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Phalangium opilio is a common and widespread species which becomes more coastal in Scotland. It is unclear when this species was first recorded in Britain but the first HRS record is from Glanvilles Wooton in Dorset prior to 1878. It is widely distributed across Europe, including southern Sweden. It extends to North America and Asia and has ...
Phalangium opilio Taxonomy ID: 118624 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid118624) current name
Phalangium opilio Linnaeus 1758. Size. Adult body ~3.5–3.9 mm, with males generally smaller than females. Identification. Males have a large spur/horn on the anterior surface of the first cheliceral segment. Males also tend to have long, thin pedipalps relative to those of other harvestmen.
Description. Body length 3.5 to 4 mm. This species has a white underside. Males have a large spur or horn projecting from the anterior surface of the first cheliceral segment; females do not have this feature. Males also tend to have long, thin pedipalps relative to those of other harvestmen and usually are blacker in colouration than the females.
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Phalangium opilio Taxonomy ID: 118624 (for references in articles please use NCBI:txid118624) current name
