''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of
harvestmen
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of ext ...
with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form of the
palps
Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the second pair of appendages of chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to the chelicerae ("jaws") and ...
in at least the first described species, ''D. gasteinensis'' (and ''D. ramosus''), derived from ''di'' "two", ''cranium'' "head", and ''palpus''.
Species
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Dicranopalpus angolensis'' (Lawrence, 1951)
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Dicranopalpus bolivari'' (Dresco, 1949) (
Venezuela
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Dicranopalpus brevipes
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (I. Marcellino, 1974)
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Dicranopalpus caudatus'' (Dresco, 1948)
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Dicranopalpus cantabricus'' (Dresco, 1953)
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Dicranopalpus dispar
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (M. Rambla, 1967)
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Dicranopalpus fraternus'' (Szalay, 1950)
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Dicranopalpus gasteinensis
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Doleschal, 1852) (
Alps
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Dicranopalpus insignipalpis
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Simon, 1879) (
Corsica
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)
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Dicranopalpus larvatus
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Canestrini, 1874) (
Italy
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Dicranopalpus martini
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Simon, 1878) (
Portugal
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Dicranopalpus pyrenaeus
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Dresco, 1948) (
France
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Dicranopalpus pulchellus
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Rambla, 1960)
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Dicranopalpus ramiger
''Dicranopalpus'' is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only ''D. ramiger'' is currently considered valid.
Name
The genus name refers to the peculiar form ...
'' (Koch & Berendt, 1854) (Baltic and
Bitterfeld amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
fossil)
** = † ''Dicranopalpus corniger'' (Menge, 1854) (
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
)
** = † ''Dicranopalpus palmnickensis'' (Roewer, 1939) (
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
)
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Dicranopalpus ramosus
''Dicranopalpus ramosus'' is a species of harvestman. Males are up to 4 mm long, females can reach up to 6 mm. Both sexes have very long legs (especially the second pair can reach up to 5 cm), with a distinct elongated apophysis ...
'' (Simon, 1909) (
Western Europe
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The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean ...
)
Further reading
* Starȩga, W. (2002): Baltic amber harvestmen (Opiliones) from Polish collections. ''Annales zoologici'' 52(4): 601-604.
Harvestmen
Baltic amber
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