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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Harvestmen (Opiliones) » Eupnoi » Phalangioidea » Sclerosomatidae » Leiobunum

Genus Leiobunum

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Harvestman, Burlington, Ontario. July 2005 - Leiobunum Daddy Long Legs - Leiobunum vittatum Rusty Brown Spider - Leiobunum ventricosum Daddy-long-legs on nettle - Leiobunum vittatum Unknown spider from New Jersey - Leiobunum flavum Harvestman - Leiobunum nigropalpi - male Opiliones - Leiobunum nigropalpi - female harvestman - Leiobunum politum - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Opiliones (Harvestmen)
Suborder Eupnoi
Superfamily Phalangioidea
Family Sclerosomatidae
Genus Leiobunum
Explanation of Names
Leiobunum C.L. Koch 1839
Numbers
~120 spp. total
Identification
Be very cautious trying to identify species without the aid of a microscope. Females in particular are notoriously difficult to identify.
Range
much of n. hemisphere, mostly holarctic
Internet References
Info & anatomy (Fox 2004)
Fact sheet (Newton 2006)(1)
L. nigropalpi species group taxonomy (Ingianni 2010)
Works Cited
1.University of Kentucky Department of Entomology (2004-2010) Kentucky critter files
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 11 October, 2005 - 9:21pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, anitagould, charles_stephen, v belov
Last updated 19 July, 2015 - 6:27am

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