| Neopilionidae | |
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| Pantopsalis listeri | |
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| Family: | Neopilionidae Lawrence, 1931 |
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| 19 genera, 78 species | |
TheNeopilionidae are a family ofharvestmen.
It has a clearlyGondwanan distribution, with species found in Australia, South Africa and South America; they probably representrelicts of that time.
The family members range in size from the smallAmericovibone 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]
The family name is a contraction ofAncient Greekneo "new" and LatinOpilio, a genus of harvestman.
According to theCatalogue of Life, Neopilionidae includes three subfamilies, which contain a total of 19 genera and 78 species.[3]