Trogulus closternicus

Trogulus closternicus

Trogulus closternicus is a species of Harvestman from the inconspicuous family of Trogulidae (Opiliones: Dyspnoi) found in Europe.
Trogulus closternicus Another one of the few species of the very inconspicuous family Trogulidae (Arachnida: Opiliones) in the Netherlands. Very a-typical of general Harvestmen habitus, and living on the soil, in leaf litter, under rocks and rotting wood these are often overlooked. Arachnida,Dyspnoi,Harvestman,Opiliones,Trogulidae,Troguloidea,Trogulus,Trogulus closternicus

Naming

The taxonomy of Trogulidae is still very much in flux, so naming or identification may need revising in a few years.

References:

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Hay Wijnhoven, Jinze Noordijk & Theodoor Heijerman (2014) Het hooiwagengenus trogulus in Nederland (Opiliones: Trogulidae) - Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen, vol.42(1), pp.1-10.
https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/625683/NFM42__01__001-010_Wijnhoven_et_al.pdf
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderOpiliones
FamilyTrogulidae
GenusTrogulus
SpeciesTrogulus closternicus
Photographed in
Netherlands