Taracus
Taracus is a genus of harvestman, or Opiliones, typically found living in limestone and lava caves in the United States. They grow to a size of.
Taxonomy
Taracus contains the following species, per World Catalog of Opiliones. Of the 14 described species, almost all are found in the United States.- Taracus aspenae Shear, 2018
- Taracus audisioae Shear, 2016
- Taracus birsteini Ljovuschkin, 1971
- Taracus carmanah Shear, 2016
- Taracus fluvipileus Shear, 2016
- Taracus gertschi Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942
- Taracus marchingtoni Shear & Warfel, 2016
- Taracus packardi Simon, 1879
- Taracus pallipes Banks, 1894
- Taracus silvestrii Roewer, 1930
- Taracus spesavius Shear, 2016
- Taracus taylori Shear, 2016
- Taracus timpanogos Shear, 2016
- Taracus ubicki Shear, 2016
For Taracus spinosus Banks, 1894 and its synonym Taracus malkini Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 see Oskoron spinosus. For Taracus nigripes Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 see as synonym of Taracus packardi Simon, 1879.