List of Biantidae species

This is a list of the described species of the harvestman family Biantidae. The data is taken from Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. [Some updates from WCO, 2025]

Biantinae

Biantinae <small>Thorell, 1889</small>

• Anaceros <small>Lawrence, 1959</small> — Madagascar

* Anaceros anodonta <small>Lawrence, 1959</small>

* Anaceros canidens <small>Lawrence, 1959</small>

* Anaceros humilis <small>Lawrence, 1959</small>

* Anaceros pauliani <small>Lawrence, 1959</small>

• Biantella <small>Roewer, 1927</small>

* Biantella reticulata <small>Roewer, 1927</small> — Cameroon

• Biantes <small>Simon, 1885</small>

* Biantes albimanum <small>(Loman, 1902)</small> — Seychelles

* Biantes aelleni <small>Silhavy, 1973</small>

* Biantes annapurnae <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes atroluteus <small>Roewer, 1914</small> — India

* Biantes brevis <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes carli <small>Roewer, 1929</small> — India

* Biantes conspersus <small>Roewer, 1927</small> — Bombay

* Biantes dilatatus <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes fuscipes <small>Thorell, 1890</small> — Pinang

* Biantes gandaki <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes gandakoides <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes ganesh <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes godavari <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes gurung <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes jirel <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes kathmandicus <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes lecithodes <small>Thorell, 1899</small> — Burma

* Biantes longimanus <small>Simon, 1885</small> — India

* Biantes magar <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes minimus <small>M. Rambla, 1983</small> — Seychelles

* Biantes newar <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes parvulus <small>(Herbst, 1911)</small> — Seychelles

* Biantes pernepalicus <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes quadrituberculatus <small>Roewer, 1929</small> — India

* Biantes rarensis <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes sherpa <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes simplex <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes thakkhali <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes thamang <small>J. Martens, 1978</small> — Nepal

* Biantes vitellinus <small>Thorell, 1890</small> — Sumatra

• Biantessus <small>Roewer, 1949</small>

* Biantessus vertebralis <small>(Lawrence, 1933)</small> — South Africa

* Biantessus nigrotarsus <small>(Lawrence, 1933)</small> — South Africa

• Biantomma <small>Roewer, 1942</small>

* Biantomma nigrospinosum <small>Roewer, 1942</small> — Bioko

• Clinobiantes <small>Roewer, 1927</small>

* Clinobiantes paradoxus <small>Roewer, 1927</small> — Cameroon

• Cryptobiantes <small>Kauri, 1962</small>

* Cryptobiantes protector <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

• Eubiantes <small>Roewer, 1915</small>

* Eubiantes africanus <small>Roewer, 1915</small> — eastern Africa

• Fageibiantes <small>Roewer, 1949</small>

* Fageibiantes bicornis <small>(Fage, 1946)</small> — Madagascar

* Fageibiantes bispina <small>(Lawrence, 1959)</small>

• Hinzuanius <small>Karsch, 1880</small>

* Hinzuanius africanus <small>Pavesi, 1883</small> — Ethiopia

* Hinzuanius comorensis <small>(Roewer, 1949)</small> — Comoros

* Hinzuanius flaviventris <small>(Pocock, 1903)</small> — Socotra

* Hinzuanius gracilis <small>(Roewer, 1949)</small> — Madagascar

* Hinzuanius indicus <small>(Roewer, 1915)</small>

* Hinzuanius insulanus <small>Karsch, 1880</small> — Comoros

* Hinzuanius littoralis <small>(Lawrence, 1959)</small>

* Hinzuanius madagassis <small>(Roewer, 1949)</small> — Madagascar

* Hinzuanius mauriticus <small>Roewer, 1927</small>

* Hinzuanius milloti <small>(Fage, 1946)</small> — Madagascar

* Hinzuanius pardalis <small>(Lawrence, 1959)</small>

* Hinzuanius pauliani <small>(Lawrence, 1959)</small>

* Hinzuanius tenebrosus <small>(Lawrence, 1959)</small>

* Hinzuanius vittatus <small>(Simon, 1885)</small> — Madagascar

• Ivobiantes <small>Lawrence, 1965</small>

* Ivobiantes spinipalpis <small>Lawrence, 1965</small>

• Metabiantes <small>Roewer, 1915</small> [Updates on WCO, 2025]

* Metabiantes armatus <small>Lawrence, 1962</small>&nbsp;–Tanzania

* Metabiantes barbertonensis <small>Lawrence, 1963</small>

* Metabiantes basutoanus <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes cataracticus <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes convexus <small>Roewer, 1949</small> — Rewenzori, East Africa

* Metabiantes filipes <small>(Roewer, 1912)</small> — Cameroon

* Metabiantes flavus <small>Lawrence, 1949</small> — Angola

* Metabiantes hanstroemi <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes incertus <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes insulanus <small>(Roewer, 1949)</small> — Principe

