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Nemastoma bimaculatum from Belgium | |
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Family: | Nemastomatidae Simon, 1872
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c. 170 species |
The Nemastomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 170 described species in 16 recent genera. Several fossil species and genera are known.
Unlike some related currently recognized families, the Nemastomatidae are monophyletic.[1]