Nemastoma lugubre (Müller, 1776) is a animal in the Nemastomatidae family, order Opiliones, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nemastoma lugubre (Müller, 1776)

Nemastoma lugubre (Müller, 1776)

Nemastoma lugubre is a small black European harvestmen species often with two pale patches on its cephalothorax and short legs.

Genus
Nemastoma
Order
Opiliones
Class
Arachnida

About Nemastoma lugubre (Müller, 1776)

Nemastoma lugubre (Müller, 1776) is a species of harvestmen. It is found across the entirety of Europe, ranging from the Arctic region to the Mediterranean. This species has a small, rotund body that measures 2.5 mm in length. The body is primarily black, and most individuals have two large patches on the cephalothorax that can be white, pale yellow cream, or silver in color. Some specimens do not have these patches and are completely black. Nemastoma lugubre has short legs.

Photo: (c) Andrey Kuzmin, all rights reserved, uploaded by Andrey Kuzmin

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Opiliones Nemastomatidae Nemastoma

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