Leiobunum blackwalli
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| Leiobunum blackwalli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Sclerosomatidae |
| Genus: | Leiobunum |
| Species: | L. blackwalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiobunum blackwalli Meade, 1861 | |
Leiobunum blackwalli is a species of harvestman. It is found in Europe, but has been introduced to British Columbia in Canada and Seattle in the United States.[1]
Leiobunum blackwalli grows to 6 mm in females and 4 mm in males.[2] The second pair of legs grow to 50mm.[2] Similar in appearance to L. rotundum, the abdomen is broader at the rear and the dark marking broader at the rear than the front with a sharper cutoff than L. rotundum, and the palps are pale.[2]
Distribution
This harvestman is widespread throughout Britain and Europe, though less common than L. rotundum.[2][3] As at 2023 this species was regarded as newly introduced to British Columbia in Canada and Seattle in the United States.[1]
