Dendrolasma
Banks, 1894
Species Guides
1Dendrolasma is a of harvestmen (Opiliones) in the Nemastomatidae, established by Nathan Banks in 1894 with Dendrolasma mirabile as the type . The genus currently contains two recognized species found along the western coast of North America. Formerly, additional species were assigned to this genus but have since been transferred to Asiolasma or Cladolasma based on revised .
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Western coast of North America: Dendrolasma mirabile occurs in Washington (USA) and British Columbia (Canada); Dendrolasma dentipalpe is known from California (USA).
Similar Taxa
- AsiolasmaFormerly contained now placed in Asiolasma; distinguished by revised morphological characters per Schönhofer (2013)
- CladolasmaFormerly contained now placed in Cladolasma; separated based on taxonomic revision
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Taxonomic history
The name is neuter in gender. Banks originally described the type as 'Dendrolasma mirabilis' with incorrect masculine agreement, but Martens (1978) amended this to the neuter 'mirabile', which has been followed by subsequent authors.