Protolophidae is a family of harvestmen in the order Opiliones. There is at least one genus, Protolophus, and about six described species in Protolophidae found in Western North America.[1][2][3]

Protolophidae
Protolophus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Protolophidae
Banks, 1893

ITIS Taxonomic note:[2]

  • While Protolophidae has been nested within Sclerosomatidae by some workers, it has been traditionally recognized as a separate family (Giribet et al., 2010); although a recent treatment (Kury in Zhang, 2013) does not recognize the family Protolophidae, others do (Hedin et al., 2012; Kury website 'Classification of Opiliones' (2014)).[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Protolophidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. ^ a b c "Protolophidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. ^ "Browse Protolophidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. ^ Kury, A.B. (2014). "Classification of Opiliones". National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 2018-02-23.

Further reading

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  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.