Taracus
| Taracus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Dromopoda |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sabaconidae |
| Genus: | Taracus |
Taracus is a genus of harvestman, or Opiliones, typically found living in caves in the United States. They grow to a size of 2–5.5 millimetres (0.08–0.22 in).[1]
Species include:
- Taracus birsteini Ljovuschkin, 1971 (Russia)
- Taracus gertschi Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 (Oregon)
- Taracus malkini Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 (California)
- Taracus nigripes Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 (Colorado)
- Taracus packardi Simon, 1879 (Colorado)
- Taracus pallipes Banks, 1894 (Washington)
- Taracus silvestrii Roewer, 1930 (cave in USA)
- Taracus spinosus Banks, 1894 (California)
References
- ↑ Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Glauco Machado & Gonzalo Giribet, ed. (2007). Harvestmen: the Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-674-02343-7.