Kimulidae
Kimulidae is a small neotropical family of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with about thirty described species.
Description
These brown harvestmen dwell in soil and litter.
Distribution
Whereas most species occur in Venezuela, Colombia and the West Indies, the isolated species Tegipiolus pachypus is found in northeastern Brazil. This species also differs from the others morphologically. Another Brazilian species, Microminua soerenseni Rio de Janeiro, does not belong to this family.
Relationships
Kimulidae are probably closely related to Escadabiidae.
Name
This family was originally called Minuidae, but as the name of the type genus proved invalid, the family name needed a replacement.
Species
Acanthominua Sørensen, 1932Euminua Sørensen, 1932Euminuoides Mello-Leitão, 1935Fudeci M. A. González-Sponga, 1997Jimeneziella Avram, 1970 — CubaKimula Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942Microminua Sørensen, 1932Minua Sørensen, 1932 — VenezuelaPseudominua Mello-Leitão, 1933Tegipiolus Roewer, 1949