978) — Venezuela:* "Trinella chiguaraensis " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela:* "Trinella falconensis " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela:* "Trinella flavomaculata " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela:* "Trinella glabrata " (González-Sponga, 1998):* "Trinella granulata " (González-Sponga, 1998):* "Trinella intermedia " Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 — Trinidad:* "Trinella leiobuniformis " (Silhavy, 1973) — Trinidad:* "Trinella leucobunus " (Roewer, 1949) —Suriname :* "Trinella matintaperera " Pinto-da-Rocha, 1996 — Brazil:* "Trinella naranjoi " (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981) — Venezuela:* "Trinella nigromaculata " (González-Sponga, 1998):* "Trinella octomaculata " (Roewer, 1963) — Peru:* "Trinella olmosa " (Roewer, 1956) — Peru:* "Trinella palpogranulosa " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981) — Venezuela:* "Trinella plana " (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1949) — Venezuela:* "Trinella quadrata " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela:* "Trinella quirozi " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981) — Venezuela:* "Trinella scabra " (Roewer, 1963) — Colombia:* "Trinella severa " H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981 — Venezuela:* "Trinella soaresorum " Rocha, 1996 — Brazil:* "Trinella subparamera " (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela:* "Trinella troglobia " Rocha, 1996 — Venezuela:* "Trinella venezuelica " (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981) — Venezuela* "
Vima " Hirst, 1912:* "Vima insignis " Hirst, 1912 —Guyana * "
Vimina " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987:* "Vimina virginis " M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — VenezuelaZamorinae
Zamorinae Kury, 1997* "
Palcabius " Roewer, 1956:* "Palcabius palpalis " Roewer, 1956 —Peru * "
Ramonus " Roewer, 1956:* "Ramonus conifrons " Roewer, 1956 — Peru* "Zamora" Roewer, 1927:* "
Zamora granulata " Roewer, 1927 —Ecuador :* "Zamora vulcana " Kury, 1997 — EcuadorReferences
* (1997b): A new subfamily of Agoristenidae, with comments on suprageneric relationships of the family (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores). "Trop. Zool." 10: 333-346.
* (1997c): Os Stygnopsidae na filogenia de Gonyleptoidea, com comentários sobre a biogeografia da superfamilia. P. 30 in "Actas del Primer Encuentro de Aracnólogos del Cono Sur". Montevideo, Uruguay.
* (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. "Harvard University Press" ISBN 0-674-02343-9
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