Taracus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Order Opiliones Rank Genus		Phylum Arthropoda Subclass Dromopoda Family Sabaconidae
Similar Ceratolasmatidae, Ischyropsalididae, Nemastomatidae, Dicranolasmatidae, Trogulidae

Taracus is a genus of harvestman, or Opiliones, typically found living in caves in the United States. They grow to a size of 2–5.5 millimetres (0.08–0.22 in).

Species include:

Taracus birsteini Ljovuschkin, 1971 (Russia)

Taracus gertschi Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 (Oregon)

Taracus malkini Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 (California)

Taracus nigripes Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 (Colorado)

Taracus packardi Simon, 1879 (Colorado)

Taracus pallipes Banks, 1894 (Washington)

Taracus silvestrii Roewer, 1930 (cave in USA)

Taracus spinosus Banks, 1894 (California)

References

Taracus Wikipedia

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