Sorensenellinae
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| Sorensenellinae | |
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| Karamea lobata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Triaenonychidae |
| Subfamily: | Sorensenellinae Forster, 1954 |
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Sorensenellinae is a subfamily of harvestmen in the family Triaenonychidae created by Ray Forster. It includes genera from New Zealand and South Africa, but later phylogenetic studies do not support the inclusion of the South African taxa. Egg guarding is reported in both New Zealand genera and appears to be an example of paternal care.[1][2]
Sorensenellinae is a subfamily of harvestmen in the family Triaenonychidae and was erected by Ray Forster in his 1954 monograph on New Zealand Laniatores. The subfamily includes four genera: Sorensenella Pocock, 1903[3] and Karamea Forster, 1954[1] from New Zealand, and Roeweria Lawrence, 1931[4] (now Lawrencella Strand, 1932) and Speleomontia Lawrence, 1931[4] from South Africa.[1] Forster's spelling was Soerensenellinae, which he derived from Soerensenella, which was an incorrect spelling of the original name of Sorensenella.[3]
Key features
Forster described members of this subfamily as having the third and fourth tarsal claws with strong lateral processes equal to, or larger than the median prong. Forster also noted the laying of eggs in a single group that is subsequently guarded by the female until they hatch.[1]