Sclerosomatidae
| Sclerosomatidae Temporal range:    | |
|---|---|
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| Hadrobunus grandis | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Opiliones | 
| Suborder: | Eupnoi | 
| Superfamily: | Phalangioidea | 
| Family: | Simon, 1879  | 
| Subfamilies | |
|   Gagrellinae (117 genera)  | |
| Diversity | |
| 4 subfamilies, c. 150 genera | |
The Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species.[1] One former subfamily has been recently removed to form a new family, Globipedidae.[2]
Name
The name is combined from Ancient Greek skleros "hard" and soma "body".[3]
Genera
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- Gagrellinae Thorell, 1889[4]
 
- Abaetetuba Tourinho-Davis, 2004 (5 species)
 - Adungrella Roewer, 1955 (3 species)
 - Aguilaia González-Sponga, 2003 (1 species; Venezuela)
 - Akalpia Roewer, 1915 (2 species; India and Japan)
 - Altobunus Roewer, 1910 (3 species; Celebes and Philippines)
 - Amazonesia Soares, 1970 (2 species)
 - Antigrella Roewer, 1954 (1 species)
 - Aurivilliola Roewer, 1910 (17 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Azucarella Roewer, 1959 (1 species)
 - Bakerinulus Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Bastia Roewer, 1910 (3 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Bastioides Mello-Leitão, 1931 (1 species; South America)
 - Baturitia Roewer, 1931 (1 species; Sunda Islands)
 - Bellonia González-Sponga, 2003 (1 species; Venezuela)
 - Biceropsis Roewer, 1935 (1 species; Burma)
 - Bonthainia Roewer, 1913 (5 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Bullobunus Roewer, 1910 (7 species; Philippines)
 - Caluga Roewer, 1959 (1 species)
 - Cardenalia Kury, 2017 (1 species; Venezuela)
 - Carinobius Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Carmenia Roewer, 1915 (1 species; Colombia)
 - Carmichaelus Roewer, 1929 (1 species; India)
 - Ceratobunellus Roewer, 1911 (3 species; India)
 - Ceratobunoides Roewer, 1923 (2 species; Sumatra)
 - Ceratobunus Thorell, 1889 (13 species)
 - Cervibunus Roewer, 1912 (3 Species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Chasenella Roewer, 1955 (2 species; Borneo)
 - Chebabius Roewer, 1935 (1 species; Burma)
 - Coonoora Roewer, 1929 (1 species; India)
 - Dentobunus Roewer, 1910 (33 species; Southeast Asia)
 - Diangathia Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Echinobunus Roewer, 1912 (1 species; Java)
 - Euceratobunus Roewer, 1923 (1 species; India)
 - Eugagrella Roewer, 1910 (25 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Euzaleptus Roewer, 1911 (4 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Fesa Roewer, 1953 (1 species)
 - Gagrella Stoliczka, 1869 (226 species; Asia)
 - Gagrellenna Roewer, 1929 (1 species; India)
 - Gagrellina Roewer, 1913 (1 species; Celebes)
 - Gagrellissa Roewer, 1931 (1 species; Sunda Islands)
 - Gagrellopsis Sato & Suzuki, 1939 (1 species; Japan)
 - Gagrellula Roewer, 1910 (67 species; Asia)
 - Garleppa Roewer, 1912 (4 species; South America)
 - Geaya Roewer, 1910 (82 species; Latin America)
 - Globulosoma Martens, 1987 (2 species; Nepal)
 - Guaranobunus Ringuelet, 1954 (1 species; Argentina)
 - Hamitergum Crawford, 1992 (1 species; Russia)
 - Harmanda Roewer, 1910 (15 species; Asia)
 - Harmandina Schenkel, 1954 (1 species)
 - Hehoa Roewer, 1929 (1 species; India)
 - Heterogagrella Roewer, 1954 (2 species; Southeast Asia)
 - Hexazaleptus Suzuki, 1966 (1 species)
 - Hexomma Thorell, 1876 (9 species; Southeast Asia)
 - Himaldroma Martens, 1987 (2 species; Nepal)
 - Himalzaleptus Martens, 1987 (1 species; Nepal)
 - Holcobunus Roewer, 1910 (26 or 27 species; Latin America)
 - Holmbergiana Mello-Leitão, 1931 (3 species; South America)
 - Hologagrella Roewer, 1910 (7 species; Southeast Asia)
 - Hypogrella Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Hypsibunus Thorell, 1891 (11 species; India & Southeast Asia)
