Leiobunum blackwalli
Leiobunum blackwalli is a species of harvestman. It is found in Europe.
| Leiobunum blackwalli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sclerosomatidae |
| Genus: | Leiobunum |
| Species: | L. blackwalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiobunum blackwalli Meade, 1861 | |
Leiobunum blackwalli grows to 6 mm in females and 4 mm in males.[1] The second pair of legs grow to 50mm.[1] Similar in appearance to L. rotundum, the abdomen is broader at the rear and the dark marking broader at the rear than the front with a sharper cutoff than L. rotundum, and the palps are pale.[1]
This harvestman is widespread throughout Britain and Europe, though less common than L. rotundum.[1][2] It is usually found in woods or damp places, and also in gardens.[1][3]
References
- Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-56710-9, p. 314
- Savory, Theodore (1945) The Spiders & Allied Orders of the British Isles, Warne, p. 163
- Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo, Machado, Glauco & Giribet, Gonzalo (2007) Harvestmen: The Biology of Opiliones, Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0674023437, p. 301
External links
- Leiobunum blackwalli, Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme website
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