Escadabiidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Laniatores
Infraorder:	Grassatores
Superfamily:	Zalmoxoidea
Family:	Escadabiidae Kury & Pérez in Kury, 2003
Species
See text for list
Diversity
6 genera, 9 species

Escadabiidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with six described species.^[1]

Description

Escadabiidae are about three millimeters long, with short legs and weak chelicerae.^[1]

Distribution

All known members of this group are endemic to Brazil. The as yet undescribed species in this family expand the range to the coast of Ceará State and caves in the dry central part of Minas Gerais, where the cave-dwelling species could represent an example of relictual distribution.^[1]

Relationships

Escadabiidae are possibly the sister group to Kimulidae.^[1]

Name

The name of the type genus Escadabius is combined from the type locality Escada (Pernambuco, Brazil) and Ancient Greek bios "living".^[1]

Species

These species belong to Escadabiidae:^[2]

• Baculigerus Soares, 1979
  • Baculigerus litoris Soares, 1979
• Brotasus Roewer, 1928
  • Brotasus megalobunus Roewer, 1928
• Escadabius Roewer, 1949
  • Escadabius schubarti Roewer, 1949
  • Escadabius spinicoxa Roewer, 1949
  • Escadabius ventricalcaratus Roewer, 1949
• Jim Soares, 1979
  • Jim benignus Soares, 1979
• Recifesius Soares, 1978
  • Recifesius pernambucanus Soares, 1978
• Spaeleoleptes Soares, 1966
  • Spaeleoleptes gimli Pereira, Gallão, Bichuette & Pérez-González, 2024
  • Spaeleoleptes spaeleus Soares, 1966

Footnotes

References

• Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9