harvestmen

(Leiobunum spp.)

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Leiobunum is a genus of harvestmen. There are about 120 Leiobunum species worldwide, at least 32 species in North America north of Mexico, and at least 8 species in Minnesota.


	Description
	Leiobunum tend to have long legs compared to other harvestmen.


	Distribution
			Sources 7, 24, 29, 30, 82.
	11/14/2022


	Taxonomy
	Class	Arachnida (arachnids)
	Order	Opiliones (harvestmen)
	Suborder	Eupnoi
	Superfamily	Phalangioidea
	Family	Sclerosomatidae
	Subfamily	Leiobuninae
	Genus	Leiobunum

	Subordinate Taxa
	eastern harvestman (Leiobunum vittatum) harvestman (Leiobunum aldrichi) harvestman (Leiobunum calcar) harvestman (Leiobunum flavum) harvestman (Leiobunum nigropalpi) harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) harvestman (Leiobunum ventricosum) harvestman (Leiobunum verrucosum)

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	Common Names
	brown daddy-long-legs


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	Mating Opilionids from Woodbury, Minnesota. With so many long legs, mating seems complicated.





	An Opilionid




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Alfredo Colon 8/5/2022	Location: Albany, NY



Alfredo Colon 8/4/2022	Location: Albany, NY



Alfredo Colon 9/18/2019	Location: Woodbury, MN With so many long legs, mating seems complicated.



Alfredo Colon 8/14/2019	Location: Woodbury, MN



Alfredo Colon 6/5/2018	Location: Woodbury, MN



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