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Opilio parietinus

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Species of harvestman/daddy longlegs

Opilio parietinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangiidae
Genus: Opilio
Species: O. parietinus
Binomial name
Opilio parietinus
(De Geer, 1778)
Synonyms

Phalangium parietinum
Opilio longipes
Opilio leucophaeus
Phalangium cinereum
Phalangium baumii
Phalangium segmentatum

Opilio parietinus is a species of harvestman found in Europe and North America. It is similar to O. canestrinii, but has dark spots on its coxae, and is generally more of a grayish green color. Like O. canestrini, it was often found on house walls in Central Europe, but has by now almost everywhere been replaced by this invasive species.

Images

  • Female Female
  • Male Male
  • Moulting Moulting
  • Moulted - subadult Moulted - subadult
  • Juvenile Juvenile

References

  1. Bellmann, Heiko (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. ISBN 3-440-10746-9 (in German)

Further reading

Taxon identifiers
Opilio parietinus


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