Opilio parietinus

Opilio parietinus
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

Opilio parietinus is a species of harvestman 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 Like O. canestrini, it was often found on house walls in Central Europe, but has by now almost everywhere been replaced by this invasive species.

Images

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  Female
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  Male
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  Moulting
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  Moulted - subadult
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  Juvenile

Further reading

• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae