As of April 2017, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and the recently named Tetrophthalmi. Journal of Arachnology 36(3). Harvestmen: the Biology of Opiliones. CLOSE William A. Shear Biology Department, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia 23943, USA. E-mail: [email protected]. The American Arachnological Society [+] Author & Article Info.
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This is the first comprehensive treatment of a major order of arachnids featuring more than 6,000 species worldwide, familiar in North America as daddy-longlegs but known scientifically as the Opiliones, or harvestmen. The 25 authors provide a much-needed synthesis of what is currently known about these relatives of spiders, focusing on basic conceptual issues in systemati...more
Published February 1st 2007 by Harvard University Press
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