Mitopus
Encyclopedia
Mitopus is a genus
of the harvestman family Phalangiidae
with nine described species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the harvestman family Phalangiidae
Phalangiidae
The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is Phalangium opilio. Dicranopalpus ramosus is an invasive species in Europe....
with nine described species.
Species
- Mitopus mobilis KarschFriedrich KarschFerdinand Karsch or Karsch-Haack was a German arachnologist, entomologist and anthropologist....
, 1881 (Japan) - Mitopus dorsalis BanksNathan BanksNathan Banks was an American entomologist noted for his work on neuroptera, megaloptera, hymenoptera, and acarina . He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA...
, 1900 (Alaska) - Mitopus ericaeus Jennings, 1982 (England)
- Mitopus glacialis (Heer, 1845)
- Mitopus koreanus (RoewerCarl Friedrich RoewerCarl Friedrich Roewer was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third of today's known species, but also almost 700 taxa of spiders and numerous Solifugae....
, 1957) - Mitopus mongolicus Roewer, 1912 (Mongolia)
- Mitopus morioMitopus morioMitopus morio is a species of harvestman. It occurs in North America, Europe and Asia.-References:'s Biology Catalog: -External links:* BioImages:...
(FabriciusJohan Christian FabriciusJohan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
, 1779) - Mitopus obliquus (C. L. KochCarl Ludwig KochCarl Ludwig Koch was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and Common house spider. He was born in Kusel, Germany and died in Nuremberg, Germany.Carl Ludwig Koch was an inspector of water...
, 1839) (Alps, Greece) - Mitopus projectus (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942) (Oregon)