Taracidae

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Taracidae
Endemic Harvestman (10334197455).jpg
Taracus silvestrii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Superfamily:
Family: Taracidae
Schönhofer, 2013

Taracidae is a family of harvestmen in the order Opiliones. There are 4 genera and 23 described species in Taracidae.

Species[]

There are currently 23 described species of Taracidae,[1][2][3] listed below. The genera Crosbycus and Hesperonemastoma are not considered to belong to the family by some,[2] though a new family has not yet been erected for those genera, so they are included here.

References[]

  1. ^ "A taxonomic catalogue of the Dyspnoi Hansen and Sørensen, 1904 (Arachnida: Opiliones)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  2. ^ a b "The harvestman genus Taracus Simon 1879, and the new genus Oskoron (Opiliones: Ischyropsalidoidea: Taracidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  3. ^ "Taracus aspenae, n. sp. (Opiliones: Taracidae) a new long-jawed harvestman from a cave in northeastern Oregon, U.S.A". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2018-10-25.

Further reading[]

  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Jackman, John A. (2002). A Field Guide to Spiders and Scorpions of Texas. Gulf Publishing.


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