Discosomaticinae

Discosomaticinae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Cosmetidae
Subfamily:
Roewer, 1923
Genera

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Discosomaticinae is a subfamily of harvestmen in the family Cosmetidae.[1][2]

Description

The subfamily was defined within Cosmetidae[1][2]

Taxonomy

The subfamily includes the following genera, within two tribes:[1][2]

Discosomaticini Roewer, 1923

  • Marronia Simon, 1879
  • Neokayania Yao & Xing, 2022
  • Paraprotus Roewer, 1912
  • Protus Simon, 1879
  • Sibambea Roewer, 1917 (which subsequently includes the nominative genus Discosomaticus Roewer, 1923 as a synonym)

Roquetteini Medrano, Kury & Mendes, 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c "Discosomaticinae". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 20 Jul 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Subfamily Discosomaticinae". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-20.