Ampycidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gonyleptoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Opiliones Subordo: Laniatores Infraordo: Grassatores Superfamilia: Gonyleptoidea

Familia: Ampycidae
Genera: Ampycella – Ampycus – Ceropachylus – Glysterus – Hernandariodes – Hexabunus – Hutamaia – Licornus – Neopachyloides – Nesopachylus – Parahernandria – Pirunipygus – Sibollus – Thaumatocranaus – Thaumatopachylus

Name

• Ampycidae Kury, 2003: 106.
  • Type genus: Ampycus Simon, 1879.
  • Stem: Ampyc--

Synonyms

• Ampycinae Kury, 2003: 106 (originally as a subfamily of Gonyleptidae); as family in Benavides, Pinto-da-Rocha & Giribet, 2021: 656.

References

Primary references

• Benavides, L.R., Pinto-da-Rocha, R. & Giribet, G. 2021. The Phylogeny and Evolution of the Flashiest of the Armored Harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones). Systematic Biology 70(4): 648–659. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa080 Reference page. 
• Kury, A.B. 2003. Annotated catalogue of the Laniatores of the New World (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 1: 1-337. Full article. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kury, A.B., Mendes, A.C., Cardoso, L., Kury, M.S., Granado, A. d. A., Giribet, G., Cruz-López, J.A., Longhorn, S.J., Medrano, M. & de Oliveira, A.B.R. 2023. World Catalogue of Opiliones (WCO-Lite version 2.5.1 - June 2023. Digital resource at wcolite.com). In: O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R.E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, E.M. Adriaenssens, et al. Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2023-07-13). DOI: 10.48580/dfsy-4pt Reference page.  [accessed on January 29, 2024]
• Tourinho, A.L. & Mendes, A.C. 2014. New species of the harvestmen Hutamaia (Laniatores: Gonyleptidae: Ampycinae) and generic diagnosis. Zoologia 31(5): 463-474. DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702014000500006 Reference page. 
• Villarreal M, O., Ahumada-C., D. & Delgado-Santa, L. 2023. Mapping the distribution of armored harvestmen (Opiliones, Laniatores) in Colombia: updated list of species, taxonomic contributions, and insight of diversity in protected areas. Zookeys 1175ː 223–284. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1175.102485 Reference page. 
• Villareal M., O. & Kury, A.B. 2012. Licornus Roewer, 1932: newly transferred to Ampycinae and first record of the family Gonyleptidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) from Venezuela. Zootaxa 3544: 71–78. Preview Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Ampycidae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ampycidae.
• ION

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