Agoristenidae

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Agoristenidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Opiliones Suborder: Laniatores Infraorder: Grassatores Superfamily: Gonyleptoidea Family: Agoristenidae Šilhavý, 1973
Diversity
25 genera, > 70 species
Species
see text

Agoristenidaeare a neotropical harvestman family of the Suborder Laniatores, in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea.

Contents 1 Name 2 Description 3 Distribution 4 Relationships 5 Species 5.1 Agoristeninae 5.2 Leiosteninae 5.3 Zamorinae 6 References

[edit] Name

The name of the type genus is a combination of Ancient Greek agora "gathering" and stenos "few", referring to the rarity of the family at the time of its discovery.^[1]

[edit] Description

These harvestmen range in body length from two to about five millimeters. Their coloring ranges from yellowish to dark brown. Some show yellow stripes or white or green patches.^[1]

[edit] Distribution

The subfamily Agoristeninae is endemic to the Greater Antilles. The other subfamilies have been found from northern South America.

[edit] Relationships

Zamorinae are the basal clade, with Agoristeninae and Leiosteninae as sister groups. Agoristeninae is sister group to all Gonyleptoidea except Stygnopsidae.^[1]

	Stygnopsidae
	Agoristenidae Zamorinae Agoristeninae Leiosteninae other Gonyleptoidea

(after Kury 1997b, 1997c)

[edit] Species

[edit] Agoristeninae

Agoristeninae Silhavy, 1973

• Agoristenus Silhavy, 1973

• Agoristenus cubanus Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba
• Agoristenus haitensis Silhavy, 1973 — Haiti

• Ahotta Silhavy, 1973

• Ahotta hispaniolica Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

• Calmotrinus Silhavy, 1973

• Calmotrinus turquinensis Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

• Dumitrescuella Avram, 1977

• Dumitrescuella ornata Avram, 1977 — Cuba

• Haitimera Silhavy, 1973

• Haitimera paeninsularis Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

• Lichirtes Silhavy, 1973

• Lichirtes hexapodoides Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

• Meriosfera Silhavy, 1973

• Meriosfera gertschi Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola
• Meriosfera lineata Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

• Orghidaniella Avram, 1977

• Orghidaniella granpiedrae Avram, 1977 — Cuba

• Piratrinus Silhavy, 1973

• Piratrinus calcaratus Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

• Torreana Avram, 1977

• Torreana poeyi Avram, 1977 — Cuba
• Torreana spinata Avram, 1977 — Cuba

• Vampyrostenus Silhavy, 1976

• Vampyrostenus kratochvili Silhavy, 1976 — Puerto Rico

• Yunquenus Silhavy, 1973

• Yunquenus portoricanus Silhavy, 1973 — Puerto Rico

[edit] Leiosteninae

Leiosteninae Silhavy, 1973

• Andrescava Roewer, 1957

• Andrescava sturmi Roewer, 1963 — Colombia
• Andrescava weyrauchi Roewer, 1957 — Peru

• Barinas M. A. González-Sponga, 1987

• Barinas flava M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

• Barlovento M. A. González-Sponga, 1987

• Barlovento albapatella M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Barlovento littorei M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Barlovento marmorata (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981)
• Barlovento salmeronensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

• Leptostygnus Mello-Leitão, 1940

• Leptostygnus leptochirus Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Colombia
• Leptostygnus marchantiarum (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela

• Ocoita M. A. González-Sponga, 1987

• Ocoita mina M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Ocoita servae M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Ocoita tapipensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

• Paravima Caporiacco, 1951

• Paravima flumencaurimarensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Paravima goodnightiorum Caporiacco, 1951 — Venezuela
• Paravima locumida M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Paravima morritomacairensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela
• Paravima propespelunca M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

• Sabanilla Roewer, 1913

• Sabanilla ornata Roewer, 1913 — Colombia?, Venezuela

• Trinella Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947

• Trinella albidecorata (Silhavy, 1979) — Venezuela
• Trinella albimaculata (González-Sponga, 1998)
• Trinella albiornata (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947) — Trinidad
• Trinella azulitai (M. Rambla, 1978) — Venezuela
• Trinella bicoloripes (Roewer, 1949) — Brazil
• Trinella bordoni (Muñoz-Cuevas, 1975)
• Trinella bubonica (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela
• Trinella chapmani (M. Rambla, 1978) — Venezuela
• Trinella checkeleyi (M. Rambla, 1978) — Venezuela
• Trinella chiguaraensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela
• Trinella falconensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela
• Trinella flavomaculata (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela
• Trinella glabrata (González-Sponga, 1998)
• Trinella granulata (González-Sponga, 1998)
• Trinella intermedia Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 — Trinidad
• Trinella leiobuniformis (Silhavy, 1973) — Trinidad
• Trinella leucobunus (Roewer, 1949) — Suriname
• Trinella matintaperera Pinto-da-Rocha, 1996 — Brazil
• Trinella naranjoi (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981) — Venezuela
• Trinella nigromaculata (González-Sponga, 1998)
• Trinella octomaculata (Roewer, 1963) — Peru
• Trinella olmosa (Roewer, 1956) — Peru
• Trinella palpogranulosa (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981) — Venezuela
• Trinella plana (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1949) — Venezuela
• Trinella quadrata (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela
• Trinella quirozi (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981) — Venezuela
• Trinella scabra (Roewer, 1963) — Colombia
• Trinella severa H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981 — Venezuela
• Trinella soaresorum Rocha, 1996 — Brazil
• Trinella subparamera (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela
• Trinella troglobia Rocha, 1996 — Venezuela
• Trinella venezuelica (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981) — Venezuela

• Vima Hirst, 1912

• Vima insignis Hirst, 1912 —Guyana

• Vimina M. A. González-Sponga, 1987

• Vimina virginis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

[edit] Zamorinae

Zamorinae Kury, 1997

• Palcabius Roewer, 1956

• Palcabius palpalis Roewer, 1956 — Peru

• Ramonus Roewer, 1956

• Ramonus conifrons Roewer, 1956 — Peru

• Zamora Roewer, 1927

• Zamora granulata Roewer, 1927 — Ecuador
• Zamora vulcana Kury, 1997 — Ecuador

[edit] References

• Kury, Adriano B. (1997b): A new subfamily of Agoristenidae, with comments on suprageneric relationships of the family (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores). Trop. Zool. 10: 333-346.
• Kury, Adriano B. (1997c): Os Stygnopsidae na filogenia de Gonyleptoidea, com comentários sobre a biogeografia da superfamilia. P. 30 in Actas del Primer Encuentro de Aracnólogos del Cono Sur. Montevideo, Uruguay.
• Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9