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, 1977Arganotus Silhavy, 1977Badessa Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886Badessania Roewer, 1949Benoitinus M. Rambla, 1983Cornigera M. A. González-Sponga, 1987Feretrius Simon, 1879Fijicolana Roewer, 1963Hovanoceros Lawrence, 1959Hummelinckiolus V. Silhavy, 1979Kalominua Sørensen, 1932 — VenezuelaMalgaceros Lawrence, 1959Maracaynatum Roewer, 1949Microconomma Roewer, 1915Mitraceras Loman, 1902 — SeychellesNeocynortina Goodnight & Goodnight, 1983Orsa V. Silhavy, 1979Parasamoa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1957Pellobunus Banks, 1905Reventula V. Silhavy, 1979Samoa Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886Sawaiellus Roewer, 1949Tetebius Roewer, 1949Vlachiolus V. Silhavy, 1979Waigeucola Roewer, 1949Note: for Tetebius see Biantidae: Biantinae, after Kury, & Pérez-González, 2015, contra Staręga, 1992.