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Checklist for Family Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802 (Daddy-Long-Legs)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
415
1703
3903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
73
186
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Opiliones
Sundevall, 1833
Daddy long-legs, Daddy longlegs, Daddy-long-legs
22
71
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Palpatores
Latreille, 1802
9
33
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Eupnoi
Hansen & Sørensen, 1904
Daddy Longlegs, Daddy-longlegs
5
22
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phalangioidea
Sundevall, 1833
4
20
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhalangiidae
Latreille, 1802
Daddy-Long-Legs, Phalangiid Harvestmen
13
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
13 Genera with 25 Species
Dicranopalpus Doleschall, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Lacinius Thorell, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Lophopilio Hadzi, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Megabunus Meade, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Mitopus Thorell, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Odiellus Roewer, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Oligolophus C. L. Koch, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Opilio Herbst, 18394SpeciesTaxom
Paroligolophus Lohmander, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Phalangium Linnaeus, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Platybunus C.L.Koch, 17993SpeciesTaxom
Rhampsinitus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rilaena Å ilhavý, 17991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dicranopalpus caudatus (Dresco, 1948)⇒ Dicranopalpus ramosus Simon, 1909
Dicranopalpus ramosus Simon, 1909Fork-palped Harvestman
Lacinius ephippiatus C.L.Koch, 1835
Lophopilio palpinalis Herbst, 1799
Megabunus diadema Fabricius, 1779
Mitopus ericaeus (Jennings, 1982)⇒ Mitopus morio ericaeus Jenning, 1982
Mitopus morio Fabricius, 1779Egg milkvetch
Mitopus morio ericaeus Jenning, 1982
Odiellus meadii (O.Pickard-Ca..., 1890)⇒ Paroligolophus meadii O.P.-Cambridge, 1890
Odiellus spinosus Bosc, 1792
Oligolophus hanseni Kraepelin, 1896
Oligolophus meadii (Pickard-Camb..., 1890)⇒ Paroligolophus meadii O.P.-Cambridge, 1890
Oligolophus tridens C.L. Koch, 1836
Opilio bucephalus Koch, 1835
Opilio canestrinii Thorell, 1876
Opilio parietinus De Geer, 1778
Opilio saxatilis (C.L. Koch, 1839)⇒ Opilio parietinus De Geer, 1778
Paroligolophus agrestis Meade, 1855Clokey's egg milkvetch
Paroligolophus meadii O.P.-Cambridge, 1890
Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1761Brown daddy-long-legs
Phalangium parietinum (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Opilio parietinus De Geer, 1778
Platybunus bucephalus C.L.Koch, 1835
Platybunus pinetorum C.L.Koch, 1839
Platybunus triangularis (Herbst, 1799)⇒ Phoneutria nigriventer Keyserling, 1891
Rhampsinitus crassus Loman, 1898
Rilaena triangularis Herbst, 1799Spring Harvestman

Subnodes of Phalangiidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyDicranopalpinae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOligolophinae
Banks, 1893
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhalangiinae
Sundevall, 1833
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatybuninae
Starega, 1976
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phalangiidae at artfakta.se
Phalangiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Phalangiidae at dyntaxa.se
Phalangiidae at gbif.org
Phalangiidae at irmng.org
Phalangiidae at itis.gov