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Checklist for Order Opiliones Sundevall, 1833 (Daddy long-legs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
39
127
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Opiliones
Sundevall, 1833
Daddy long-legs, Daddy longlegs, Daddy-long-legs
10
44
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
10 Families width 101 Species
Triaenonychidae Sörensen, 188670SpeciesTaxom
Biantidae Thorell, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Caddidae Banks, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Sclerosomatidae Simon, 1879Sclerosomatid Harvestmen1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802Daddy-Long-Legs15SpeciesTaxom
Nemastomatidae (Simon, 1872)1SpeciesTaxom
Neopilionidae Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pettalidae Simon, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Assamiidae Sørensen, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Taracidae Schönhofer, 20130SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
44 Genera with 101 Species
#ABCGLMNOPRSTV
Adaeulum Roewer, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Adaeum Karsch, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Amatola Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Austromontia Lawrence, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Austronuncia Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Biacumontia Lawrence, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Biantella Roewer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Caddella Hirst, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Caddo Banks, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomontia Roewer, 193116SpeciesTaxom
Cryptadaeum Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Graemontia Lawrence, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Gunvoria Kauri, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Larifuga Loman, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Larifugella Lawrence, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lawrencella Strand, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Leiobunum C. L. Koch, 1870Daddy Long Leg Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lophopilio Hadzi, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Mensamontia Lawrence, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Metabiantes Roewer, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Micradaeum Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mitopus Thorell, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Monomontia Lawrence, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Montadaeum Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nemastoma C.L.Koch, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Neopilio Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Oligolophus C. L. Koch, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Opilio Herbst, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Paradaeum Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paramontia Lawrence, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Parapurcellia Rosas Costa, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Phalangium Linnaeus, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Planimontia Kauri, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Polycoryphus Loman, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Purcellia Hansen & Sø..., 20083SpeciesTaxom
Rhampsinitis1SpeciesTaxom
Rhampsinitus Simon, 19318SpeciesTaxom
Rilaena Å ilhavý, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Roewerania Lawrence, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Rostromontia Lawrence, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Speleomontia Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Speliosiro Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Taracus Simon, 1879
Snail-eating Harvestmen0SpeciesTaxom
Vibone Kauri, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
101 Species
Adaeulum areolatum Pocock, 1903
Adaeulum brevidentatum Lawrence, 1934
Adaeulum coxidens Lawrence, 1931
Adaeulum godfreyi Lawrence, 1931
Adaeum granulosum Lawrence, 1931
Adaeum hewitti Roewer, 1931
Adaeum spatulatum Lawrence, 1931
Adaeum squamatum Lawrence, 1931
