Observations of Dasylobus graniferus in the United Kingdom

There are 7 United Kingdom observations of this Harvestman on Inaturalist, all in Greater London, with the first being on 14 May 2022. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=6857&taxon_id=347952

6 observations were made on the same wall in a domestic garden near Epsom in 2022, 2023 and 2024. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205411433

The other observation was made in Battersea Park, Central London, on 17 April 2022. It was motionless on a leaf of Smyrnium olusatrum. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155350780 Despite many searches thereafter, it has not been seen there again. The initial identification as D. granifera was made by @ldvn, an Opiliones researcher in France.

All observations were of females, and were in April and May. The same records are on GBIF:
https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4553452&gadm_gid=GBR
There are no records on NBN Atlas and the species is not listed there.

Further details about the species here:
https://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1783326

Dasylobus Graniferus in Battersea Park on 17 April 2022 © Clive Freedman, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155350780

Publicado el 06 de julio de 2024 a las 10:27 AM por cf125