Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".[1]
Of the 35 species listed above, 6 are valid [P. ligusticum, P. opilio (originally described in 1758, not 1761), P. punctipes, P. riedeli, P. savignyi (originally described by Audouin, not Savigny) & P. targionii], 3 belong to different genera of the opiliones, 4 belong to different arachnid orders, 2 are species inquirenda and 20 are nomina dubia.
The type species is P. opilio, not P. iberica [which has been synonymised with Metaphalangium cirtanum (CL Koch, 1839)], as designated by Latreille in 1810.
In addition to the 6 valid names from the above list, the genus Bactrophalangium (with its 2 species) has been synonymized into Phalangium, 8 species have been described since 2005 and one species described in 1953 is missing from the above list, making a total of 17 species currently recognized as valid.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^Mark Schmaedick. C. R. Weeden, A. M. Shelton & M. P. Hoffman (ed.). "Phalangium opilio (Arachnida: Opiliones, Phalangiidae)". Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America. Cornell University. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^Joel Hallan. . Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^. August 28, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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phalangium, plant, genus, camassia, genus, harvestmen, that, occur, mostly, world, best, known, species, opilio, which, common, many, temperate, regions, that, simply, called, harvestman, male, opilioscientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropod. For the plant genus Phalangium see Camassia Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World The best known species is Phalangium opilio which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called harvestman 1 PhalangiumMale Phalangium opilioScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass ArachnidaOrder OpilionesSuborder EupnoiSuperfamily PhalangioideaFamily PhalangiidaeSubfamily PhalangiinaeGenus PhalangiumLinnaeus 1758Type speciesPhalangium ibericaSchenkel 1939SynonymsCerastomaSpecies EditThe genus Phalangium contains the following species 2 Phalangium aegyptiacum Savigny 1816 Egypt Phalangium bilineatum Fabricius 1779 Phalangium cancroides Muller 1776 Phalangium clavipus Roewer 1911 Majorca Phalangium conigerum Sorensen 1912 Phalangium coronatum Fabricius 1779 Phalangium crassum Dufour 1831 Phalangium cristatum Olivier 1791 Phalangium grossipes Muller 1776 Phalangium iberica Schenkel 1939 Spain Phalangium incanum C L Koch 1839 Phalangium licenti Schenkel 1953 Phalangium ligusticum Roewer 1923 Liguria Italy Phalangium lineola Dufour 1831 Phalangium litorale Storm 1762 Phalangium lupatum Eichwald 1830 Phalangium mamillatum Gervais 1844 Spain Phalangium mesomelas Soerensen 1910 Kilimanjaro Phalangium minutum Meade 1861 Phalangium mucronatum Muller 1776 Phalangium muscorum Latreille 1802 Phalangium opilio Linnaeus 1761 Holarctic Phalangium ortoni Wood 1869 Ecuador Phalangium pallidum Muller 1776 Phalangium palmatum Herbst 1797 Phalangium punctipes L Koch 1878 Armenia Phalangium pygnogonum Muller 1776 Phalangium riedeli Starega 1973 Phalangium rubens Hermann 1804 Phalangium rudipalpe Gervais 1849 Phalangium savignyi Savignyi 1826 Egypt Italy Phalangium spiniferum Cantor 1842 Zhoushan China Phalangium targionii Canestrini 1871 Mediterranean Phalangium tricuspidatum Dufour 1831 Phalangium uncatum Hermann 1804 Austria Valid species as of 2014 EditOf the 35 species listed above 6 are valid P ligusticum P opilio originally described in 1758 not 1761 P punctipes P riedeli P savignyi originally described by Audouin not Savigny amp P targionii 3 belong to different genera of the opiliones 4 belong to different arachnid orders 2 are species inquirenda and 20 are nomina dubia The type species is P opilio not P iberica which has been synonymised with Metaphalangium cirtanum CL Koch 1839 as designated by Latreille in 1810 In addition to the 6 valid names from the above list the genus Bactrophalangium with its 2 species has been synonymized into Phalangium 8 species have been described since 2005 and one species described in 1953 is missing from the above list making a total of 17 species currently recognized as valid 3 References Edit Mark Schmaedick C R Weeden A M Shelton amp M P Hoffman ed Phalangium opilio Arachnida Opiliones Phalangiidae Biological Control A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America Cornell University Retrieved January 22 2023 Joel Hallan Phalangiidae Biology Catalog Texas A amp M University Archived from the original on August 9 2017 Retrieved January 22 2023 Phalangium website August 28 2014 Archived from the original on September 5 2018 Retrieved January 22 2023 nbsp This harvestmen related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phalangium amp oldid 1141329647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
