''Dendrolasma'' is a genus of
harvestmen
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an Order (biology), order of arachnids,
Common name, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see below). , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered w ...
in the family
Nemastomatidae
The Nemastomatidae are a family of harvestmen with about 170 described species in 16 recent genera. Several fossil species and genera are known.
Unlike some related currently recognized families, the Nemastomatidae are monophyletic. (2007): Nema ...
with two described species (as of 2023).
[ Both species are found in the western coast of North America.][
]
Description
The genus ''Dendrolasma'' was described in 1894 by Nathan Banks
Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1909 he reported many Costa Rican ...
[ with the type species ''Dendrolasma mirabile''. In the past, additional species were included but have since been placed in '']Asiolasma
''Asiolasma'' is a genus of harvestman, harvestmen in the family Nemastomatidae with six described species (as of 2023).
The species are found in Southeast Asia, namely China, Vietnam and Thailand.
Some species are treated under other genera in S ...
'' or '' Cladolasma''.
Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Dendrolasma'':
* '' Dendrolasma dentipalpe'' Shear & Gruber, 1983USA
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(California
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)
* '' Dendrolasma mirabile'' Banks, 1894USA
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(Washington
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* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
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, etc); Canada
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(British Columbia
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, etc)
Etymology
The genus is neuter. The appropriate gender agreement was originally overlooked by Banks
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
As banks ...
when describing "''D. mirabilis''", but the suffix was subsequently amended to the neuter "''mirabile''" by Martens (1978), and adopted by later authors.
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Harvestmen
Taxa named by Nathan Banks