Eumesosoma roeweri
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Opiliones
- Suborder: Eupnoi
- Superfamily: Phalangioidea
- Family: Sclerosomatidae
- Genus: Eumesosoma
- Species: roeweri
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Eumesosoma roeweri: //ˌjuːmɛsoʊˈsoʊmə ˈroʊwəri//
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Summary
Eumesosoma roeweri is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae, found primarily in prairies and grasslands across various states in the central United States.
Habitat
Prairies and grasslands.
Distribution
Central US: Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin; recorded from Boyle County, Kentucky (regarded as an introduction).
Diet
Specimens maintain a diet of beer and sugar water, as well as lettuce, cockroaches, and moths; cannibalism not noted.
Life Cycle
Adults in northern states (Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas) from late July to early October; immatures from early May to August. In southern states (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas), adults year-round and immatures from February to late May.
Reproduction
Limited information suggests oviposition occurs in autumn, eggs hatch in spring (late winter in warmer climates), with sexual maturation by summer.
Tags
- Eumesosoma
- harvestmen
- arachnids
- Central US
- prairies