Epedanidae is a family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about 200 described species. They are the sister group of the Gonyleptoidea.

The Epedanidae are endemic to Asia. The subfamily Dibuninae forms the predominant harvestman fauna of the Philippines. The other three subfamilies are more predominant in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, and some are found in Burma and Nepal. Some species occur outside this region, in India, China, Vietnam and Japan. One species is even endemic to New Guinea. The oldest fossils of the family are known from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar.

Epedanidae

Description

The body size ranges from two to five millimeters, with thin legs ranging from six to 26 mm. The chelicerae are heavy with strong teeth in both fingers. The pedipalps are long and strong, with powerful spines lining the inside of the claw. Most species are light brown with few black mottling. Some species possess white patches on the scutum. The pedipalps are much more heavily spined in males, together with a swollen cheliceral hand.

Epedanidae

Name

The type genus Epedanus is derived from Ancient Greek epedanos "weak, feeble".

Epedanidae

Genera

For a list of all currently described species see List of Epedanidae species.

Dibuninae Roewer, 1912

Dibunus Loman, 1906

Epedaninae Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886

Alloepedanus S. Suzuki, 1985

Balabanus Suzuki, 1977

Caletorellus Roewer, 1938

Epedanellus Roewer, 1911

Epedanidus Roewer, 1945

Epedanulus Roewer, 1913

Epedanus Thorell, 1876

Euepedanus Roewer, 1915

Funkikoa Roewer, 1927

Heteroepedanus Roewer, 1912

Aboriscus Roewer, 1940

Lobonychium Roewer, 1938

Metathyreotus Roewer, 1913

Metepedanulus Roewer, 1913

Metepedanus Roewer, 1912

Mosfora Roewer, 1938

Nanepedanus Roewer, 1938

Neoepedanus Roewer, 1912

Paratakaoia S. Suzuki, 1985

Parepedanulus Roewer, 1913

Plistobunus Pocock, 1903

Pseudoepedanus Suzuki, 1969

Pseudomarthana P. D. Hillyard, 1985

Takaoia Roewer, 1911

Thyreotus Thorell, 1889

Toccolus Roewer, 1927

Zepedanulus Roewer, 1927

Acrobuninae Roewer, 1912

Acrobunus Thorell, 1891

Anacrobunus Roewer, 1927

Harpagonellus Roewer, 1927

Heterobiantes Roewer, 1912

Metacrobunus Roewer, 1915

Paracrobunus Suzuki, 1977

Sarasinicinae Roewer, 1923

Acanthepedanus Roewer, 1912

Albertops Roewer, 1938

Asopella Sørensen, 1932

Delicola Roewer, 1938

Gintingius Roewer, 1938

Kilungius Roewer, 1915

Koyanus Roewer, 1938

Kuchingius Roewer, 1927

Nobeoka Roewer, 1938

Opelytus Roewer, 1927

Padangcola Roewer, 1963

Panticola Roewer, 1938

Parepedanus Roewer, 1912

Pasohnus Suzuki, 1976

Pseudobiantes Hirst, 1911

Punanus Roewer, 1938

Sarasinica Strand, 1914

Sembilanus Roewer, 1938

Sinistus Roewer, 1938

Siponnus Roewer, 1927

Sungsotia Tsurusaki, 1995

Tegestria Roewer, 1936

Tonkinatus Roewer, 1938

incertae sedis

Beloniscellus Roewer, 1912

Beloniscops Roewer, 1949

Belonisculus Roewer, 1923

Beloniscus Thorell, 1891

Buparellus Roewer, 1949

Bupares Thorell, 1889

Dhaulagirius Martens, 1977

Dumaguetes Roewer, 1927

Parabeloniscus Suzuki, 1967

Parabupares S. Suzuki, 1982

Sotekia S. Suzuki, 1982

Tithaeus Thorell, 1890

Tokunosia Suzuki, 1964

†Petrobunoides Selden et al. 2016 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

†Biungulus Bartel et al, 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

†Gigantocheles Bartel et al, 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

Footnotes

References

's Biology Catalog: Epedanidae

(eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press

Harvestman families