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Pantopsalis Halli
''Pantopsalis'' is a genus of eleven species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. They are all endemic to New Zealand. Males of some species are notable for their enlarged chelicerae. The following species are considered valid: * ''Pantopsalis albipalpis'' Pocock 1902 * '' Pantopsalis cheliferoides'' (Colenso 1882) * '' Pantopsalis coronata'' Pocock 1903 * '' Pantopsalis halli'' Hogg 1920 * '' Pantopsalis johnsi'' Forster 1964 * ''Pantopsalis listeri ''Pantopsalis listeri'' is a species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. Description A description of the genus revising that of Eugene Simon is given by Christopher Taylor. Like other species of Monoscutidae, ''P. listeri'' has paired br ...'' (White 1849) * '' Pantopsalis luna'' (Forster 1944) * '' Pantopsalis phocator'' Taylor 2004 * '' Pantopsalis pococki'' Hogg 1920 * '' Pantopsalis rennelli'' Forster 1964 References Arachnids of New Zealand Harvestmen {{Opiliones-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantopsalis Listeri
''Pantopsalis listeri'' is a species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. Description A description of the genus revising that of Eugene Simon is given by Christopher Taylor. Like other species of Monoscutidae, ''P. listeri'' has paired bristle groups at the junction of the shaft and the glans of the penis. Taxonomy ''Pantopsalis listeri'' was first described as ''Phalangium listeri'' by Scottish zoologist, Adam White in 1849. It was transferred to the genus, '' Pantopsalis'', in 1879 by Eugène Simon. References External links''Pantopsalis listeri'' occurrence datafrom GBIF The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around th ... Harvestmen Animals described in 1849 Taxa named by Adam White (zoologist) {{opiliones-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvestman
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France. These fossils look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed very early on, and, at least in some taxa, has changed little since that time. Their phylogenetic position within the Arachnida is disputed; their closest relatives may be the mites ( Acari) or the Novogenuata (the Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones, and Solifuga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neopilionidae
The Neopilionidae are a family of harvestmen. It has a clearly Gondwanan distribution, with species found in Australia, South Africa and South America, and probably represent relicts of that time. The family members range in size from the small ''Americovibone lancafrancoae'' (0.9 mm) to over 4 mm in the Enantiobuninae. (2007): Neopilionidae Lawrence, 1931. In: Pinto-da-Rocha ''et al.'' 2007: 121ff Some species of Enantiobuninae have blue pigmentation, which is rather unusual in harvestmen. Name The family name is a contraction of Ancient Greek ''neo'' "new" and Latin ''Opilio'', a genus of harvestman. Subdivisions According to the Catalogue of Life, Neopilionidae includes three subfamilies, which contain a total of 19 genera and 78 species. * Ballarrinae Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 ** '' Americovibone'' Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 ** '' Arrallaba'' Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 ** '' Ballarra'' Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 ** '' Plesioballarra'' Hunt & Cokendolpher, 1991 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelicerae
The chelicerae () are the mouthparts of the subphylum Chelicerata, an arthropod group that includes arachnids, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. Commonly referred to as " jaws", chelicerae may be shaped as either articulated fangs, or similarly to pincers. Some chelicerae, such as those found on nearly all spiders, are hollow and contain (or are connected to) venom glands, and are used to inject venom into prey or a perceived threat. In '' Pisaurina mira'', also known as the nursery web spider, the chelicerae are utilized to snatch the prey once it becomes within reach, facilitating the "sit-and-wait ambush predator" behavior. Both pseudoscorpions and harvestmen have structures on their chelicerae that are used for grooming (papillae in pseudoscorpions, cheliceral teeth in Opiliones). Types Chelicerae can be divided into three kinds: jackknife chelicerae, scissor chelicerae, and 3-segmented chelate chelicerae. Jackknife chelicerae The jackknife chelicera is subchelate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantopsalis Albipalpis
''Pantopsalis albipalpis'' is a species of harvestman in the genus ''Pantopsalis''. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock Reginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. (4 March 1863 – 9 August 1947) was a British zoologist. Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edwar ... in a paper published in 1902. ''P. albipalpis'' cannot be distinguished from ''P. johnsi'' but ''P. johnsi'' has not been synonymised as these species each have a distinct distribution. References * Taxa named by R. I. Pocock Arachnids of New Zealand Harvestmen Endemic fauna of New Zealand Endemic arthropods of New Zealand {{opiliones-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantopsalis Cheliferoides
''Pantopsalis cheliferoides'' is a species of Neopilionidae, Neopilionid harvestmen. This species was originally described by William Colenso and is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. Description ''P. cheliferoides'' is a dark-coloured harvestman. They are extremely Sexual dimorphism, sexual dimorphic: males have exaggerated chelicerae (jaws), which are reduced in females. As with several other species of the genus ''Pantopsalis'', the male chelicerae have two morphs or forms, long and short. Unusually, the morph with shorter chelicerae are not merely a scaled-down version of the long morph, but instead are stout and exaggerated in the width of the second segment. Range ''Pantopsalis cheliferoides'' is endemic to New Zealand. It is found on both of the main islands of New Zealand, according to GBIF occurrence data. Behaviour Males of ''P. cheliferoides'' have jaws which take two forms: elongated or short and broad. The chelicerae are used for combat between males: males with lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantopsalis Coronata
''Pantopsalis coronata'' is a species from the genus ''Pantopsalis ''Pantopsalis'' is a genus of eleven species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. They are all endemic to New Zealand. Males of some species are notable for their enlarged chelicerae. The following species are considered valid: * '' Panto ...''. References Sources * * * * * * * Harvestmen {{opiliones-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantopsalis Halli
''Pantopsalis'' is a genus of eleven species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. They are all endemic to New Zealand. Males of some species are notable for their enlarged chelicerae. The following species are considered valid: * ''Pantopsalis albipalpis'' Pocock 1902 * '' Pantopsalis cheliferoides'' (Colenso 1882) * '' Pantopsalis coronata'' Pocock 1903 * '' Pantopsalis halli'' Hogg 1920 * '' Pantopsalis johnsi'' Forster 1964 * ''Pantopsalis listeri ''Pantopsalis listeri'' is a species of harvestman in the family Neopilionidae. Description A description of the genus revising that of Eugene Simon is given by Christopher Taylor. Like other species of Monoscutidae, ''P. listeri'' has paired br ...'' (White 1849) * '' Pantopsalis luna'' (Forster 1944) * '' Pantopsalis phocator'' Taylor 2004 * '' Pantopsalis pococki'' Hogg 1920 * '' Pantopsalis rennelli'' Forster 1964 References Arachnids of New Zealand Harvestmen {{Opiliones-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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