''Nelima doriae'' is a species of
harvestman
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 ...
in the family
Sclerosomatidae
The Sclerosomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 1,300 known species.
Name
The name is combined from Ancient Greek ''skleros'' "hard" and ''soma'' "body". (2007): Sclerosomatidae. Simon, 1879. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 127ff
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Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''doriae'', is in honor of
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
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naturalist Giacomo Doria
Marquis Giacomo Doria (1 November 1840 – 19 September 1913) was an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist, and politician.
He was the founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa in 1867, and director from then until his d ...
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[Canestrini, G., 1871. Nuove specie di Opilionidi italiani. Boil. Soc. ent. Ital. 3: 381-385. --- 1872. Gli Opilionidi italiani. Annali Mus. civ. Stor. nat. Giacomo Doria 2: 5-48]
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Subspecies
*''N.d. doriae'' (Canestrini, 1872)
*''N.d. dalmatina'' Hadži, 1973
Distribution
This species can be found in Southern Europe. It is also present in Argentina and New Zealand (introduced).Catalogue of life
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Description
''Nelima doriae'' can reach approximately a body length of in female.[ The upper body is dark yellowish, with round golden specks, more evident along the midline. The fourth last ring of the abdomen shows a golden transverse band. Palps and jaws are yellow. The legs are yellowish with white joints.][
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References
External links
Les Araignées de Belgique et de France
Harvestmen
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