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The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. As of April 2017, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, [1] although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. [2] The order Opiliones includes five suborders ...
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, or daddy longlegs. According to the most updated count, over 6,660 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes four extant suborders ...
Nov 17, 2023 · Explanation of Names. Opiliones Sundevall 1833. The common "Harvestman" name is because they are frequently encountered under trees during the harvest season. ( 1) Numbers. >6600 species worldwide arranged into ~45 families of 4 suborders (of which Laniatores is by far the largest, with >4100 species) ( 2)( 3)( 4) Size.
Overview and description. A male Phalangium opilio, showing the distinguishable long legs. Harvestment or opiliones comprise the order Opiliones in the class Arachnida in the subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda. Arachnida is a largely terrestrial group that also includes spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions.
- Arachnida
- Arthropoda
- Animalia
- Dromopoda
Bishop, S. C. 1949. The Phalangida (Opiliones) of New York, with special reference to the species of the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, Rensselaerville, New York. Rochester Academy of Science. Proceedings 9: 159–235. Clingenpeel, L. W. and A. L. Edgar. 1966. Certain ecological aspects of Phalangium opilio (Arthropoda: Opiliones). Papers of the ...
THE PHALANGIDA OF CALIFORNIA BY NATHAN BANKS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The Phalangida, or Opiliones as they are called by some writers, constitute a very distinct order of the Arachnida. The body is seen to be of two large parts broadly connected to each other; the anterior part is the cephalothorax,
Banksula Roewer, 1949 i c g b — California (10 species) Bishopella Roewer, 1927 i c g b — southeastern US (two species) Bogania Forster, 1955 g; Calicina Ubick & Briggs, 1989 i c g b — California (25 species) Chinquipellobunus C.J. Goodnight and M.L. Goodnight, 1944 i c g; Crosbyella Roewer, 1927 i c g b — southeastern US (five species)
