Males are up to 4 mm long, females can reach up to 6 mm. Both sexes have very long legs (especially the second pair, which can reach up to 5 cm), often held stretched out to the sides.  Another thing that makes the species easily recognisable is the fact that the pedipalps appear to be forked.

Indicator Species - Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

Dicranopalpus caudatus was split from D. ramosus in 2015. See the news story explaining the species split.

Unless microscopic examination of the features detailed in Wijnhoven and Prieto, 2015 has been carried out, specimens should be recorded as Dicranopalpus ramosus sensu lato (pre-2015).

August to November.

The species aggregate has spread across Europe from Morocco. As early as 1957, it was reported in Bournemouth in southern England, from where it spread. It reached Scotland in 2000.

Now quite frequent in Britain.

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

This species was split into two in 2015, see: https://www.naturespot.org/node/121303

Harvestman Guide (pages 25-26): https://arthropedia.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Harvestmen_Nfk_Concise_Guide.pdf