Bishopella

Bishopella is a genus of the harvestman family Phalangodidae, with two described species. B. jonesi occurs only in Alabama, while B. laciniosa is found in the southeastern United States.

Bishopella
B. laciniosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Opiliones
Family: Phalangodidae
Genus: Bishopella
Roewer, 1927
Type species
Phalangodes laciniosa
Crosby & Bishop, 1924
Species

see text

Diversity
2 species

The genus is named in honor of S. C. Bishop, who described the type species, together with C. R. Crosby.

Species

References

  • Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangodidae


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