Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.[1]

Escadabiidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Laniatores
Infraorder: Grassatores
Superfamily: Zalmoxoidea
Family: Escadabiidae
Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003
Species

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Diversity
6 genera, 9 species

Description

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Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae.[1]

Distribution

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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.[1]

Relationships

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Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae.[1]

Name

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The name of the type genus Escadabius is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek bios "living".[1]

Species

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These species belong to Escadabiidae:[2]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Kury, Adriano B. & Pérez Gonzales, Abel (2007): Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 191ff
  2. ^ "Escadabiidae". Kury, A. et al. (2024). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

References

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  • Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9