Dicranopalpus caudatus
Dicranopalpus caudatus
Body length 3-6mm, long legs, forked pedipalps.
Mistaken for Dicranopalpus ramosus until a paper was published in 2015 which described Dicranopalpus caudatus as a separate species. Recording Dicranopalpus caudatus rather than Dicranopalpus ramosus agg. requires microscopic examination of the features detailed in this paper: Wijnhoven, H., & Prieto, C. E. (2015). Dicranopalpus caudatus Dresco, 1948: Not a synonym of Dicranopalpus ramosus (Simon, 1909) but a valid species after all (Arachnida, Opiliones). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología, 26, 25-34 - https://www.eis-nederland.nl/Portals/4/pdfs/Hooiwagens/DicranopalpusWijnhovenPrieto_RIA26_2.pdf
Recording Dicranopalpus caudatus rather than Dicranopalpus ramosus agg. requires microscopic examination.
Woodland, hedges.
Autumn-winter.
Unclear due to confusion with Dicranopalpus ramosus.
Unknown.
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