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
Elsewhere :
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.