Megabunus
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Genus: | Megabunus Meade, 1855
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Megabunus insignis Meade, 1855
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6 species |
Megabunus is a genus of harvestmen with six known recent species. All occur in Europe, mostly in the vicinity of the Alps.
In Megabunus, the pedipalps are armed with strong ventral spines, especially on the femur, probably to hold fast to prey.[1]
Name[]
The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek mega "big" and -bunus, which is a common ending for certain opilionid genera.
Species[]
- (Kulczynski, 1887) (Tirols, Slovenia)
- Chemini, 1985 (Italy)
- Megabunus diadema (Fabricius, 1779) (Western Europe)
- Schenkel, 1927 (Germany, Austria, Switzerland; possibly a variation of M. armatus)
- (Canestrini, 1872) (Swiss Alps)
- Martens, 1978 (Italy)
Footnotes[]
- ^ Pinto-da-Rocha et al. 2007: 327
References[]
- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae[permanent dead link]
- Pinto-da-Rocha, R., Machado, G. & Giribet, G. (eds.) (2007): Harvestmen - The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press ISBN 0-674-02343-9
Further reading[]
- Martens, Jochen (1978): Spinnentiere, Arachnida, Weberknechte, Opiliones, ser. Die Tierwelt Deutschlands (Dahl,Friedrich ed.), vol. 64. VEB Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena
External links[]
- BioImages: Pictures of M. diadema
Categories:
- Harvestman genera
- Harvestmen stubs