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Opiliones
Sundevall, 1833
- harvestmen
(arachnid)
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Entity:
Stomothecata ([unranked])
..Scorpiones (Order) - scorpions
..Opiliones (Order) - harvestmen
....†Arachnometa (Genus)
....Cyphophthalmi (Suborder) - mite harvestmen
....Phalangida
....†Tetrophthalmi (Suborder)
Etymology
Derived name
:
†
Hamoderces opilionoides
Wunderlich, 2020
Ref:
J. Wunderlich, 2020
: 113 ("refers to the very long legs which are similar to certain members of the Opiliones.").
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Types
Type
:
Opilio
(Genus)
Herbst, 1798
Ref:
A.B. Kury, 2018
: 12.
[inferred]
Variants
Former unranked name
:
Opiliones
([unranked])
Sundevall, 1833
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Phalangida
(Order)
Bristowe, 1949
Ref:
T.I. Storer et al., 1979
Synonymous name (objective)
:
Phalangiida
(Order)
Including
:
†
Kustarachnida
(Order)
Petrunkevitch, 1913
Including
:
Palpatores
(Suborder)
Latreille, 1802
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
hooiwagenachtigen
:
bastaardspinnen
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
harvestmen
Ref:
J.A. Coddington et al., 2004
: 306.
:
daddy longlegs
Ref:
J.A. Coddington et al., 2004
: 306.
:
daddy long-legs
:
shepherd spiders
Ref:
J.A. Coddington et al., 2004
: 306.
:
harvest spiders
Ref:
J.A. Coddington et al., 2004
: 306.
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