Opilio parietinus

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Opilio parietinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Opiliones Suborder: Eupnoi Superfamily: Phalangioidea Family: Phalangiidae Subfamily: Opilioninae Genus: Opilio Species: O. parietinus
Binomial name
Opilio parietinus (De Geer, 1778)
Synonyms
Phalangium parietinum Opilio longipes Opilio leucophaeus Phalangium cinereum Phalangium baumii Phalangium segmentatum

Opilio parietinus is a species of harvestman. It is found in Europe and North America.

It is similar to O. canestrinii, but has dark spots on its coxae, and is generally more of a grayish green color. Like O. canestrini it was often found on house walls in central Europe, but has by now almost everywhere been replaced by this invasive species.^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Bellmann 1997: 250

[edit] References

• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae
• Bellmann, Heiko (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. ISBN 3440107469 (in German)