Forsteropsalis is a genus of harvestmen (Opiliones) endemic to New Zealand.[1] Males of this genus have exaggerated chelicerae weapons used in male-male competition. [2] Forsteropsalis are opportunistic omnivores that both capture live prey and scavenge dead animal matter. [3] The diet includes various insects, arachnids, spiders, millipedes, amphipods, and annelid worms. [3]
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| Forsteropsalis marplesi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Family: | Neopilionidae |
| Subfamily: | Enantiobuninae |
| Genus: | Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011 |
Species
edit- Forsteropsalis bona Taylor & Probert, 2014
- Forsteropsalis chiltoni (Hogg, 1910)
- Forsteropsalis distincta (Forster, 1964)
- Forsteropsalis fabulosa (Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932)
- Forsteropsalis grayi (Hogg, 1920)
- Forsteropsalis grimmetti (Forster, 1944)
- Forsteropsalis inconstans (Forster, 1944)
- Forsteropsalis marplesi (Forster, 1944)
- Forsteropsalis nigra (Forster, 1944)
- Forsteropsalis photophaga Taylor & Probert, 2014
- Forsteropsalis pureora Taylor, 2013
- Forsteropsalis tumida (Forster, 1944)
- Forsteropsalis wattsi (Hogg, 1920)
References
edit- ^ "Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011 - Forsteropsalis Taylor, 2011". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Powell, Erin C; Painting, Christina J; Hickey, Anthony J; Holwell, Gregory I (2020-04-25). "Defining an intrasexual male weapon polymorphism in a New Zealand harvestman (Opiliones: Neopilionidae) using traditional and geometric morphometrics". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 130 (2): 395–409. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blaa040. ISSN 0024-4066.
- ^ a b Powell, Erin C.; Painting, Christina J.; Hickey, Anthony J.; Machado, Glauco; Holwell, Gregory I. (2021-05-11). "Diet, predators, and defensive behaviors of New Zealand harvestmen (Opiliones: Neopilionidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 49 (1). doi:10.1636/joa-s-20-002. ISSN 0161-8202.