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Taracus

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Taracus
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Taracus

Taracus is a genus of harvestman,[1][2] or Opiliones, typically found living in limestone and lava caves in the United States.[3] They grow to a size of 2.0–5.5 mm (0.08–0.22 in).[4]

Taxonomy

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Taracus contains the following species, per World Catalog of Opiliones.[1] Of the 14 described species (as of 2023), almost all are found in the United States.

Elsewhere (as of 2023): For Taracus spinosus Banks, 1894 and its synonym Taracus malkini Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 see Oskoron spinosus (Banks, 1894). For Taracus nigripes Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 see as synonym of Taracus packardi Simon, 1879.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sabacon". Kury, A. et al. (2023). WCO-Lite: World Catalogue of Opiliones. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. ^ "Taracus". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  3. ^ Shear, William A.; Warfel, Joseph G. (2016-11-02). "The harvestman genus Taracus Simon 1879, and the new genus Oskoron (Opiliones: Ischyropsalidoidea: Taracidea)". Zootaxa. 4180 (1:2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4180.1.1. ISSN 1175-5326.
  4. ^ Ricardo Pinto-da-Rocha, Glauco Machado & Gonzalo Giribet, ed. (2007). Harvestmen: the Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-674-02343-7.