Dendrolasma mirabile
Banks, 1894
Dendrolasma mirabile is a harvestman in the Nemastomatidae, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. It was described by Nathan Banks in 1894 from Washington State. The species is distinguished from its Dendrolasma dentipalpe by structural differences in body ornamentation and male genitalia.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Dendrolasma mirabile: /ˈdɛndroʊˌlæzmə mɪˈræbɪli/
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Identification
Distinguished from Dendrolasma dentipalpe by the large-celled (vs. small-celled) network of keels on the body. Males further identified by reduced cheliceral modifications and absence of the mediodistal tooth on the palpal patella that is present in D. dentipalpe males.
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Distribution
Pacific Northwest of North America; recorded from Washington State, USA and adjacent areas of Canada.
Similar Taxa
- Dendrolasma dentipalpeCongeneric distinguished by small-celled (vs. large-celled) network of keels and more exaggerated male cheliceral modifications including a mediodistal tooth on the palpal patella absent in D. mirabile males.
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Taxonomic history
First described by Nathan Banks in 1894 from a specimen collected in Washington State, USA. The original description established the based on morphological differences from related .