Forsteropsalis
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen ( Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and scavenge dead animal matter. The diet includes various insects, arachnids, spiders, millipedes, amphipods, and
annelid worms The annelids (Annelida , from Latin ', "little ring"), also known as the segmented worms, are a large phylum, with over 22,000 extant taxon, extant species including ragworms, earthworms, and leeches. The species exist in and have adapted to v ...
.


Species

* ''
Forsteropsalis bona ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' Taylor & Probert, 2014 * ''
Forsteropsalis chiltoni ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Hogg, 1910) * ''
Forsteropsalis distincta ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Forster, 1964) * ''
Forsteropsalis fabulosa ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932) * ''
Forsteropsalis grayi ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Hogg, 1920) * ''
Forsteropsalis grimmetti ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Forster, 1944) * ''
Forsteropsalis inconstans ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Forster, 1944) * ''
Forsteropsalis marplesi ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Forster, 1944) * ''
Forsteropsalis nigra ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Forster, 1944) * ''
Forsteropsalis photophaga ''Forsteropsalis photophaga'', also known as the glow-worm hunter, is a species of long-legged harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand, found in North Island caves in the vicinity of Waitomo. The name ''"p ...
'' Taylor & Probert, 2014 * ''
Forsteropsalis pureora ''Forsteropsalis pureora'' is a species of long-legged harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand, found in the North Island. They are found in native forest, often resting on vegetation or stream banks. Desc ...
'' Taylor, 2013 * ''
Forsteropsalis tumida ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Forster, 1944) * ''
Forsteropsalis wattsi ''Forsteropsalis'' is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand. Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. ''Forsteropsalis'' are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and ...
'' (Hogg, 1920)


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3077718 Harvestmen Arachnids of New Zealand