Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".
Species
The genus Phalangium contains the following species:
Of the 35 species listed above, 6 are valid , 3 belong to different genera of the opiliones, 4 belong to different arachnid orders, 2 are species inquirenda and 20 are nomina dubia.
The type species is P. opilio, not P. iberica , as designated by Latreille in 1810.
In addition to the 6 valid names from the above list, the genus...
