Next-generation sequencing technologies are rapidly transforming molecular systematic
studies of non-model animal taxa. The arachnid order Opiliones (commonly known as …

Dating the Opiliones tree of life has become an important enterprise for this group of
arthropods, due to their ancient origins and important biogeographic implications. To …

Successfully placing fossils in phylogenies is integral to understanding the tree of life. Crown-
group Paleozoic members of the arachnid order Opiliones are indicative of ancient origins …

Recent phylogenetic studies of Opiliones have shown that Cyphophthalmi and Phalangida
(= Palpatores+ Laniatores) are sister groups, but higher relationships within Phalangida …

Abstract The subfamily Bourguyiinae (Gonyleptidae) is revised, and both phylogenetic and
biogeographic hypotheses are proposed. Bourguyiinae is monophyletic, and is the sister …

The oldest laniatorean harvestman, Petrobunoides sharmai gen. et sp. nov.(Opiliones:
Laniatores) is described, from the Upper Cretaceous (lowermost Cenomanian) amber of …

Aoraki denticulata, a widespread mite harvestman endemic to the NW South Island of New
Zealand, was postulated to constitute an old lineage with deep genetic history. Expanding …

Abstract Fossil harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones, Dyspnoi and Eupnoi) are described from
Bitterfeld amber, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin …

We used DNA sequence data to test the morphology-based taxonomy and examine the
biogeography of the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest genus Promitobates. Most species are …

An annotated synopsis is presented of the publications which offer species checklists and
catalogs of the arachnid orderOpiliones. Catalogs and checklists are included if they cover …