Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1758

Modebadze, Naia, Martens, Jochen, Snegovaya, Nataly & Barjadze, Shalva, 2023, An annotated list of the Georgian harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones), Caucasiana 2, pp. 211-230 : 211

39. Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1758

Phalangium opilio Linnaeus, 1758: 618 (original description)

Phalangium opilio - Mkheidze, 1959: 113 (mention)

Phalangium opilio - Mkheidze, 1964: 120 (mention)

Phalangium opilio - Staręga, 1966: 401 (mention)

Phalangium opilio - Staręga, 1978: 215 (mention)

Phalangium opilio - Snegovaya, 2013: 185 (mention)

Phalangium opilio - Snegovaya, 2014: 2 (figs 1-16, 128, description, distribution)

Phalangium opilio - Snegovaya, Pkhakadze and Intskirveli, 2014: 204-205 (mention, locality data from historical collection of the Georgian National Museum)

Type locality.

It was not indicated in the original description (only the general distributional was mentioned as "Europa, America"). The type locality was restricted by Martens (1978) to southern Sweden, the main working area of Carolus Linnaeus.

Occurrence data in Georgia.

Abkhazia • Kodori Valley; leg. A.N. Kaznakov, 17 August 1907 (Snegoaya et al. 2014). • Tsebelda, Gudauta Municipality; leg. Y. Voronov, July 1914 ( Snegovaya 2014). Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti • Znakva, Ambrolauri Municipality; leg. T. Mkheidze, 10 August 1939 ( Mkheidze 1959). • Oni; 20 August 1975 (Snegoaya et al. 2014). Samtskhe-Javakheti • Bakuriani, Borjomi Municipality; 1700 m a.s.l.; leg. R. Bankowska, 4 October 1963 ( Staręga, 1966). Kvemo Kartli • Manglisi, Tetritskaro Municipality; no further info mentioned (Snegoaya et al. 2014). Mtskheta-Mtianeti • Gveleti, Tusheti; 22 August 1937 (Snegoaya et al. 2014). • Shatili, Khevsureti; 1500 m a.s.l.; leg. M. Intskirveli, 23 August 1987 (Snegoaya et al. 2014).

Global distribution.

Widespread in the Holarctic; native to Europe and Palearctic West Asia, introduced to USA, Canada, New Zealand and Japan ( Martens 1978).