Dyspnoi is a suborder of
harvestmen, currently comprising 43 extant genera and 356 extant species, although more species are expected to be described in the future. The eight families are currently grouped into three superfamilies: the Acropsopilionoidea, Ischyropsalidioidea, and Troguloidea.
Distribution
The Dyspnoi are one of the most biogeographically conserved higher groups of harvestmen. With the exception of Acropsopilioidea, none occur in the Southern Hemisphere, and most families are restricted along temperate regions. The only exceptions are some
Ortholasmatinae (Nemastomatidae) inhabiting the tropics on high mountains in
Mexico (Ortholasma bolivari) and northern
Thailand (Dendrolasma angka).
^Martens, J. (2015). "Sabacon Simon, 1879 in the Palaearctic: A survey of new and known species from France, Nepal, India, China, Russia and Japan (Arachnida: Opiliones: Sabaconidae)". In Hartmann, M.; Weipert, J. (eds.).
Biodiversity and Natural Heritage of the Himalaya V. Germany: Naturkundemuseum Erfurt. pp. 167–210.
Archived from the original on 2018-10-28.
Dyspnoi is a suborder of
harvestmen, currently comprising 43 extant genera and 356 extant species, although more species are expected to be described in the future. The eight families are currently grouped into three superfamilies: the Acropsopilionoidea, Ischyropsalidioidea, and Troguloidea.
Distribution
The Dyspnoi are one of the most biogeographically conserved higher groups of harvestmen. With the exception of Acropsopilioidea, none occur in the Southern Hemisphere, and most families are restricted along temperate regions. The only exceptions are some
Ortholasmatinae (Nemastomatidae) inhabiting the tropics on high mountains in
Mexico (Ortholasma bolivari) and northern
Thailand (Dendrolasma angka).
^Martens, J. (2015). "Sabacon Simon, 1879 in the Palaearctic: A survey of new and known species from France, Nepal, India, China, Russia and Japan (Arachnida: Opiliones: Sabaconidae)". In Hartmann, M.; Weipert, J. (eds.).
Biodiversity and Natural Heritage of the Himalaya V. Germany: Naturkundemuseum Erfurt. pp. 167–210.
Archived from the original on 2018-10-28.