Biology:Hadrobunus grandis

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Short description: Species of harvestman/daddy longlegs

Hadrobunus grandis
Opiliones harvestman.jpg
H. grandis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Sclerosomatidae
Genus: Hadrobunus
Species:
H. grandis
Binomial name
Hadrobunus grandis
(Say, 1821)
Synonyms

Phalangium grandis

Hadrobunus grandis is a species of harvestman that occurs in the United States (Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana , Oklahoma, and Virginia). Adults can be found in early summer. Their backs are brown, with a central marking that can be absent. The legs have a banded appearance. The species is similar to H. maculosus, but the latter has no spines on its back and is darker.

References

Further reading

  • Crosby, C.R. & Bishop, S.C. (1924): Notes on the Opiliones of the southeastern United States with descriptions of new species. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 8-26.

Wikidata ☰ Q259475 entry