| Synthetonychiidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Laniatores |
| Infraorder: | Insidiatores |
| Superfamily: | Triaenonychoidea |
| Family: | Synthetonychiidae Forster, 1954 |
| Type genus | |
| Synthetonychia Forster, 1954 | |
| Diversity | |
| 1 genus, 14 species | |
TheSynthetonychiidae are a small family ofharvestman with a handful of species in a single genus.[1] They areendemic toNew Zealand.
Species in this family are between one and two millimeters long, with legs up to almost six mm.[2]
All described species occur only onNew Zealand.[2]
Synthetonychiidae seem to be closely related to theTriaenonychidae from theAustralian region.[2]
The name of the type genus is combined fromAncient Greeksynthetos "compounded" andonychion, the diminutive ofonyx "claw".[2]
InSynthetonychiaForster, 1954:
Data related toSynthetonychiidae at Wikispecies