The internal phylogeny of the arachnid order Opiliones is investigated by including
molecular data from five molecular markers for ca. 140 species totalling 43 families of …

We investigate the phylogeny, biogeography, time of origin and diversification, ancestral
area reconstruction and large-scale distributional patterns of an ancient group of arachnids …

The study of diversity has become increasingly sophisticated, including the use of measures
of phylogenetic diversity. We calculate the spatial variation in species richness, taxonomic …

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 …

En la Reserva Natural Río Ñambi, ubicada en la vertiente del pacífico de los Andes de
Colombia, región del Chocó biogeográfico, se estudió la composición de las chinches …

Mite harvestmen of the family Neogoveidae have a tropical trans-Atlantic distribution with
representatives in equatorial West Africa and the Neotropics, specifically in the south-east …

Among the least-studied families of mite harvestmen (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) is the
family Neogoveidae, a group of arachnids that inhabits tropical rain forests on both sides of …

A new genus and species of Cyphophthalmi, Canga renatae gen. nov., sp. nov., is described
in the family Neogoveidae from a system of caves in the Serra de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil …

Shearogovea gen. nov. is erected for Neogovea mexasca, a troglobitic cyphophthalmid
species from a cave system in Oaxaca, Mexico. The new genus does not show affinity to …

The harvestman family Neogoveidae (suborder Cyphophthalmi) is distributed across
Neotropics, south-eastern USA and Western and Central Africa. Nevertheless, the core of its …