| Leiobunum blackwalli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sclerosomatidae |
| Genus: | Leiobunum |
| Species: | L. blackwalli |
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| Leiobunum blackwalli Meade, 1861 | |
Leiobunum blackwalli is a species of harvestman. It is found in Europe, but has been introduced to British Columbia in Canada and Seattle in the United States.
Description
Leiobunum blackwalli grows to 6 mm in females and 4 mm in males. The second pair of legs grow to 50mm. Similar in appearance to L. rotundum, the abdomen is broader at the rear and the dark marking broader at the rear than the front with a sharper cutoff than L. rotundum, and the palps are pale.
Distribution
This harvestman is widespread throughout Britain and Europe, though less common than L. rotundum. As at 2023 this species was regarded as newly introduced to British Columbia in Canada and Seattle in the United States.
Habitat
It is usually found in woods or damp places, and also in gardens.
References
- ^ Derkarabetian, Shahan; Adams, Nicholas; Bal, Bernard; Dubois, Pascal; Jacques-Fero, Dylan (July 2023). "An updated list of Opiliones introduced to USA and Canada: a community science project". The Journal of Arachnology. 51 (2): 103–106. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-22-007. ISSN 0161-8202.
- ^ Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-56710-9, p. 314
- Savory, Theodore (1945) The Spiders & Allied Orders of the British Isles, Warne, p. 163
- Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo, Machado, Glauco & Giribet, Gonzalo (2007) Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0674023437, p. 301
External links
- Leiobunum blackwalli, Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme website
Media related to Leiobunum blackwalli at Wikimedia Commons
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