Family of harvestmen
Drawing of female Oncopus truncatus Thorrell
Sandokanidae is a family of harvestmen in the suborder Laniatores , formerly referred to as Oncopodidae (the name was replaced because of the secondary homonymy of the type genus Oncopus , replaced by Sandokan ; this made the change of family name mandatory) [ 1]
The name of the type genus is based on the name of a fictional Bornean prince-pirate.[ 1]
Sandokanidae range in body size from about 2–11 mm. Their legs are relatively short and stout. Most species are amber colored with some dark brown patterns. A few undescribed Gnomulus species are orange.[ 2]
This family is known from Southeast Asia from Indonesia, almost reaching New Guinea on Waigeo , up north into the Himalayan region.[ 2]
Sandokanidae are probably the sister group to all other Grassatores .[ 2]
Gnomulus aborensis (Roewer, 1913) — Arunachal Pradesh (northeast India )
Gnomulus annulipes (Pocock, 1897) — Sarawak (Borneo )
Gnomulus armillatus (Thorell, 1891) — Sumatra
Gnomulus asli Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — West Malaysia
Gnomulus baharu Schwendinger, in Martens & Schwendinger 1998
Gnomulus carinatus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Kalimantan (Indonesia)
Gnomulus claviger Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Luzon (Philippines)
Gnomulus coniceps Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — Luzon
Gnomulus conigerus (Schwendinger, 1992) — Sabah (Malaysia)
Gnomulus crassipes Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Luzon
Gnomulus crucifer Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — Luzon
Gnomulus drescoi (Silhavy, 1962) — Sumatra
Gnomulus exsudans Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Sabah
Gnomulus goodnighti (Suzuki, 1977) — Mindanao (Philippines)
Gnomulus hamatus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Luzon
Gnomulus hirsutus Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — West Malaysia
Gnomulus hutan Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Sarawak
Gnomulus hyatti (Martens, 1977) — Nepal
Gnomulus imadatei (Suzuki, 1970) — Brunei
Gnomulus insularis (Roewer, 1927) — Penang ? (Malaysia)
Gnomulus javanicus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Java
Gnomulus laevis (Roewer, 1915) — Borneo
Gnomulus lannaianus (Schwendinger, 1992) — Thailand
Gnomulus laruticus Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — West Malaysia
Gnomulus latoperculum Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Sulawesi
Gnomulus leofeae Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Burma
Gnomulus leyteensis Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — Leyte
Gnomulus lomani Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Borneo, Sumatra?
Gnomulus maculatus Martens & Schwendinger, 1998 — Luzon
Gnomulus marginatus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Thailand
Gnomulus matabesar Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Halmahera (Indonesia)
Gnomulus minor N. Tsurusaki, 1990 — Philippines
Gnomulus monticola Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — West Malaysia
Gnomulus obscurus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Sarawak
Gnomulus palawanensis (S. Suzuki, 1982) — Palawan (Philippines)
Gnomulus piliger (Pocock, 1903) — Thailand
Gnomulus pilosus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — West Malaysia
Gnomulus pulvillatus (Pocock, 1903) — West Malaysia
Gnomulus rostratoideus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — West Malaysia, Singapore
Gnomulus rostratus Thorell, 1890 — Penang
Gnomulus ryssie Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Thailand
Gnomulus sinensis Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Sichuan (China )
Gnomulus spiniceps Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Vietnam
Gnomulus sumatranus Thorell, 1891 — Sumatra
Gnomulus sundaicus (Schwendinger, 1992) — Sarawak
Gnomulus thorelli (Sørensen, 1932) — Java
Gnomulus tuberculatus Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Sumatra
Gnomulus tumidifrons Schwendinger & Martens, 2002 — Halmahera
Sandokan Özdikmen & Kury, 2007 [ 1]