* Metabiantes jeanneli <small>(Roewer, 1913)</small> — Kenya

* Metabiantes kakololius <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes kosibaiensis <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes lawrencei <small>Starega, 1992</small>&nbsp;–Tanzania [=obscurus <small>Lawrence, 1962</small>]

* Metabiantes leighi <small>(Pocock, 1902)</small> — South Africa (Natal)

* Metabiantes litoralis <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes longipes <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes machadoi <small>Lawrence, 1957</small>

* Metabiantes meraculus <small>(Loman, 1898)</small> — South Africa [= maximus <small>Lawrence, 1931</small>]

* Metabiantes minutus <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes montanus <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes obscurus <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes parvulus <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes perustus <small>Lawrence, 1963</small>

* Metabiantes pumilio <small>Roewer, 1927</small>

* Metabiantes punctatus <small>(Sørensen, 1910)</small> — eastern Africa

* Metabiantes pusulosus <small>(Loman, 1898)</small> — Natal

* Metabiantes rudebecki <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes stanleyi <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes submontanus <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes teres <small>Lawrence, 1963</small>

* Metabiantes teretipes <small>Lawrence, 1962</small>&nbsp;–Tanzania

* Metabiantes traegardhi <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes trifasciatus <small>Roewer, 1915</small>&nbsp;–Tanzania

* Metabiantes ulindinus <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Zaire

* Metabiantes unicolor <small>(Roewer, 1912)</small>&nbsp;–Tanzania, Kenya [?]

* Metabiantes urbanus <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes varius <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

* Metabiantes zuluanus <small>Lawrence, 1937</small> — Natal

* Metabiantes zuurbergianus <small>Kauri, 1961</small>

• Monobiantes <small>Lawrence, 1962</small>

* Monobiantes benoiti <small>Lawrence, 1962</small>

• Probiantes <small>Roewer, 1927</small>

* Probiantes croceus <small>Roewer, 1927</small> — Bombay

• Tetebius <small>Roewer, 1949</small>

* Tetebius latibunus <small>Roewer, 1949</small> — Tete, Mozambique

(Note: Moved from older placement in Samoidae)

Lacurbsinae

Lacurbsinae <small>Lawrence, 1959</small>

• Eulacurbs <small>Roewer, 1949</small>

* Eulacurbs paradoxa <small>Roewer, 1949</small> — Ghana

• Heterolacurbs <small>Roewer, 1912</small>

* Heterolacurbs ovalis <small>Roewer, 1912</small> — Error -Togo(?), likely U.S. Virgin Islands (inc. syn. Martibianta virginsulana <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Virgin Islands) (!After Hallan)

* Heterolacurbs perezassoi <small>Alegre & Armas, 2012</small> (!After Hallan)

• Lacurbs <small>Sørensen, 1896</small>

* Lacurbs spinosa <small>Sørensen, 1896</small> — Cameroon

* Lacurbs nigrimana <small>Roewer, 1912</small> — Ivory Coast

• Metalacurbs <small>Roewer, 1914</small>

* Metalacurbs cornipes <small>(Roewer, 1958)</small>

* Metalacurbs oedipus <small>(Roewer, 1958)</small>

* Metalacurbs simoni <small>Roewer, 1914</small> — western Africa

* Metalacurbs villiersi <small>(Roewer, 1953)</small>

• Prolacurbs <small>Roewer, 1949</small>

* Prolacurbs singularis <small>Roewer, 1949</small> — Ghana

Stenostygninae

Stenostygninae <small>Roewer, 1913</small>

• Bidoma <small>Silhavy, 1973</small>

* Bidoma indivisum <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Haiti (!Caution original misspelling as indivisa)

• Caribbiantes <small>Silhavy, 1973</small>

* Caribbiantes cubanus <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Cuba

• Decuella <small>Avram, 1977</small>

* Decuella cubaorientalis <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

• Galibrotus <small>Silhavy, 1973</small>

* Galibrotus carlotanus <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Cuba

* Galibrotus matiasis <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

* Galibrotus riedeli <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Cuba

• Manahunca <small>Silhavy, 1973</small>

* Manahunca bielawskii <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Cuba

* Manahunca cuevajibarae <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

* Manahunca silhavyi <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

• Negreaella <small>Avram, 1977</small>

* Negreaella fundorai <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

* Negreaella palenquensis <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

* Negreaella rioindiocubanicola <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

* Negreaella vinai <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

* Negreaella yumuriensis <small>Avram, 1977</small> — Cuba

• Stenostygnus <small>Simon, 1879</small>

* Stenostygnus pusio <small>Simon, 1879</small> — Brazil, French Guiana (Cayenne), Colombia, Ecuador

• Vestitecola <small>Silhavy, 1973</small>

* Vestitecola haitensis <small>Silhavy, 1973</small> — Haiti

Zairebiantinae

Zairebiantinae <small>Kauri, 1985</small>

• Zairebiantes <small>Kauri, 1985</small>

* Zairebiantes microphthalmus <small>Kauri, 1985</small> — Democratic Republic of Congo

References

• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Biantidae