Samoidae
Samoidae sunt familia infraordinis Grassatorum Opilionum circa quingaginta species descriptas habens.

Descriptio
Longitudo membrorum huius familiae est a 2 mm ad paene 6 mm. Haec animalia colore sunt hepatica ad flava vel flavo-virentia, obscure maculata, et aliquando fuliginosa.

Distributio
Samoidae ex Australia, Melanesia, Mexico, Polynesia, Indis Occidentalibus, et Venetiola omnes sunt singulariter similes, dum species opilionum ex Africa, Madagascaria, Seychelles, et Indonesia saltem partim ad hanc familiam ut videtur non pertinent.

Cognationes
Cognationes cum aliis Samooideorum familiis nondum intelleguntur.

Nomen
Nomen typi generis deductum est de nomine loci Samoae.

Species
 Akdalima Silhavy, 1977
 Akdalima jamaicana V. Silhavy, 1979 — Iamaica
 Akdalima vomeroi Silhavy, 1977 — Mexicum

 Arganotus Silhavy, 1977
 Arganotus macrochelis (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1953) — Mexicum
 Arganotus robustus V. Silhavy, 1979 — Haiti
 Arganotus strinatii V. Silhavy, 1979 — Guatemala

 Badessa Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886
 Badessa ampycoides Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886 — Viti

 Badessania Roewer, 1949
 Badessania metatarsalis Roewer, 1949 — Nova Cambria Australis

 Benoitinus M. Rambla, 1983
 Benoitinus elegans M. Rambla, 1983 — Seychelles

 Cornigera M. A. González-Sponga, 1987
 Cornigera flava M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venetiola

 Feretrius Simon, 1879
 Feretrius quadrioculatus (L. Koch, 1865) — Samoa

 Fijicolana Roewer, 1963
 Fijicolana tuberculata Roewer, 1963 — Melanesia

 Hovanoceros Lawrence, 1959
 Hovanoceros bison Lawrence, 1959

 Hummelinckiolus V. Silhavy, 1979
 Hummelinckiolus parvus V. Silhavy, 1979 — Leeward Islands (Guadalupia, Montserrat, Insula Sancti Christophori, Insula Nivium)
 † Hummelinckiolus silhavyi Cokendolpher & Poinar, 1998 (fossile)

 Kalominua Sørensen, 1932 — Venetiola
 Kalominua alta (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
 Kalominua bicolor Sørensen, 1932
 Kalominua bromeliaca (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
 Kalominua inermichela (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981)
 Kalominua leonensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
 Kalominua manueli (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
 Kalominua minuta (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)
 Kalominua tiarensis (M. A. González-Sponga, 1987)

 Malgaceros Lawrence, 1959
 Malgaceros boviceps Lawrence, 1959

 Maracaynatum Roewer, 1949
 Maracaynatum cubanum V. Silhavy, 1979 — Cuba
 Maracaynatum linaresi (H. E. M. Soares & S. Avram, 1981) — Venetiola
 Maracaynatum mariaeteresae M. A. González-Sponga, 1987 — Venetiola
 Maracaynatum orchidearum Roewer, 1949 — Venetiola
 Maracaynatum stridulans V. Silhavy, 1979 — Cuba
 Maracaynatum trinidadense V. Silhavy, 1979 — Trinitas

 Microconomma Roewer, 1915
 Microconomma armatipes Roewer, 1915 — Cammarunia

 Mitraceras Loman, 1902 — Insulae Seisellenses
 Mitraceras crassipalpum Loman, 1902
 Mitraceras pulchra M. Rambla, 1983

 Neocynortina Goodnight & Goodnight, 1983
 Neocynortina dixoni Goodnight & Goodnight, 1983 — Costa Rica

 Orsa V. Silhavy, 1979
 Orsa daphne V. Silhavy, 1979 — Haiti

 Parasamoa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1957
 Parasamoa gressitti Goodnight & Goodnight, 1957

 Pellobunus Banks, 1905
 Pellobunus camburalesi M. Rambla, 1978 — Venetioa
 Pellobunus haitiensis (V. Silhavy, 1979) — Haiti
 Pellobunus insularis Banks, 1905 — Costa Rica, Panama
 Pellobunus insulcatus (Roewer, 1954) — Salvator
 Pellobunus longipalpus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 — Trinitas
 Pellobunus mexicanus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1971 — Mexicum
 † Pellobunus proavus J. C. Cokendolpher, 1987 (fossile)
 Pellobunus trispinatus Goodnight & Goodnight, 1947 — Trinitas

 Reventula V. Silhavy, 1979
 Reventula amabilis V. Silhavy, 1979 — Iamaica

 Samoa Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886
 Samoa variabilis Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886 — Samoa
 Samoa obscura Sørensen, in L. Koch 1886 — Samoa, Viti
 Samoa sechellana M. Rambla, 1983 — Insulae Seisellenses

 Sawaiellus Roewer, 1949
 Sawaiellus berlandi Roewer, 1949 — Samoa

 Tetebius Roewer, 1949
 Tetebius latibunus Roewer, 1949 — Mozambicum

 Vlachiolus V. Silhavy, 1979
 Vlachiolus vojtechi V. Silhavy, 1979 — Cuba

 Waigeucola Roewer, 1949
 Waigeucola palpalis Roewer, 1949 — Indonesia

Notae

Bibliographia
Pinto-da-Rocha, R., G. Machado, et G. Giribet, eds. 2007. Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-02343-9.
Samoidae, Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.

Opiliones
Taxa Sørensen
Taxa 1886