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''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 that reaches almost to the end of the tibia. This makes their pedipalps look forked. Their body is brownish with dark markings, the females being lighter colored.
The forked pedipalps and the resting posture, with the legs stretched to the sides, makes this species easy to identify, although the traditional method of collecting invertebrates does not prove adequate: of 103 individuals captured in Belgium, only one was found in a pitfall; all others were collected by hand.
Adults can be found from August to November, mostly in gardens and on outer walls, but sometimes also inside.
''D. ramosus''
* Opiliones in Belgium
* 's Biology Catalog
Phalangiidae
* iNaturalist.org
''Fork-palped Harvestman''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2690419 Harvestmen Animals described in 1909 Arachnids of Africa Arachnids of Europe Taxa named by Eugène Simon
''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 that reaches almost to the end of the tibia. This makes their pedipalps look forked. Their body is brownish with dark markings, the females being lighter colored.
The forked pedipalps and the resting posture, with the legs stretched to the sides, makes this species easy to identify, although the traditional method of collecting invertebrates does not prove adequate: of 103 individuals captured in Belgium, only one was found in a pitfall; all others were collected by hand.
Adults can be found from August to November, mostly in gardens and on outer walls, but sometimes also inside.
Distribution
Originally the species was found in Morocco. Later it spread into Europe, with first reports in Portugal (1948), where it spread to Spain (1965) and France (1969). The Netherlands were reached in 1992. Since 2004 it is known to occur in Germany. As early as 1957, it was reported inBournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
, southern England, from where it spread all over the island, reaching Scotland in 2000. From 2010, it has been established in most of Denmark, and from 2012 south Sweden. In 2019, an individual photographed by iNaturalist user ''"kiwikiu"'' at Cannon Beach, Oregon, suggested the species' introduction into the United States. Since then, the species has been documented several times in the area.
The very similar and closely related '' D. gasteinensis'' is found in the Alps.
References
* (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. ''Kosmos''. * The Garden Safari''D. ramosus''
* Opiliones in Belgium
* 's Biology Catalog
Phalangiidae
* iNaturalist.org
''Fork-palped Harvestman''
External links
* BioImages{{Taxonbar, from=Q2690419 Harvestmen Animals described in 1909 Arachnids of Africa Arachnids of Europe Taxa named by Eugène Simon