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Opilio parietinus

Opilio parietinus
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O. parietinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Suborder: Eupnoi
Superfamily: Phalangioidea
Family: Phalangiidae
Subfamily: Opilioninae
Genus: Opilio
Species: O. parietinus
Binomial name
Opilio parietinus
(De Geer, 1778)
Synonyms

Phalangium parietinum
Opilio longipes
Opilio leucophaeus
Phalangium cinereum
Phalangium baumii
Phalangium segmentatum


Phalangium parietinum
Opilio longipes
Opilio leucophaeus
Phalangium cinereum
Phalangium baumii
Phalangium segmentatum

Opilio parietinus is a species of harvestman. It is found in Europe and North America.

It is similar to O. canestrinii, but has dark spots on its coxae, and is generally more of a grayish green color. Like O. canestrini it was often found on house walls in central Europe, but has by now almost everywhere been replaced by this invasive species.

Female

Male

Moulting

Moulted - subadult

Juvenile


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