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Dicranopalpus

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Dicranopalpus
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
D. ramosus
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Dicranopalpus

Type species
Dicranopalpus gasteinensis
Doleschall, 1852
Diversity
13 species
Synonyms
  • Dichranochirus
  • Egaenasser
  • Fagea
  • Liodes
  • Prosalpia

Dicranopalpus is a genus of harvestmen with twelve known recent species. Three fossil species have been described, all from Baltic amber, but only D. ramiger is currently considered valid.

Name

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The genus name refers to the peculiar form of the palps in at least the first described species, D. gasteinensis (and D. ramosus), derived from di "two", cranium "head", and palpus.

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Further reading

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  • Starȩga, W. (2002): Baltic amber harvestmen (Opiliones) from Polish collections. Annales zoologici 52(4): 601-604.