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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.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
21-Dec-2010 21-Dec-2010 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)