Family PHALANGODIDAE Simon, 1879
Introduction
The family Phalangodidae was expanded by Roewer (1912, 1923 and later papers) to include a vast array of genera and subfamilies. However, clearly that concept of the family is polyphyletic and numerous groups have been removed to other families by various authors.
The sole Australian phalangodids, Spalicus and Glennhuntia, are undoubtably misplaced in the family (Shear 2001), but a familial assignment is not possible without a review of the relationships of the gonyleptoids of the Old World.
General References
Roewer, C.F. 1912. Die familien der Assamiiden und Phalangoden der Opiliones-Laniatores. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78A: 1-242
Roewer, C.F. 1923. Die Webernechte der Erde. Jena : Gustav Fischer pp. 1-1116.
Shear, W.A. 2001. Two new cave-dwelling harvestmen from Western Australia (Arachnida: Opiliones: Assamiidae and "Phalangodidae"). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 64: 153-158
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2010 | 21-Dec-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |