Phalangiidae

Phalangiidae
Temporal range:
Platybunus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Phalangiidae
Latreille, 1802
Genera

others, see list

Diversity
5 subfamilies, ca. 50 genera

The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is Phalangium opilio. Dicranopalpus ramosus is a common introduced species in Europe.

It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodidae, which belongs to the suborder Laniatores.