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Checklist for Family Biantidae Thorell, 1889
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
 

Suborder
 
Laniatores
Thorell, 1876
Armored harvestmen
3
26
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Grassatores
Kury, 2002
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Samooidea
Sørensen, 1886
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBiantidae
Thorell, 1889
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 6 Species
Biantella Roewer, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Metabiantes Roewer, 19616SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
6 Species
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

Subnodes of Biantidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyBiantinae
Thorell, 1889
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Biantidae at gbif.org
Biantidae at irmng.org
Biantidae at itis.gov