Gonyleptoidea, largely restricted to the Neotropics, constitutes the most diverse superfamily
of Opiliones and includes the largest and flashiest representatives of this arachnid order …

The cyphophthalmid family Pettalidae in South Africa is revised and seven new species are
described from museum material collected between 1939 and 1985. Two of these are …

A catalogue of the opilionid suborder Cyphophthalmi is provided. The suborder is currently
divided into two infraorders, three superfamilies, and six families, based on the phylogenetic …

A phylogenetic analysis of the genera of Cyphophthalmi is undertaken by studying 32
morphological characters in 43 species representing all families and most genera. The …

Aim We explored the extent to which Gondwanan vicariance contributed to the circum‐
Antarctic distribution of the mite harvestman family Pettalidae, a group of small, dispersal …

This is the first comprehensive study to evaluate the relationships between the western
palearctic harvestman families Dicranolasmatidae, Trogulidae and Nemastomatidae with …

We investigated the internal phylogeny of Laniatores, the most diverse suborder of
Opiliones, using sequence data from 10 molecular loci: 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA …

The arachnid order Opiliones has typically been divided into three suborders
(Cyphophthalmi, Laniatores and Palpatores), but this system has been challenged in recent …

Among Opiliones, Afrotropical lineages constitute some of the least studied groups in
comparison with those endemic to other biogeographic provinces. Based upon …

Abstract Aoraki denticulata (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Pettalidae), a widespread
'mite harvestman'endemic to the South Island of New Zealand, is found in leaf littler habitats …