Minnesota Seasons - harvestmen (Leiobunum spp.)

Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy

Overview

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.

Photo by Alfredo Colon

Description

Leiobunum tend to have long legs compared to other harvestmen.


Distribution
		Sources 7, 24, 29, 30, 82.
8/30/2024


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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Alfredo Colon





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


		An Opilionid


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