Escadabiidae
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Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.
Description
Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae.
Distribution
All known members of this group are endemic to Brazil. The as yet undescribed species in this family expand the range to the coast of Ceará State and caves in the dry central part of Minas Gerais, where the cave-dwelling species could represent an example of relictual distribution.
Relationships
Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae.
Name
The name of the type genus Escadabius is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek bios "living".
Species
These species belong to Escadabiidae:
- Baculigerus Soares, 1979 Baculigerus litoris Soares, 1979
- Brotasus Roewer, 1928 Brotasus megalobunus Roewer, 1928
- Escadabius Roewer, 1949 Escadabius schubarti Roewer, 1949 Escadabius spinicoxa Roewer, 1949 Escadabius ventricalcaratus Roewer, 1949
- Jim Soares, 1979 Jim benignus Soares, 1979
- Recifesius Soares, 1978 Recifesius pernambucanus Soares, 1978
- Spaeleoleptes Soares, 1966 Spaeleoleptes gimli Pereira, Gallão, Bichuette & Pérez-González, 2024 Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966
Footnotes
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9