The Manaosbiidae are a family of neotropical harvestmen within the suborder Laniatores.
Name
The name of the type genus is combined from Manaus and Ancient Greek bios "living".[1]
Description
Body length ranges from about three to ten millimeters. Most species are dark brown with black mottling. Appendages are in general much lighter, often with dark rings.[1]
Distribution
The Manaosbiidae occur south from Panama, with a southern limit in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil). They inhabit lowland Amazonian rainforest up to submontane Andean forests, dry forests in Central America, and riparian forests in Brazil.[1]
Relationships
The relationship of Manaosbiidae with other families within the Gonyleptoidea is unclear.[1]
Species
Manaosbiinae
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Barrona Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942
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Rhopalocranaus albilineatus Roewer, 1932 – Trinidad
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Rhopalocranaus apiculatus Roewer, 1932 – Brazil
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Rhopalocranaus aspersus Roewer, 1932 – Brazil
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Rhopalocranaus atroluteus Roewer, 1913 – Colombia
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Rhopalocranaus bordoni Silhavy, 1979 – Venezuela
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Rhopalocranaus crulsi Mello-Leitão, 1932
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Rhopalocranaus festae Roewer, 1925 – Ecuador
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Rhopalocranaus gracilis Roewer, 1913 – Venezuela
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Rhopalocranaus limbatus (Schenkel, 1953) – Venezuela
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Rhopalocranaus marginatus Roewer, 1913 – French Guiana, Brazil
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Rhopalocranaus robustus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 — Guyana
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Rhopalocranaus tenuis (Roewer, 1943) – Suriname
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Rhopalocranaus tuberculatus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 – Guyana
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Rhopalocranaus ypsilon Roewer, 1913 – Colombia
- unknown genus calcar (Roewer, 1943) – Venezuela
- unknown genus albituberculatus (Roewer, 1943) – Guyana
- unknown genus strinatii (V. Silhavy, 1979) – Venezuela
Footnotes
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^ a b c d Kury, Adriano B. (2007): Manaosbiidae. Roewer, 1943. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 210ff
References
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Manaosbiidae
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Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9