Phalangium
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For the plant genus "Phalangium", see Camassia.
| Phalangium | |
|---|---|
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| Male Phalangium opilio | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Eupnoi |
| Superfamily: | Phalangioidea |
| Family: | Phalangiidae |
| Subfamily: | Phalangiinae |
| Genus: | Phalangium Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Phalangium iberica Schenkel, 1939 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cerastoma | |
Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen, that occurs mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".[1]
Species
The genus Phalangium contains the following species:[2]
- Phalangium aegyptiacum Savigny, 1816 (Egypt)
- Phalangium bilineatum Fabricius, 1779
- Phalangium cancroides Müller, 1776
- Phalangium clavipus Roewer, 1911 (Majorca)
- Phalangium conigerum Sørensen, 1912
- Phalangium coronatum Fabricius, 1779
- Phalangium crassum Dufour, 1831
- Phalangium cristatum Olivier, 1791
- Phalangium grossipes Müller, 1776
- Phalangium iberica Schenkel, 1939 (Spain)
- Phalangium incanum C. L. Koch, 1839
- Phalangium licenti Schenkel, 1953
- Phalangium ligusticum (Roewer, 1923) (Liguria, Italy)
- Phalangium lineola Dufour, 1831
- Phalangium litorale Störm, 1762
- Phalangium lupatum Eichwald, 1830
- Phalangium mamillatum Gervais, 1844 (Spain)
- Phalangium mesomelas Soerensen, 1910 (Kilimanjaro)
- Phalangium minutum Meade, 1861
- Phalangium mucronatum Müller, 1776
- Phalangium muscorum Latreille, 1802
- Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1761 (Holarctic)
- Phalangium ortoni Wood, 1869 (Ecuador)
- Phalangium pallidum Müller, 1776
- Phalangium palmatum Herbst, 1797
- Phalangium punctipes (L. Koch, 1878) (Armenia)
- Phalangium pygnogonum Müller, 1776
- Phalangium riedeli Starega, 1973
- Phalangium rubens Hermann, 1804
- Phalangium rudipalpe Gervais, 1849
- Phalangium savignyi Savignyi, 1826 (Egypt, Italy)
- Phalangium spiniferum Cantor, 1842 (Zhoushan, China)
- Phalangium targionii (Canestrini, 1871) (Mediterranean)
- Phalangium tricuspidatum Dufour, 1831
- Phalangium uncatum Hermann, 1804 (Austria)
References
- ↑ Mark Schmaedick. "Phalangium opilio (Arachnida: Opiliones, Phalangiidae)". In C. R. Weeden, A. M. Shelton & M. P. Hoffman. Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America. Cornell University. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ↑ Joel Hallan. "Phalangiidae". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
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