Results 31 to 40 of about 5,331 (199)
A remarkable new species of Agoristenidae (Arachnida, Opiliones) from Córdoba, Colombia
A new species of Leiosteninae (Opiliones, Agoristenidae) from the Colombian Caribbean, Avima tuttifrutti sp. nov. Garcia & Pastrana-M., is described and illustrated, based on two males from the montante forests of Tierralta (Cordoba department).
Andrés García-Rincón +1 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
In its first twenty years of existence Zootaxa has been widely utilized among researchers of Opiliones, mainly those coming from Latin American countries, principally Brazil.
Abel P Rez-González +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
There are records of glands that produce sexual pheromones that are released into the environment or applied directly on sexual partners. Within Opiliones (Arachnida), several harvestmen in the suborder Laniatores have sexually dimorphic glands on legs I
Jéssica M. DIAS, Rodrigo H. WILLEMART
doaj +1 more source
The quality of aphids as food for generalist predators: implications for natural control of aphids
The paper reviews existing data on the food quality of cereal aphids for generalist predators. Data are presented for spiders, harvestmen, carabid and staphylinid beetles, cockroaches, ants and one species of bird.
Søren TOFT
doaj +1 more source
Next-generation sequencing technologies are rapidly transforming molecular systematic studies of non-model animal taxa. The arachnid order Opiliones (commonly known as "harvestmen") includes more than 6,400 described species placed into four well ...
Marshal Hedin +4 more
doaj +1 more source
The phylogeny and evolution of the flashiest of the armored harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones).
Gonyleptoidea, largely restricted to the Neotropics, constitutes the most diverse superfamily of Opiliones and includes the largest and flashiest representatives of this arachnid order.
Ligia R. Benavides +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Revision of the southern Andean genus Sadocus Sørensen, 1886 (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae, Pachylinae)
Species of the genus Sadocus Sørensen, 1886 are conspicuous gonyleptids that occur in Chile and Argentina. Here, the genus is revised for the first time and the cladistic analysis based on morphological characters does not corroborate its monophyly ...
Marília Pessoa-Silva +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
The distribution of arthropod species on a 400 m elevational gradient (equivalent to a temperature decrease of 2.5°C) on Snowdon, North Wales, was examined and compared with the British distribution.
Alan BUSE, David HADLEY, Tim SPARKS
doaj +1 more source
Change in the community of epigeal spiders and harvestmen (Araneae, Opiliones) was studied in an experimental apple orchard for six consecutive years. Five plots were surveyed by pitfall traps. Four of the plots were young (1-4 years); one plot was older
S. Pekár
doaj +1 more source
Fine-tuning the diversity in four families of Gonyleptoidea (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Venezuela
Twelve taxonomic acts are proposed in Gonyleptoidea. In Agoristenidae, 2 specific synonymies are proposed in Avima Roewer and Ocoita Gonzalez-Sponga. Medellinia bordoni Soares and Avram syn. nov.
O. Villarreal +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source

