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Phalangium Pygnogonum
''Phalangium'' is a genus of Opiliones, 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". Species The genus ''Phalangium'' contains the following species: * ''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 * ''Pha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalangium Opilio
''Phalangium opilio'' is a species of harvestman belonging to the family Phalangiidae. Distribution It is "the most widespread species of harvestman in the world", occurring natively in Europe, and much of Asia. The species has been introduced to North America, North Africa and New Zealand. Habitat This species can be found in a wide range of habitats, including meadows, bogs, forests, and various types of anthropogenic habitats, such as gardens, fields, hedgerows, lawns, quarries, green places in built-up areas, walls and bridges. Description Females have a body length of , males are slightly smaller at . Males however have longer legs; the second leg is about in males and in females. Males and females are similarly coloured and marked, although males' markings tend to be less clear. The body has a three-lobed darker "saddle", usually with spots or dashes in the midline. Both sexes show many tubercules with small spikes on the anterior surface of their body. '' Mitopus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |