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A new species of harvestman of the genus Mitopus in Britain
Author(s) -
Jennings Amanda L.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1982.tb02056.x
Subject(s) - biology , phenology , genus , range (aeronautics) , ecology , morphology (biology) , zoology , materials science , composite material
A new species of Mitopus , found in upland regions of Britain, is described. It occurs sympatrically with M. morio in the upper altitudinal parts of the latter's range. The two species are distinguished by their differences in morphology, biometrics and phenology. The new species of Mitopus is larger and longer‐legged than M. morio , and develops faster, reaching maturity at an earlier date.