Mitopus

Mitopus
	; Mitopus morio (Fabricius, 1779) by Silhavy (1956a)
Suborder	Eupnoi
Superfamily	Phalangioidea
Family	Phalangiidae
Subfamily	Oligolophinae

Mitopus Thorell, 1876 is a genus of Holarctic Eupnoi with 9 valid species and subspecies plus 2 nomina dubia. Its type species is one of the most widespread harvestmen, showing large degree of variation, so it has an immense synonymy.

Type species[]

Phalangium morio Fabricius, 1779.

Etymology[]

Mitopus from Greek μίτος (thread) + πους (foot). Gender masculine.

Placement[]

Mitopus originally in Phalangiidae without subfamily.

Species[]

Mitopus dorsalis Banks, 1900 - USA, Alaska
Mitopus ericaeus Jennings, 1982 - England
Mitopus glacialis (Heer, 1845) - Italy and Switzerland
Mitopus koreanus (Roewer, 1957) - South Korea
Mitopus mongolicus mongolicus Roewer, 1912 - Mongolia, Russia
Mitopus mongolicus tschosenensis Kharitonov, 1957 - North Korea
Mitopus morio (Fabricius, 1779) - “Holarctic: eastern North America, across northern Eurasia including northern and southern Russian Far East, Kamchatka, Hokkaido (and some mountains of Honshu), throughout Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Moneron.” ^[1]
Mitopus obliquus (C.L. Koch, 1839) - Greece
Mitopus projectus (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942) - USA, Oregon

Nomina dubia[]

Mitopus bidentatus (Morin, 1934) - Ukraine
Mitopus mobilis Karsch, 1881 - Japan

Relevant references[]

↑ Crawford, R.L. & Marusik, Y.M. (2007) Harvestmen (Arachnida: Phalangida or Opiliones) of Moneron Island. In: Bogatov, V.V., Barkalov, V.Yu, Lelei, A.S., Makarchenko, E.A. & Storozhenko, S.Yu. (Eds.), Flora and fauna of Moneron Island (Materials of International Sakhalin Island Project). Dalnauka; Vladivostok, pp. 196–201.

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Eupnoi Classification

Incertae sedis
Not assigned to any family	†Brigantibunum \| †Daohugopilio \| †Macrogyion \| Hesperopilio

