Oligolophus tridens

Oligolophus tridens
	O. tridens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Opiliones
Suborder:	Eupnoi
Superfamily:	Phalangioidea
Family:	Phalangiidae
Subfamily:	Oligolophinae
Genus:	Oligolophus
Species:	O. tridens
Binomial name
	Oligolophus tridens; (C. L. Koch, 1836)
Synonyms
	Opilio tridens

Oligolophus tridens is a species of harvestman. It is found in central Europe. They typically mature in summer. They are predators, and can reduce aphid populations by up to 97%.^[1] They are known to disperse Melampyrum seeds.^[2]

References

^ Madsen, Michael; Terkildsen, Steen; Toft, Søren (2004). "Microcosm studies on control of aphids by generalist arthropod predators: Effects of alternative prey" (PDF). BioControl. 49 (5): 483–504. Bibcode:2004BioCo..49..483M. doi:10.1023/B:BICO.0000036442.70171.66. S2CID 9720711. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Chlumsky, J.; Koutecky, P.; Jilkova, V.; Stech, M. (2012-11-23). "Roles of species-preferential seed dispersal by ants and endozoochory in Melampyrum (Orobanchaceae)". Journal of Plant Ecology. 6 (3). Oxford University Press (OUP): 232–239. doi:10.1093/jpe/rts039. ISSN 1752-9921.

Sources

Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Phalangiidae

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[1] Madsen, Michael; Terkildsen, Steen; Toft, Søren (2004). "Microcosm studies on control of aphids by generalist arthropod predators: Effects of alternative prey" (PDF). BioControl. 49 (5): 483–504. Bibcode:2004BioCo..49..483M. doi:10.1023/B:BICO.0000036442.70171.66. S2CID 9720711. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[Chlumsky_Koutecky_Jilkova_Stech_pp._232–239-2] Chlumsky, J.; Koutecky, P.; Jilkova, V.; Stech, M. (2012-11-23). "Roles of species-preferential seed dispersal by ants and endozoochory in Melampyrum (Orobanchaceae)". Journal of Plant Ecology. 6 (3). Oxford University Press (OUP): 232–239. doi:10.1093/jpe/rts039. ISSN 1752-9921.

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