Neopilionidae


The Neopilionidae are a family of harvestmen.
It has a clearly Gondwanan distribution, with species found in Australia, South Africa and South America, and probably represent relicts of that time.
The family members range in size from the small Americovibone lancafrancoae to over 4 mm in the Enantiobuninae.
Some species of Enantiobuninae have blue pigmentation, which is rather unusual in harvestmen.

Name

The family name is a contraction of Ancient Greek neo "new" and Latin Opilio, a genus of harvestman.

Species