The Stylocellidae are a family of
harvestmen with about 40 described species, all of which occur in Southern or Southeastern
Asia.[1] Members of this family are from one to seven millimeters long. While Stylocellus species have eyes, these are absent in the other two genera.[2]
Name
The name of the type genus is combined from
Ancient Greekstylos "pillar" and
Latinocellus "eye", referring to the elongated shape of the animal, compared to
Sironidae, and the presence of eyes.[2]
Species
For complete breakdown, see the following (as of 2023):[1]
Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA.
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Schwendinger, P.J. & Giribet, G. (2005): The systematics of the south-east Asian genus Fangensis Rambla, 1994 (Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi: Stylocellidae). Invertebrate Systematics19: 297–323.