sentences:  Few occur in the Palearctic, with one species each in the Canary Islands and Japan, and about 20 species in the Mediterranean region.The family seems to be largely monophyletic, with the exceptions of a few genera such as "Guerrobunus" and "Glennhuntia".Although the relationship of the Phalangodidae to other Grassatores is currently unresolved, the family seems relatively basal inside the Grassatores.