google-play-not-available-title

google-play-not-available-text

Phalangiid Harvestmen

Phalangiidae
Local Pest Control
Phalangiidae
Mobile App
An insect specialist
right in your pocket
Download from AppStoreDownload from GooglePlayDownload from AppStore
Download from AppStore

Summary

The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is Phalangium opilio. Dicranopalpus ramosus is an invasive species in Europe. It is not to be confused with the harvestman family Phalangodidae, which belongs to the suborder Laniatores.

Phalangiid Harvestmen

Phalangiidae
Local Pest Control

Scientific classification

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

Species

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Fork-palped Harvestman

Dicranopalpus ramosus

READ MORE
Phalangium opilio

European Harvestman

Phalangium opilio

READ MORE
Mitopus morio

Saddleback Harvestman

Mitopus morio

READ MORE
Rilaena triangularis

Spring Harvestman

Rilaena triangularis

READ MORE
Opilio canestrinii

Canestrini's Harvestman

Opilio canestrinii

READ MORE
Odiellus spinosus

Odiellus spinosus

Odiellus spinosus

READ MORE

Name

The name of the type genus is derived from Ancient Greek phalangion "harvestman".

Systematics

- Dicranopalpinae - Amilenus Martens, 1969 (1 species; central Europe) - Dicranopalpus Doleschall, 1852 (12 species; Europe, South America) - Lanthanopilio Cokendolpher & Cokendolpher, 1984 (1 species) - Oligolophinae Banks, 1893 - Lacinius Thorell, 1876 (17 species; China, Europe, North America) - Mitopiella Banks, 1930 (1 species; Borneo) - Mitopus Thorell, 1876 (9 species; Eurasia, North America) - Odiellus Roewer, 1923 (17 species; Eurasia, North Africa, North America) - Oligolophus C. L. Koch, 1871 (4 species; Europe, China) - Paralacinius Morin, 1934 (1 species) - Paroligolophus Lohmander, 1945 (2 species; continental Europe and Britain) - Roeweritta Silhavý, 1965 (1 species) - Opilioninae C.L. Koch, 1839 - Egaenus C.L. Koch, in Hahn & C.L. Koch 1839 (14 species; Eurasia) - Himalphalangium Martens, 1973 (5 species) - Homolophus Banks, 1893 (25 species; central Asia, North America) - Opilio Herbst, 1798 (63 species; Eurasia, one species also in North America) - Scleropilio Roewer, 1911 (1 species; central Asia) - Phalangiinae Latreille, 1802 - Acanthomegabunus Tsurusaki, Tchemeris & Logunov, 2000 (1 species; Siberia) - Bactrophalangium Silhavý, 1966 (2 species) - Bunochelis Roewer, 1923 (2 species; Canary Islands) - Coptophalangium Starega, 1984 (1 species) - Cristina Loman, 1902 (13 species; Africa) - Dacnopilio Roewer, 1911 (4 species; Africa) - Dasylobus Simon, 1878 (19 species; southern Europe, northern Africa) - Graecophalangium Roewer, 1923 (5 species; Greece, Macedonia) - Guruia Loman, 1902 (5 species; Africa) - Hindreus Kauri, 1985 (3 species; Africa) - Leptobunus Banks, 1893 (5 species; North America) - Liopilio Schenkel, 1951 (2 species; Alaska) - Liropilio Gritsenko, 1979 (2 species; Russia, Kazakhstan) - Megistobunus Hansen, 1921 (3 species) - Metadasylobus Roewer, 1911 (8 species; Balkans, Greece, Canary Islands, France, Spain) - Metaphalangium Roewer, 1911 (15 species; southern Europe, northern Africa, Asia Minor, Canary Islands) - Odontobunus Roewer, 1910 (9 species; Africa) - Parascleropilio Rambla, 1975 (1 species) - Phalangium Linnaeus, 1758 (35 species; Africa, Eurasia, Cuba) - Ramblinus Starega, 1984 (1 species; Madeira) - Rhampsinitus Simon, 1879 (47 species; Africa) - Rilaena Silhavý, 1965 (8 species; Europe) - Tchapinius Roewer, 1929 (1 species; Kamchatka) - Zachaeus C.L. Koch, 1839 (10 species; southeastern Europe, Asia Minor) - Platybuninae Starega, 1976 - Buresilia Silhavý, 1965 (2 species) - Lophopilio Hadzi, 1931 (2 species) - Megabunus Meade, 1855 (6 species; Europe) - Metaplatybunus Roewer, 1911 (8 species; Greece) - Paraplatybunus Dumitrescu, 1970 (2 species) - Platybunoides Silhavý, 1956 (1 species) - Platybunus C.L. Koch, 1839 (22 species; Europe, Sumatra) - Rafalskia Starega, 1963 (1 species; Asia minor) - Stankiella Hadzi, 1973 (2 species)