Agoristenidae are a neotropical harvestman family of the Suborder Laniatores, in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea.

Name

The name of the type genus is a combination of Ancient Greek agora "gathering" and stenos "few", referring to the rarity of the family at the time of its discovery.

Agoristenidae

Description

These harvestmen range in body length from two to about five millimeters. Their coloring ranges from yellowish to dark brown. Some show yellow stripes or white or green patches.

Agoristenidae

Distribution

The subfamily Agoristeninae is endemic to the Greater Antilles. The other subfamilies have been found from northern South America.

Agoristenidae

Relationships

Zamorinae are the basal clade, with Agoristeninae and Leiosteninae as sister groups. Agoristeninae is sister group to all Gonyleptoidea except Stygnopsidae.

(after Kury 1997b, 1997c)

Species

Agoristeninae

Agoristenus Silhavy, 1973

Agoristenus cubanus Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

Agoristenus haitensis Silhavy, 1973 — Haiti

Ahotta Silhavy, 1973

Ahotta hispaniolica Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

Calmotrinus Silhavy, 1973

Calmotrinus turquinensis Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

Dumitrescuella Avram, 1977

Dumitrescuella ornata Avram, 1977 — Cuba

Haitimera Silhavy, 1973

Haitimera paeninsularis Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

Lichirtes Silhavy, 1973

Lichirtes hexapodoides Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

Meriosfera Silhavy, 1973

Meriosfera gertschi Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

Meriosfera lineata Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola

Orghidaniella Avram, 1977

Orghidaniella granpiedrae Avram, 1977 — Cuba

Piratrinus Silhavy, 1973

Piratrinus calcaratus Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba

Torreana Avram, 1977

Torreana poeyi Avram, 1977 — Cuba

Torreana spinata Avram, 1977 — Cuba

Vampyrostenus Silhavy, 1976

Vampyrostenus kratochvili Silhavy, 1976 — Puerto Rico

Yunquenus Silhavy, 1973

Yunquenus portoricanus Silhavy, 1973 — Puerto Rico

Leiosteninae

Andrescava Roewer, 1957

Andrescava sturmi Roewer, 1963 — Colombia

Andrescava weyrauchi Roewer, 1957 — Peru

Barinas M. A. González-Sponga, 1987

Barinas flava M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

Barlovento M. A. González-Sponga, 1987

Barlovento albapatella M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela

Barlovento littorei M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela