New Caledonian Zalmoxidae
The Archipelago of Kanaky | New Caledonia is home to an isolated and largely endemic biota, and supports an unprecedented level of micro-endemism across many animal groups, including for Opiliones. One family of Opiliones, Zalmoxidae, is a lineage of Neotropical origin that colonized Australasia in the Late Cretaceous and has been suggested to have a clade endemic to Kanaky whose composition and diversification remain largely undocumented. This study aims to begin characterizing the extent of the Kanaky Zalmoxidae radiation.