Biology:Leiobunum blackwalli
| 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
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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.[1].
Description
Leiobunum blackwalli grows to 6 mm in females and 4 mm in males.[2] The second pair of legs grow to 50mm.[2] 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.[2]
Distribution
This harvestman is widespread throughout Britain and Europe, though less common than L. rotundum.[2][3] As at 2023 this species was regarded as newly introduced to British Columbia in Canada and Seattle in the United States.[1]
Habitat
It is usually found in woods or damp places, and also in gardens.[2][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-51/issue-2/JoA-S-22-007/An-updated-list-of-Opiliones-introduced-to-USA-and-Canada/10.1636/JoA-S-22-007.full.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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
Wikidata ☰ Q2495391 entry
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