Superfamily Caddoidea
Family Caddidae	Caddo

Superfamily Phalangioidea
Not assigned to family	†Cheiromachus \| †Milipurcellia \| Mitopiella \| †Petrunkevitchiana
Family †Kustarachnidae	†Kustarachne
Family Neopilionidae	Subfamily Ballarrinae	Americovibone \| Arrallaba \| Ballarra \| Plesioballarra \| Vibone
	Subfamily Enantiobuninae	Acihasta \| Australiscutum \| Forsteropsalis \| Hypomegalopsalis \| Mangatangi \| Megalopsalis \| Monoscutum \| Neopantopsalis \| Pantopsalis \| Spinicrus \| Templar \| Tercentenarium \| Thrasychiroides \| Thrasychirus
	Subfamily Neopilioninae	Neopilio
Family Phalangiidae	Not assigned to subfamily	†Stephanobunus
	Dicranopalpus genus group	Amilenus \| Dicranopalpus
	Subfamily Oligolophinae	Lacinius \| Mitopus \| Odiellus \| Oligolophus \| Paralacinius \| Paroligolophus \| Roeweritta
	Subfamily Opilioninae	Bidentolophus \| Egaenus \| Gricenkovia\| Himalphalangium \| Homolophus \| Mizozatus \| Opilio \| Pamiropilio \| Redikorcevia \| Scleropilio
	Subfamily Phalangiinae	Bunochelis \| Camerobunus \| Coptophalangium \| Cristina \| Dacnopilio \| Dasylobus \| Graecophalangium \| Guruia \| Hindreus \| Kalliste \|Lenkoraniella \| Leptobunus \| Liopilio \| Liropilio \|Megistobunus \| Metadasylobus \|Metaphalangium \| Odontobunus \| Parascleropilio \| Phalangium \| Ramblinus \| Rhampsinitus \| Rilaena \| Taurolaena \| Tchapinius \| Zachaeus
	Subfamily Platybuninae	Acanthomegabunus \| Bolea \| Buresilia \| Lophopilio \| Megabunus \| Metaplatybunus \| Platybunoides \| Platybunus \| Rafalskia \| Stankiella
Family Protolophidae	Protolophus
Family Sclerosomatidae	Not assigned to subfamily	†Mesobunus
	Subfamily Gagrellinae	Abaetetuba \| Adungrella \| Aguilaia \| Akalpia \| Altobunus \| Amazonesia \| Antigrella \| Aurivilliola \| Azucarella \| Bakerinulus \| Bastia \| Bastioides \| Baturitia \| Bellonia \| Biceropsis \| Bonthainia \| Bullobunus \| Caluga \| Cardenalia \| Carinobius \| Carmenia \| Carmichaelus \| Ceratobunellus \| Ceratobunoides \| Ceratobunus \| Cervibunus \| Chasenella \| Chebabius \| Coonoora \| Dentobunus \| Diangathia \| Echinobunus \| Euceratobunus \| Eugagrella \| Euzaleptus \| Fesa \| Gagrella \| Gagrellenna \| Gagrellina \| Gagrellissa \| Gagrellopsis \| Gagrellula \| Geaya \| Globulosoma \| Guaranobunus \| Hamitergum \| Harmanda \| Harmandina \| Hehoa \| Heterogagrella \| Hexazaleptus \| Hexomma \| Himaldroma \| Himalzaleptus \| Holcobunus \| Holmbergiana \| Hologagrella \| Hypogrella \| Hypsibunus \| Jussara \| Koyamaia \| Krusa \| Krusella \| Liopagus \| Marthana \| Melanopa \| Melanopella \| Melanopula \| Metadentobunus \| Metahehoa \| Metasyleus \| Metaverpulus \| Metazaleptus \| Microzaleptus \| Mucuya \| Munequita \| Neogagrella \| Nepalgrella \| Nepalkanchia \| Obigrella \| Octozaleptus \| Onostemma \| Oobunus \| Orissula \| Padangrella \| Palniella \| Paradentobunus \| Paragagrella \| Paragagrellina \| Parageaya \| Paraumbogrella \| Paruleptes \| Pectenobunus \| Pergagrella \| Pokhara \| Prionostemma \| Prodentobunus \| Psammogeaya \| Psathyropus \| Pseudarthromerus \| Pseudogagrella \| Pseudomelanopa \| Pseudosystenocentrus \| Romerella \| Sarasinia \| Sataria \| Scotomenia \| Sericicorpus \| Sinadroma \| Syleus \| Syngagrella \| Systenocentrus \| Tamboicus \| Taperina \| Tetraceratobunus \| Toragrella \| Trachyrhinus \| Umbogrella \| Umbopilio \| Vaho \| Valle \| Varinodulia \| Verpulus \| Verrucobunus \| Xerogrella \| Zaleptiolus \| Zaleptulus \| Zaleptus
	Subfamily Gyinae	Gyas \| Gyoides \| Rongsharia
	Subfamily Leiobuninae	†Amauropilio \| Cosmobunus \| Dilophiocara \| Eumesosoma \| Eusclera \| Goasheer \| Hadrobunus \| Leiobunum \| Leuronychus \| Microliobunum \| Nelima \| Paranelima \| Schenkeliobunum \| Togwoteeus
	Metopilio genus group	Dalquestia \| Diguetinus \| Eurybunus \| Globipes \| Metopilio \| Lanthanopilio
	Subfamily Sclerosomatinae	Astrobunus \| Granulosoma \| Homalenotus \| Mastobunus \| Metasclerosoma \| Pseudastrobunus \| Pseudohomalenotus \| Pygobunus

[xxx-1] Crawford, R.L. & Marusik, Y.M. (2007) Harvestmen (Arachnida: Phalangida or Opiliones) of Moneron Island. In: Bogatov, V.V., Barkalov, V.Yu, Lelei, A.S., Makarchenko, E.A. & Storozhenko, S.Yu. (Eds.), Flora and fauna of Moneron Island (Materials of International Sakhalin Island Project). Dalnauka; Vladivostok, pp. 196–201.

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