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Published: 2006-09-28
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A review of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Slovenia*

University of Maribor, Department of Biology, Koroška 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
University of Maribor, Department of Biology, Koroška 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Ozare 31, SI-2380 Slovenj Gradec Dedicated to Prof. Jochen Martens for his contribution in revising opilionid species in Slovenia
Arthropoda Arachnids harvestmen nature conservation zoogeography

Abstract

The authors present a short historical faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological review of research on harvestmen (Opiliones) of the territory of presentday Slovenia, and discuss some actual ecological and nature conservational questions. Till recent, 64 species plus two subspecies of Opiliones inhabiting Slovenia are recorded, most of these are Alpine, European, Central- and Western European elements. Taxonomically, there are some open questions, especially in the genus Trogulus. A small number of further species can be expected in Slovenia, raising the potential final number to 69-71. Some harvestmen are locally and regionally endangered, especially by anthropogenous habitat and ecosystem changes.

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