Samoidae
Samoidae is a family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about fifty described species.Description
The body length of members of this family ranges from about two to almost six millimeters. They are dull light brown to yellow or green yellow with darker mottling, and sometimes dark brown.Distribution
Samoidae from Polynesia, Melanesia, Australia, Mexico, the West Indies and Venezuela are all remarkably similar, while the species from Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles and Indonesia do at least in part not belong to this family.Relationships
The relationship with other families in the Samooidea is not yet understood.Name
The name of the type genus is derived from the type locality Samoa.Species
- Akdalima Silhavy, 1977
- Arganotus Silhavy, 1977
- Badessa Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886
- Badessania Roewer, 1949
- Benoitinus M. Rambla, 1983
- Cornigera M. A. González-Sponga, 1987
- Feretrius Simon, 1879
- Fijicolana Roewer, 1963
- Hovanoceros Lawrence, 1959
- Hummelinckiolus V. Silhavy, 1979
- Kalominua Sørensen, 1932 — Venezuela
- Malgaceros Lawrence, 1959
- Maracaynatum Roewer, 1949
- Microconomma Roewer, 1915
- Mitraceras Loman, 1902 — Seychelles
- Neocynortina Goodnight & Goodnight, 1983
- Orsa V. Silhavy, 1979
- Parasamoa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1957
- Pellobunus Banks, 1905
- Reventula V. Silhavy, 1979
- Samoa Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886
- Sawaiellus Roewer, 1949
- Tetebius Roewer, 1949
- Vlachiolus V. Silhavy, 1979
- Waigeucola Roewer, 1949
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