Samooidea
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Samooidea Sørensen, 1886 is the second most diverse superfamily of the Grassatores. It includes around 380 species distributed in the World Tropics (Kury, 2003). They are characterized by the complex male genitalia, with eversible complementary sclerites.
The Samooidea are closely related to Zalmoxoidea, although the exact relationships are not yet understood.[1]
[edit] Families included
- Biantidae Thorell, 1889
- Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez, 2003
- Kimulidae Pérez, Kury & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2007
- Podoctidae Roewer, 1912
- Samoidae Sørensen, 1886
- Stygnommatidae Roewer, 1923
[edit] References
- ^ Pérez Gonzales, Abel & Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Samoidae Sørensen, 1886. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 224ff
- Kury, A.B. (2003). Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología, vol. especial monográfico 1: 1-337.
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9