 - Jussara Mello-Leitão, 1935 (10 species; South America)
 - Koyamaia Suzuki, 1972 (1 species)
 - Krusa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 (10 species; Mexico)
 - Krusella Roewer, 1953 (1 species; Venezuela)
 - Liopagus Chamberlin, 1916 (1 species)
 - Marthana Thorell, 1891 (24 species; Southeast Asia)
 - Melanopa Thorell, 1889 (30 species; India, Southeast Asia)
 - Melanopella Roewer, 1931 (3 species; Sunda Islands)
 - Melanopula Roewer, 1929 (5 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Metadentobunus Roewer, 1915 (3 species; Taiwan)[5]
 - Metahehoa Suzuki, 1985 (1 species)
 - Metasyleus Roewer, 1955 (3 species)
 - Metaverpulus Roewer, 1912 (7 species; South Asia)
 - Metazaleptus Roewer, 1912 (8 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Microzaleptus Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Mitopiella Banks, 1930 (1 species)
 - Mucuya González-Sponga, 2003 (1 species)
 - Munequita Mello-Leitão, 1941 (1 species; Brazil)
 - Neogagrella Roewer, 1913 (3 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Nepalgrella Martens, 1987 (2 species; Nepal)
 - Nepalkanchia Martens, 1990 (2 species; Nepal)
 - Obigrella Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Octozaleptus Suzuki, 1966 (1 species)
 - Onostemma Mello-Leitão, 1938 (2 species; Brazil)
 - Oobunus Kishida, 1930 (1 species)
 - Orissula Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Padangrella Roewer, 1954 (1 species)
 - Palniella Roewer, 1929 (1 species; India)
 - Paradentobunus Roewer, 1915 (1 species; India)
 - Paragagrella Roewer, 1912 (5 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Paragagrellina Schenkel, 1963 (1 species)
 - Parageaya Mello-Leitão, 1933 (6 species; Latin America)
 - Paratamboicus Mello-Leitão, 1940 (30 species; South America)
 - Paraumbogrella Suzuki, 1963 (1 species)
 - Paruleptes Soares, 1970 (1 species)
 - Pectenobunus Roewer, 1910 (4 species; South America)
 - Pergagrella Roewer, 1954 (1 species)
 - Pokhara Suzuki, 1970 (7 species; Nepal)
 - Prionostemma Pocock, 1903 (114 species; Mexico, Central America, and South America)
 - Prodentobunus Roewer, 1923 (4 species; Asia)
 - Psammogeaya Mello-Leitão, 1946 (1 species; Uruguay)
 - Psathyropus L. Koch, 1878 (40 species; Asia)
 - Pseudarthromerus Karsch, 1892 (1 species)
 - Pseudogagrella Redikortsev, 1936 (13 species; East Asia)
 - Pseudomelanopa Suzuki, 1974 (2 species; East Asia)
 - Pseudosystenocentrus Suzuki, 1985 (1 species)
 - Romerella Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 (5 species; Mexico and South America)
 - Sarasinia Roewer, 1913 (1 species; Celebes)
 - Sataria Roewer, 1915 (3 species; India)
 - Scotomenia Thorell, 1889 (1 species; Burma)
 - Sericicorpus Martens, 1987 (1 species; Nepal)
 - Sinadroma Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Syleus Thorell, 1876 (2 species; India)
 - Syngagrella Roewer, 1913 (1 species; Celebes)
 - Systenocentrus Simon, 1886 (6 species; Southeast and East Asia)
 - Tamboicus Roewer, 1912 (3 species; South America)
 - Taperina Roewer, 1953 (2 species)
 - Tetraceratobunus Roewer, 1915 (3 species; South Asia)
 - Thunbergia Martens, 2020 (4 species; South America)
 - Toragrella Roewer, 1955 (2 species)
 - Trachyrhinus Weed, 1892 (7 species; North America: Mexico and United States)
 - Umbogrella Roewer, 1955 (1 species)
 - Umbopilio Roewer, 1956 (2 species)
 - Vaho González-Sponga, 2003 (1 species)
 - Valle González-Sponga, 2003 (3 species)
 - Varinodulia Canals, 1935 (1 species)
 - Verpulus Simon, 1901 (13 species; South and Southeast Asia)
 - Verrucobunus Roewer, 1931 (3 species; East and Southeast Asia)
 - Xerogrella Martens, 1987 (1 species; Nepal)
 - Zaleptiolus Roewer, 1955 (4 species; Asia)
 - Zaleptulus Roewer, 1955 (3 species)
 - Zaleptus Thorell, 1876 (72 species; Asia and Australia)
 
