Subspecies
Original
description
Linnaeus, 1761
Synonyms
Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1761
Phalangium brevicorne Simon, 1879
Eudasylobus unicolor Roewer, 1911
Phalangium calabrianum Roewer, 1956
Dentizacheus minor Rambla, 1966
Identification
Distribution
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
introduced in North America and New Zealand and
is very common there.
Biology
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Female
specimen.
Specimen photographed in Willmars (Bayern) on August 5, 2004.
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