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Opilio

Opilio
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Summary

Opilio is a genus of harvestmen with more than 60 known species.

Opilio

Opilio
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Scientific classification

kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Arachnida
order: Opiliones
family: Phalangiidae

Species

Opilio canestrinii

Canestrini's Harvestman

Opilio canestrinii

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Name

The genus name is derived from Latin opilio "sheep-master" (a kind of slave), used by Plautus, also used by Virgil with the meaning "shepherd".

Further reading

- Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae