| Opilio | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Eupnoi |
| Family: | Phalangiidae |
| Subfamily: | Opilioninae |
| Genus: |
Opilio Herbst, 1798 |
| Type species | |
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Opilio silhavyi Kratochvíl, 1936 |
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| Species | |
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Opilio canestrinii
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| Diversity | |
| 63 species | |
Opilio canestrinii
Opilio parietinus
Opilio is a genus of harvestmen with more than sixty known recent species.
The genus name is derived from Latin opilio "sheep-master" (a kind of slave), used by Plautus, also used by Virgil with the meaning "shepherd".