AuthorWijnhoven, H. & Prieto, C.E.
Year2015
TitleDicranopalpus caudatus Dresco, 1948: not a synonym of Dicranopalpus ramosus (Simon, 1909) but a valid species after all (Arachnida, Opiliones).
TypePaper
How CompleteThe two species of Dicranopalpus.
SourceRevista Ibérica de Aracnología No 26: 25-34.
IllustrationsColour photographs and line drawings
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

Reinstates Dicranopalpus caudatus.

The original British specimens (Sankey, J.H.P. & Storey, M.W. 1969) were found by me and identified by John Sankey (after much deliberation) as Dicranopalpus caudatus. It is a pleasure to record that John was right all along.

Examine with x8 or x10 hand lens ( Stereo Microscope is also useful)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentDicranopalpusfork-palped harvestmenAnimalia: Opiliones: Phalangiidae
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