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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Harvestmen (Opiliones) » Dyspnoi » Ischyropsalidoidea » Taracidae » Snail-eating harvestmen (Taracus) » Taracus pallipes
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Small spider with HUGE PINCHERS! - Taracus pallipes
Copyright © 2011 ladycroft69

Small spider with HUGE PINCHERS! - Taracus pallipes
Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
January 9, 2011
Size: appox. 1/2 inch

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Contributed by ladycroft69 on 9 January, 2011 - 2:42pm
Last updated 5 January, 2017 - 5:18pm

Moved
Moved from snail-eating harvestmen.
… marshal hedin, 5 January, 2017 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Harvestmen. It looks like we have this genus in the wrong family.

EDIT - From Rod
No, you don't exactly have it in the wrong family - I was just
forgetting about Sabaconidae. The thing is, everyone admits
Ceratolasmatidae is probably not valid but they're unwilling to take
the logical step of expanding Ischyropsalididae to an all-inclusive
form that would embrace the "ceratolasmatids" and "sabaconids". RC
… Lynette Elliott, 9 January, 2011 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

From Rod Crawford:
Genus Taracus (family Ischyropsalididae or Ceratolasmatidae depending
on who you listen to). Species level ID presently impossible because
none of the few named species have their genitalia illustrated, and
there are probably more unnamed than named species. Bill Shear plans
to work on this genus after he finishes his present project on
Hesperonemastoma.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 January, 2011 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 9 January, 2011 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

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