Hesperonemastoma

Gruber, 1970

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Hesperonemastoma modestum

Hesperonemastoma is a of harvestmen (Opiliones) in the Taracidae, established by Gruber in 1970. The genus contains five described distributed in North America. These harvestmen are classified in the suborder Dyspnoi and superfamily Ischyropsalidoidea.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hesperonemastoma: /ˌhɛspɛroʊnɛˈmæstoʊmə/

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Distribution

North America; have been documented in the United States (H. kepharti, H. modestum, H. packardi, H. pallidimaculosum, H. smilax). Specific type localities include North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Similar Taxa

NemastomaSimilar in the same superfamily Ischyropsalidoidea; historically related taxonomically, though Hesperonemastoma was separated based on distinct morphological features

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Taxonomic Note

NCBI lists Hesperonemastoma under Ceratolasmatidae, while Catalogue of Life, GBIF, and iNaturalist place it in Taracidae. This discrepancy reflects ongoing taxonomic revision in the Ischyropsalidoidea superfamily. The five described span from 1894 (H. modestum) to 2010 (H. smilax).