Female specimen. Specimen photographed in Willmars (Bayern) on August 5, 2004.
Subspecies
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Synonyms
Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1761
Phalangium brevicorne Simon, 1879
Eudasylobus unicolor Roewer, 1911
Phalangium calabrianum Roewer, 1956
Dentizacheus minor Rambla, 1966
Phalangium brevicorne Simon, 1879
Eudasylobus unicolor Roewer, 1911
Phalangium calabrianum Roewer, 1956
Dentizacheus minor Rambla, 1966
Identification
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Distribution
Fig. 1: Distribution map of Phalangium opilio in Germany.
A common species, recorded from all Bundesländer in Germany. Widely distributed in Europe, but absent from some regions. Does not occur in northern Scandinavia, Greenland and Iceland. Also absent from the mediterranean coastal areas. The species is also known from some locations in western Asia (Caucasus, Turkey). The species has been accidentally introduced in North America and New Zealand and is very common there.
Biology
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