Samoidae

**Samoidae** sunt familia infraordinis Grassatorum Opilionum circa quingaginta species descriptas habens.

## Descriptio
Longitudo membrorum huius familiae est a 2 mm ad paene 6 mm. Haec animalia colore sunt hepatica ad flava vel flavo-virentia, obscure maculata, et aliquando fuliginosa.

## Distributio
Samoidae ex Australia, Melanesia, Mexico, Polynesia, Indis Occidentalibus, et Venetiola omnes sunt singulariter similes, dum species opilionum ex Africa, Madagascaria, Seychelles, et Indonesia saltem partim ad hanc familiam ut videtur non pertinent.

## Cognationes
Cognationes cum aliis Samooideorum familiis nondum intelleguntur.

## Nomen
Nomen typi generis deductum est de nomine loci Samoae.

## Species
* *Akdalima* Silhavy, 1977
** *Akdalima jamaicana* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Iamaica
** *Akdalima vomeroi* Silhavy, 1977 — Mexicum

* *Arganotus* Silhavy, 1977
** *Arganotus macrochelis* (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1953) — Mexicum
** *Arganotus robustus* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Haiti
** *Arganotus strinatii* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Guatemala

* *Badessa* Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886
** *Badessa ampycoides* Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886 — Viti

* *Badessania* Roewer, 1949
** *Badessania metatarsalis* Roewer, 1949 — Nova Cambria Australis

* *Benoitinus* M. Rambla, 1983
** *Benoitinus elegans* M. Rambla, 1983 — Seychelles

* *Cornigera* M. A. González-Sponga, 1987
** *Cornigera flava* M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venetiola

* *Feretrius* Simon, 1879
** *Feretrius quadrioculatus* (L. Koch, 1865) — Samoa

* *Fijicolana* Roewer, 1963
** *Fijicolana tuberculata* Roewer, 1963 — Melanesia

* *Hovanoceros* Lawrence, 1959
** *Hovanoceros bison* Lawrence, 1959

* *Hummelinckiolus* V. Silhavy, 1979
** *Hummelinckiolus parvus* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Insulae Infra Ventum (Guadalupia, Montserrat, Insula Sancti Christophori, Insula Nivium)
** † *Hummelinckiolus silhavyi* Cokendolpher & Poinar, 1998 (fossile)

* *Kalominua* Sørensen, 1932 — Venetiola
** *Kalominua alta* (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
** *Kalominua bicolor* Sørensen, 1932
** *Kalominua bromeliaca* (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
** *Kalominua inermichela* (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981)
** *Kalominua leonensis* (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
** *Kalominua manueli* (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
** *Kalominua minuta* (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
** *Kalominua tiarensis* (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)

* *Malgaceros* Lawrence, 1959
** *Malgaceros boviceps* Lawrence, 1959

* *Maracaynatum* Roewer, 1949
** *Maracaynatum cubanum* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Cuba
** *Maracaynatum linaresi* (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981) — Venetiola
** *Maracaynatum mariaeteresae* M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venetiola
** *Maracaynatum orchidearum* Roewer, 1949 — Venetiola
** *Maracaynatum stridulans* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Cuba
** *Maracaynatum trinidadense* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Trinitas

* *Microconomma* Roewer, 1915
** *Microconomma armatipes* Roewer, 1915 — Cammarunia

* *Mitraceras* Loman, 1902 — Insulae Seisellenses
** *Mitraceras crassipalpum* Loman, 1902
** *Mitraceras pulchra* M. Rambla, 1983

* *Neocynortina* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1983
** *Neocynortina dixoni* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1983 — Costa Rica

* *Orsa* V. Silhavy, 1979
** *Orsa daphne* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Haiti

* *Parasamoa* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1957
** *Parasamoa gressitti* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1957

* *Pellobunus* Banks, 1905
** *Pellobunus camburalesi* M. Rambla, 1978 — Venetioa
** *Pellobunus haitiensis* (V. Silhavy, 1979) — Haiti
** *Pellobunus insularis* Banks, 1905 — Costa Rica, Panama
** *Pellobunus insulcatus* (Roewer, 1954) — Salvator
** *Pellobunus longipalpus* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 — Trinitas
** *Pellobunus mexicanus* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1971 — Mexicum
** † *Pellobunus proavus* J. C. Cokendolpher, 1987 (fossile)
** *Pellobunus trispinatus* Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 — Trinitas

* *Reventula* V. Silhavy, 1979
** *Reventula amabilis* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Iamaica

* *Samoa* Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886
** *Samoa variabilis* Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886 — Samoa
** *Samoa obscura* Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886 — Samoa, Viti
** *Samoa sechellana* M. Rambla, 1983 — Insulae Seisellenses

* *Sawaiellus* Roewer, 1949
** *Sawaiellus berlandi* Roewer, 1949 — Samoa

* *Tetebius* Roewer, 1949
** *Tetebius latibunus* Roewer, 1949 — Mozambicum

* *Vlachiolus* V. Silhavy, 1979
** *Vlachiolus vojtechi* V. Silhavy, 1979 — Cuba

* *Waigeucola* Roewer, 1949
** *Waigeucola palpalis* Roewer, 1949 — Indonesia

## Notae

## Bibliographia
*Pinto-da-Rocha, R., G. Machado, et G. Giribet, eds. 2007. *Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones.* Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-02343-9.
*Samoidae, Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.

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Categoria:Taxa Sørensen
Categoria:Taxa 1886