Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
The systematics of this group is in flux. Some authors have split Palpatores into the groups Eupnoi (including Phalangioidea and Caddoidea) and Dyspnoi (including Troguloidea and Ischryopsalidoidea). Others support the retainment of Palpatores, arguing that the Eupnoi/Dyspnoi clades are paraphyletic.
Numbers
Over 2100 described species worldwide, including at least 219 described species in North America.
Identification
Generally, legs thin and long with respect to body. Body appears to be a single fused segment.
Range
Throughout USA and Canada, from the USA border with Mexico to at least 73° N in Canada.
Habitat
forests, grasslands, wetlands, caves
Print References
Cokendolpher, J.C., and V.F. Lee. 1993. Catalogue of the Cyphopalpatores and bibliography of the harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) of Greenland, Canada, U.S.A., and Mexico. Vintage Press: Lubbock, TX, USA.
