Cyphophthalmi
Cyphophthalmi is a suborder of harvestmen, colloquially known as mite harvestmen. Cyphophthalmi comprises 36 genera, and more than two hundred described species. The six families are currently grouped into three infraorders: the Boreophthalmi, Scopulophthalmi, and Sternophthalmi.
Cyphophthalmi Temporal range: Late Cretaceous-Present | |
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Siro sp., USA | |
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Suborder: | Cyphophthalmi Simon, 1879 |
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6 families, > 200 species |
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