Protolophus niger
Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942
Protolophus niger is a of harvestman (order Opiliones) in the Protolophidae. The species was described by Goodnight & Goodnight in 1942. It is known from western North America. Like other harvestmen, it belongs to the class Arachnida but is distinct from spiders in lacking venom glands and silk-producing structures.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Protolophus niger: //ˌproʊ.təˈloʊ.fəs ˈnaɪ.dʒər//
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Distribution
Western United States; North America.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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