''Briggsus'' is a genus of armoured harvestmen in the family
Cladonychiidae
The Cladonychiidae are a small family of harvestman with about 33 described species, within the suborder Laniatores.
Description
Members of this family range from less than two to about four millimeters in body length, with robust, spined pedipa ...
. There are about five described species in ''Briggsus'', found in the coastal forests of Oregon and Washington.
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Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Briggsus'':
* '' Briggsus bilobatus'' (Briggs, 1971)
* '' Briggsus clavatus'' (Briggs, 1971)
* '' Briggsus flavescens'' (Briggs, 1971)
* '' Briggsus hamatus'' (Briggs, 1971)
* '' Briggsus pacificus'' (Briggs, 1971)
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Harvestmen
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