Biology:Forsteropsalis
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Forsteropsalis is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand.[1] Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. [2] Forsteropsalis are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and scavenge dead animal matter. [3] The diet includes various insects, arachnids, spiders, millipedes, amphipods, and annelid worms. [3]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Forsteropsalis:[4]
- Forsteropsalis marplesi Forsteropsalis chiltoni
- Hogg, 1910) (Forster, 1964)
- (Forster, 1944) Forsteropsalis tumida
- Forsteropsalis grayi (Forster, 1944)
- Forsteropsalis distincta (Hogg, 1920)
- (Hogg, 1920) Forsteropsalis wattsi
References
- ↑ "Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011 - Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011". https://www.gbif.org/species/8955045. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ↑ Powell, Erin C; Painting, Christina J; Hickey, Anthony J; Holwell, Gregory I (2020-04-25). "Defining an intrasexual male weapon polymorphism in a New Zealand harvestman (Opiliones: Neopilionidae) using traditional and geometric morphometrics". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 130 (2): 395–409. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaa040. ISSN 0024-4066.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Powell, Erin C.; Painting, Christina J.; Hickey, Anthony J.; Machado, Glauco; Holwell, Gregory I. (2021-05-11). "Diet, predators, and defensive behaviors of New Zealand harvestmen (Opiliones: Neopilionidae)". The Journal of Arachnology 49 (1). doi:10.1636/joa-s-20-002. ISSN 0161-8202.
- ↑ "Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011 | COL". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7PG62.
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