Rilaena
Encyclopedia
Rilaena is a genus
of the harvestman family Phalangiidae
.
R. triangularis, the most common species, is sometimes considered to be in the genus Paraplatybunus
, in the subfamily Platybuninae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the harvestman family Phalangiidae
Phalangiidae
The Phalangiidae are a family of harvestmen with about 380 known species. The best known is Phalangium opilio. Dicranopalpus ramosus is an invasive species in Europe....
.
R. triangularis, the most common species, is sometimes considered to be in the genus Paraplatybunus
Paraplatybunus
Paraplatybunus is a genus of harvestmen in the family Phalangiidae.-Species:* Paraplatybunus decui Dumitrescu, 1970* Paraplatybunus triangularis...
, in the subfamily Platybuninae.
Species
- Rilaena atrolutea (Roewer, 1915) (Caucasus)
- Rilaena augusti Chemini, 1986 (Italy)
- Rilaena balcanica Silhavý, 1965
- Rilaena gruberi Starega, 1973
- Rilaena hyrcanus (Thorell, 1876) (Iran)
- Rilaena serbica Karaman, 1992 (former Yugoslavia)
- Rilaena pusilla (Roewer, 1952)
- Rilaena spinosissimus Hadzi, 1973
- Rilaena triangularisRilaena triangularisRilaena triangularis is a species of the harvestman family Phalangiidae. It is sometimes considered to be in the genus Paraplatybunus, in the subfamily Platybuninae.-References:'s Biology Catalog:...
(HerbstJohann Friedrich Wilhelm HerbstJohann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst was a German naturalist and entomologist from Petershagen, Minden-Ravensberg....
, 1799)