Amatola dentifrons Lawrence, 1931
Austromontia bidentata Lawrence, 1934
Austromontia caledonica Lawrence, 1931
Austromontia capensis Lawrence, 1931
Austromontia litoralis Lawrence, 1934
Austromontia silvatica Lawrence, 1931
Austronuncia spinipalpis Lawrence, 1931
Biacumontia cornuta Lawrence, 1931
Biacumontia elata Kauri, 1961
Biacumontia fissidens Lawrence, 1931
Biacumontia paucidens Lawrence, 1931
Biacumontia truncatidens Lawrence, 1931
Biacumontia variegata Lawrence, 1934
Caddella croeseri Staręga, 1988
Caddo agilis Banks, 1892
Ceratomontia annae Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia capensis Roewer, 1915Plains milkvetch
Ceratomontia cheliplus Roewer, 1931
Ceratomontia fluvialis Lawrence, 1931
Ceratomontia karooensis Lawrence, 1931
Ceratomontia minor Lawrence, 1931
Ceratomontia namaqua Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia nasuta Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia pusilla Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia reticulata Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia ruricola Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia sanguinea Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia setosa Lawrence, 1931
Ceratomontia tabulae Lawrence, 1931
Ceratomontia thornei Lawrence, 1934
Ceratomontia werneri Lawrence, 1931
Cryptadaeum capense Lawrence, 1931
Graemontia bicornigera Lawrence, 1963
Graemontia bifidens Lawrence, 1931
Graemontia dentichelis Lawrence, 1931
Graemontia erecta Kauri, 1961
Gunvoria spatulata Kauri, 1961
Larifuga avus W. Starega, 1989Freckled milkvetch
Larifuga calcarata Lawrence, 1931
Larifuga capensis Lawrence, 1931
Larifuga dentifer Lawrence, 1931
Larifuga granulosa Lawrence, 1931
Larifuga mantonae Lawrence, 1934
Larifuga montana Lawrence, 1931
Larifuga oneraria Kauri, 1961
Larifuga weberi Loman, 1898
Larifugella afra Lawrence, 1933
Lawrencella inermis Lawrence, 1931
Leiobunum verrucosum Wood, 1870
Lophopilio palpinalis Herbst, 1799
Mensamontia melanophora Lawrence, 1931
Mensamontia morulifera Lawrence, 1931
Metabiantes leighi Pocock, 1902
Metabiantes meraculus Loman, 1898
Metabiantes obscurus (Kauri, 1961)⇒ Metabiantes lawrencei Starega, 1992
Metabiantes pusulosus Loman, 1898
Metabiantes rudebecki Kauri, 1961
Metabiantes zuurbergianus Kauri, 1961
Micradaeum rugosum Lawrence, 1931
Mitopus morio Fabricius, 1779Egg milkvetch
Monomontia atra Lawrence, 1931
Monomontia brincki Kauri, 1961
Monomontia krausi Kauri, 1961
Monomontia rattrayi Lawrence, 1931
Montadaeum purcelli Lawrence, 1931
Nemastoma (Lugubrostoma) lugubre (Müller, 1776)⇒ Nemastoma bimaculatum Fabricius, 1775
Neopilio australis Lawrence, 1931
Oligolophus tridens C.L. Koch, 1836
Opilio hewittius (Roewer, 1956)⇒ Rhampsinitus hewittius Roewer, 1956
Paradaeum rattrayi Lawrence, 1931
Paramontia infinita Lawrence, 1934
Paramontia lisposoma Lawrence, 1931
Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1761Brown daddy-long-legs
Polycoryphus asper Loman, 1902
Purcellia argasiformis Lawrence, 1931
Purcellia illustrans Hansen & Sø..., 1904
Purcellia leleupi Starega, 2008
Rhampsinitis cristatus
Rhampsinitus capensis (Loman, 1898)⇒ Rhampsinitus lawrencei Starega, 1984
Rhampsinitus crassus Loman, 1898
Rhampsinitus hispidus Roewer, 1911
Rhampsinitus levis Lawrence, 1931
Rhampsinitus littoralis (Lawrence, 1931)⇒ Rhampsinitus telifrons Pocock, 1903
Rhampsinitus longipalpis Lawrence, 1931
Rhampsinitus silvaticus Lawrence, 1931
Rhampsinitus vittatus Lawrence, 1931
Rilaena triangularis Herbst, 1799Spring Harvestman
Roewerania lignicola Lawrence, 1934
Rostromontia capensis Lawrence, 1931
Rostromontia granulifera Lawrence, 1931
Rostromontia truncata Lawrence, 1931
Speleomontia cavernicola Lawrence, 1931
Speliosiro argasiformis Lawrence, 1931

Subnodes of Opiliones with occurrences in Cape
SuborderCyphophthalmi
Simon, 1879
mite-harvestmen
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderLaniatores
Thorell, 1876
armored harvestmen
3
26
77
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPalpatores
Latreille, 1802
6
15
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Opiliones (Sundevall 1833)
Opiliones (Sundevall 1833)


Links, sources and further information
Opiliones at artfakta.se
Opiliones at biodiversity.org.au
Opiliones at dyntaxa.se
Opiliones at gbif.org
Opiliones at itis.gov