- Gyantinae Silhavý, 1946
 
- Gyas Simon, 1879 (1 species; Alps)
 - Gyoides Martens, 1982 (6 species; Nepal)
 - Rongsharia Roewer, 1957 (3 species; Nepal)
 
- Leiobuninae Banks, 1893
 
- Amilenoides Martens & Wijnhoven, 2022
 - Cosmobunus Simon, 1879 (5 species; Spain and Mexico)
 - Dilophiocara Redikorzev, 1931 (2 species)
 - Eumesosoma Cokendolpher, 1980 (6 species; United States)
 - Eusclera Roewer, 1910 (2 species; China and India)
 - Goasheer Snegovaya, Cokendolpher & Mozaffarian, 2018
 - Hadrobunus Banks, 1900 (2 species; United States)
 - Kovalius Chemeris, 2023
 - Leiobunum C.L.Koch, 1839 (126 species - 2 extinct fossils; worldwide)
 - Leiolima Prieto & Wijnhoven, 2020
 - Leuronychus Banks, 1900 (2 species; North America)
 - Microliobunum Roewer, 1912 (2 species; Middle East)
 - Nelima Roewer, 1910 (44 species; worldwide)
 - Paranelima Caporiacco, 1938 (6 species; Mexico and Central America)
 - Schenkeliobunum Starega, 1964 (1 species)
 - Togwoteeus Roewer, 1952 (1 species; United States)
 - †Amauropilio Mello-Leitão, 1937 (fossil) (2 species; fossils found in Colorado)
 
- Sclerosomatinae Simon, 1879
 
- Astrobunus Thorell, 1876 (10 species; Europe)
 - Granulosoma Martens, 1973 (2 species; Himalayas)
 - Homalenotus C.L.Koch, 1839 (10 species; Southern Europe and North Africa)
 - Mastobunus Simon, 1879 (2 species; Southern Europe and North Africa)
 - Metasclerosoma Roewer, 1912 (3 species; Europe)
 - Pseudastrobunus Martens, 1973 (1 species, Himalayas)
 - Pseudohomalenotus Caporiacco, 1935 (1 species; the Karakoram)
 - Pygobunus Roewer, 1957 (2 species; Taiwan, Japan)
 - Umbopilio Roewer, 1956 (2 species; India, Myanmar)
 
Removed
- Caiza Roewer, 1925. Subjective synonym of Pectenobunus Roewer, 1910) in Tourinho, 2004a
 
- Pseudoarthromerus Karsch, 1891 (1 species; Japan, nomen nudum, therefore non-valid)
 
References
- ^ Sclerosomatidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 13 October 2014, retrieved 30 August 2015
 - ^ Kury, A.B. & J.C. Cokendolpher (2020) Chapter 9. A new family from the New World (Eupnoi: Phalangioidea). In: WCO-Lite: online world catalogue of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones). Version 1.0 — Checklist of all valid nomina in Opiliones with authors and dates of publication up to 2018 (Kury et al., ed.): 52-54.
 - ^ Tourinho, Ana Lúcia (2007): Sclerosomatidae. Simon, 1879. In: Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 127ff
 - ^ "Catalogue of Life, Gagrellinae Thorell, 1889". Retrieved 2025-04-03.
 - ^ Chen, S. L.; Shih, H. T. (2018). "A review of the harvestman genus Metadentobunus (Opiliones: Sclerosomatidae: Gagrellinae) with a description of a new species from Taiwan". Zoological Studies. 57.
 
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