Shoemaker A Kenji, Burns Mercedes, Boyer Sarah L
Biology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, 55105, USA.
Zootaxa. 2017 Jun 2;4273(2):279-286. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.2.8.
Harvestmen (Opiliones) are a diverse order of arachnids composed of more than 6,600 described species which together span an almost global distribution. Although these animals may occur in extremely high abundance in both pristine and disturbed habitats, much of harvestman diversity remains undescribed, undocumented, and/or in need of taxonomic attention. In the current study, we focus on the harvestman diversity of the state of Minnesota, USA, where a lack of local expertise and effort has left the species richness of the state largely undocumented. We document two genera and seven species previously unrecorded in the state.-Leiobunum aldrichi, L. calcar, L. flavum, L. politum, L. ventricosum, L. vittatum, and Odiellus pictus.
盲蛛目动物是蛛形纲中种类多样的一个目，包含6600多种已描述的物种，其分布几乎遍及全球。尽管这些动物在原始栖息地和受干扰的栖息地中都可能大量出现，但许多盲蛛目动物的多样性仍未被描述、记录，和/或需要分类学关注。在当前的研究中，我们聚焦于美国明尼苏达州的盲蛛目动物多样性，该州缺乏当地的专业知识和研究工作，使得该州的物种丰富度在很大程度上未被记录。我们记录了该州先前未记录的两个属和七个物种，即阿尔德里奇氏肥腹蛛、具距肥腹蛛、黄色肥腹蛛、优雅肥腹蛛、膨腹肥腹蛛、带纹肥腹蛛和艳丽奥狄蛛。
