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Checklist for Superfamily Phalangioidea Sundevall, 1833
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
 
Palpatores
Latreille, 1802
6
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Eupnoi
Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Daddy Longlegs, Daddy-longlegs
4
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phalangioidea
Sundevall, 1833
3
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 17 Species
Sclerosomatidae Simon, 1879Sclerosomatid Harvestmen1SpeciesTaxom
Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802Daddy-Long-Legs15SpeciesTaxom
Neopilionidae Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 17 Species
Leiobunum C. L. Koch, 1870Daddy Long Leg Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lophopilio Hadzi, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Mitopus Thorell, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Neopilio Lawrence, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Oligolophus C. L. Koch, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Opilio Herbst, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Phalangium Linnaeus, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Rhampsinitis1SpeciesTaxom
Rhampsinitus Simon, 19318SpeciesTaxom
Rilaena Å ilhavý, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Vibone Kauri, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
17 Species
Leiobunum verrucosum Wood, 1870
Lophopilio palpinalis Herbst, 1799
Mitopus morio Fabricius, 1779Egg milkvetch
Neopilio australis Lawrence, 1931
Oligolophus tridens C.L. Koch, 1836
Opilio hewittius (Roewer, 1956)⇒ Rhampsinitus hewittius Roewer, 1956
Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1761Brown daddy-long-legs
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

Subnodes of Phalangioidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyNeopilionidae
Lawrence, 1931
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPhalangiidae
Latreille, 1802
Daddy-Long-Legs, Phalangiid Harvestmen
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySclerosomatidae
Simon, 1879
Sclerosomatid Harvestmen
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phalangioidea at biodiversity.org.au
Phalangioidea at itis.gov