Dicranopalpus
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Dicranopalpus is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber
, but only D. ramiger is currently considered valid.
in at least the first described species, D. gasteinensis (and D. ramosus), derived from di "two", cranium "head", and palpus.
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...
, but only D. ramiger is currently considered valid.
Name
The species name refers to the peculiar form of the palpsPedipalp
Pedipalps , are the second pair of appendages of the prosoma in the subphylum Chelicerata. They are traditionally thought to be homologous with mandibles in Crustacea and insects, although more recent studies Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi), are the second pair of appendages of the...
in at least the first described species, D. gasteinensis (and D. ramosus), derived from di "two", cranium "head", and palpus.
Species
- Dicranopalpus angolensis (Lawrence, 1951)
- Dicranopalpus bolivari (Dresco, 1949) (VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
) - Dicranopalpus brevipes I. Marcellino, 1974
- Dicranopalpus cantabricus Dresco, 1953
- Dicranopalpus dispar M. Rambla, 1967
- Dicranopalpus gasteinensis Doleschal, 1852 (AlpsAlpsThe Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
) - Dicranopalpus insignipalpis (Simon, 1879) (CorsicaCorsicaCorsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
) - Dicranopalpus larvatus (Canestrini, 1874) (ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) - Dicranopalpus martini (Simon, 1878) (PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
) - Dicranopalpus pyrenaeus Dresco, 1948 (FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) - Dicranopalpus pulchellus Rambla, 1960
- † Dicranopalpus ramiger (Koch & Berendt, 1854) (Baltic and Bitterfeld amber fossil)
- = † Dicranopalpus corniger Menge, 1854 (Baltic amberBaltic amberThe Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...
) - = † Dicranopalpus palmnickensis Roewer, 1939 (Baltic amberBaltic amberThe Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...
)
- = † Dicranopalpus corniger Menge, 1854 (Baltic amber
- Dicranopalpus ramosusDicranopalpus ramosusDicranopalpus ramosus is a species of harvestman. Males are up to 4 mm long, females can reach up to 6 mm. Both sexes have very long legs , with a distinct elongated apophysis that reaches almost to the end of the tibia. This makes their pedipalps look forked...
(Simon, 1909)
Further reading
- Starȩga, W. (2002): Baltic amber harvestmen (Opiliones) from Polish collections. Annales zoologici 52(4): 601-604.