Ischyropsalidoidea is a superfamily of harvestmen with 9 genera (1 extinct), found in Europe and North America (as of 2023).

Description The superfamily Ischyropsalidoidea was described by Eugene Simon, with the type genus as Ischyropsalis C.L. Koch, 1839 by original implicit etymological designation.

Taxonomy

Ischyropsalidoidea contains the following families, per World Catalog of Opiliones. Of the 9 genera (as of 2023), 1 of those is extinct and remains of uncertain phylogenetic affinity within the Superfamily. The scheme below reflects Schönhofer (2013) plus subsequent amendments such as by Shear & Warfel (2016).

Ischyropsalididae Simon, 1879 Sabaconidae Dresco, 1970 Taracidae Schönhofer, 2013 Plus †Piankhi Dunlop et al., 2012 as "Ischyropsalididae incertae sedis"

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