Opilio canestrinii

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Opilio canestrinii
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Male cleaning his legs
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangiidae
Genus: Opilio
Species:
O. canestrinii
Binomial name
Opilio canestrinii
(Thorell, 1876)
Synonyms

Phalangium canestrinii
Opilio zangherii
Opilio aspromontanus

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male cleaning legs

Opilio canestrinii is a species of harvestman.

Males reach a body length up to 6 mm, females up to 8 mm. While males are yellowish brown to reddish, females are lighter. Males have dark legs, but yellow coxae and "knees"; the legs of females show alternatingly light and dark rings. The backs of females sport a dark, saddle-like pattern with a light longitudinal stripe in the middle. Adults can be found from June to December. [1]

Opilio canestrinii probably originates from Italy, but has invaded Central Europe since the late 1970’s, and has since almost everywhere replaced the similar O. parietinus . It is most often found on house walls. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bellmann, Heiko (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos. ISBN   3-440-10746-9 (in German)

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