Species Rilaena triangularis

My 'Pet' Harvestman - Rilaena triangularis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Opiliones (Harvestmen)

Suborder Eupnoi

Superfamily Phalangioidea

Family Phalangiidae

Genus Rilaena

Species triangularis (Rilaena triangularis)

Explanation of Names

(Herbst, 1799)

Range

Introduced from Europe to the Pacific Northwest.(1) (Our voucher specimen came from Quebec, so it may have been introduced elsewhere.)

Print References

Herbst, J.F.W. 1799. "Forsetzung der Naturgeschichte der Insectengattung Opilio." In: Herbst, J.F.W., Natursystem der ungeflügelten Insekten, vol. 3 [of 4]. Gottlieb August Lange, Berlin, iv + 30 pp., plates 6–10. [online PDF here, original description page 9]

Internet References

Opiliophilia

Wikipedia

Works Cited

1.	Platybunus triangularis and Paroligolophus agrestis: two phalangids introduced to North America (Arachnida, Opiliones) P. D. Bragg. 1974. Journal of Arachnology 2(2): 127.

Contributed by Mandy Howe on 5 March, 2014 - 12:03am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, mhedin
Last updated 23 June, 2016 - 8:58am

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