Agoristenidae are a neotropical harvestman family of the Suborder Laniatores, in the superfamily Gonyleptoidea. Name The name of the type genus is a combination of Ancient Greek agora "gathering" and stenos "few", referring to the rarity of the family at the time of its discovery. Description These harvestmen range in body length from two to about five millimeters. Their coloring ranges from yellowish to dark brown. Some show yellow stripes or white or green patches. Distribution The subfamily Agoristeninae is endemic to the Greater Antilles. The other subfamilies have been found from northern South America. Relationships Zamorinae are the basal clade, with Agoristeninae and Leiosteninae as sister groups. Agoristeninae is sister group to all Gonyleptoidea except Stygnopsidae. (after Kury 1997b, 1997c) Species Agoristeninae Agoristenus Silhavy, 1973 Agoristenus cubanus Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba Agoristenus haitensis Silhavy, 1973 — Haiti Ahotta Silhavy, 1973 Ahotta hispaniolica Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola Calmotrinus Silhavy, 1973 Calmotrinus turquinensis Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba Dumitrescuella Avram, 1977 Dumitrescuella ornata Avram, 1977 — Cuba Haitimera Silhavy, 1973 Haitimera paeninsularis Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola Lichirtes Silhavy, 1973 Lichirtes hexapodoides Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba Meriosfera Silhavy, 1973 Meriosfera gertschi Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola Meriosfera lineata Silhavy, 1973 — Hispaniola Orghidaniella Avram, 1977 Orghidaniella granpiedrae Avram, 1977 — Cuba Piratrinus Silhavy, 1973 Piratrinus calcaratus Silhavy, 1973 — Cuba Torreana Avram, 1977 Torreana poeyi Avram, 1977 — Cuba Torreana spinata Avram, 1977 — Cuba Vampyrostenus Silhavy, 1976 Vampyrostenus kratochvili Silhavy, 1976 — Puerto Rico Yunquenus Silhavy, 1973 Yunquenus portoricanus Silhavy, 1973 — Puerto Rico Leiosteninae Andrescava Roewer, 1957 Andrescava sturmi Roewer, 1963 — Colombia Andrescava weyrauchi Roewer, 1957 — Peru Barinas M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 Barinas flava M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Barlovento M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 Barlovento albapatella M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Barlovento littorei M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Barlovento marmorata (M. A. González-Sponga, 1981) Barlovento salmeronensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Leptostygnus Mello-Leitão, 1940 Leptostygnus leptochirus Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Colombia Leptostygnus marchantiarum (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987) — Venezuela Ocoita M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 Ocoita mina M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Ocoita servae M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Ocoita tapipensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Paravima Caporiacco, 1951 Paravima flumencaurimarensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Paravima goodnightiorum Caporiacco, 1951 — Venezuela Paravima locumida M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Paravima morritomacairensis M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venezuela Paravima propespelunca M. A. González-Sponga, 1987