Stylocellidae

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The Stylocellidae are a family of harvestmen with about 40 described species, all of which occur in Southern or Southeastern Asia.[1] Members of this family are from one to seven millimeters long. While Stylocellus species have eyes, these are absent in the other two genera.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Opiliones
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Stylocellidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–present
Leptopsalis sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Cyphophthalmi
Infraorder: Boreophthalmi
Family: Stylocellidae
Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Genera

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Diversity
6 genera, c. 40 species
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Name

The name of the type genus is combined from Ancient Greek stylos "pillar" and Latin ocellus "eye", referring to the elongated shape of the animal, compared to Sironidae, and the presence of eyes.[2]

Species

For complete breakdown, see the following (as of 2023):[1]

For a broader recent listing of species see:

Fangensinae

  • Fangensis Rambla, 1994
  • Fangensis cavernarus Schwendinger & Giribet, 2005  Thailand
  • Fangensis leclerci Rambla, 1994  Thailand
  • Fangensis spelaeus Schwendinger & Giribet, 2005  Thailand
  • Giribetia Clouse, 2012
  • Giribetia insulanus (Schwendinger & Giribet, 2005)  Thailand

Leptopsalidinae

  • Leptopsalis beccarii Thorell, 1882  Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Leptopsalis breyeri Bartel, Dunlop & Giribet, 2023  Myanmar
  • Leptopsalis dumoga (Shear, 1993)  Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Leptopsalis foveolata Clouse & Schwendinger, 2012  Thailand
  • Leptopsalis hillyardi (Shear, 1993)  Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Leptopsalis javana (Thorell, 1882)  Indonesia (Java)
  • Leptopsalis laevichelis (Roewer, 1942)  Malaysia
  • Leptopsalis lydekkeri (Clouse & Giribet, 2007)  West Papua
  • Leptopsalis modesta (Hansen & Sørensen, 1904)  Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Leptopsalis novaguinea (Clouse & Giribet, 2007)  West Papua
  • Leptopsalis pangrango (Shear, 1993)  Indonesia (Java)
  • Leptopsalis ramblae (Giribet, 2002)  Singapore
  • Leptopsalis sedgwicki (Shear, 1979)  Malaysia (Pulau Pinang)
  • Leptopsalis sulcata (Hansen & Sørensen, 1904)  Indonesia (Java)
  • Leptopsalis tambusisi (Shear, 1993)  Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Leptopsalis thorellii (Hansen & Sørensen, 1904)  Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Leptopsalis weberii (Hansen & Sørensen, 1904)  Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Miopsalis Thorell, 1890
  • Miopsalis collinsi (Shear, 1993)  Malaysia (Sarawak)
  • Miopsalis dillyi Schmidt, Clouse & Sharma, 2020  Philippines
  • Miopsalis globosa (Schwendinger & Giribet, 2004)  Malaysia (Perak)
  • Miopsalis gryllospeca (Shear, 1993)  Malaysia (Sarawak)
  • Miopsalis kinabalu (Shear, 1993)  Malaysia (Sabah)
  • Miopsalis leakeyi (Shear, 1993)  Malaysia (Sabah)
  • Miopsalis lionota (Pocock, 1897)  Malaysia (Sabah)
  • Miopsalis mulu (Shear, 1993)  Malaysia (Sarawak)
  • Miopsalis pocockii (Hansen & Sørensen, 1904)  Malaysia (Sabah)
  • Miopsalis pulicaria Thorell, 1890  Malaysia (Penang)
  • Miopsalis sabah (Shear, 1993)  Malaysia (Sabah)
  • Miopsalis silhavyi (Rambla, 1991)  Malaysia (Sarawak)
  • Miopsalis tarumpitao (Shear, 1993)  Philippines

Stylocellinae

  • Meghalaya Giribet, Sharma, & Bastawade, 2007
  • Stylocellus lornei Clouse, 2012  Thailand
  • Stylocellus spinifrons Roewer, 1942  Malaysia (Sarawak) (nomen dubium) [unidentifiable juvenile]
  • Stylocellus sumatranus Westwood, 1874  Indonesia (Sumatra)

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