Taracus

Taracus is a genus of harvestman, or Opiliones, typically found living in limestone and lava caves in the United States. They grow to a size of 2.0 - 5.5 mm.

Taxonomy
Taracus contains the following species, per World Catalog of Opiliones. Of the 14 described species (as of 2023), almost all are found in the United States.


 * Taracus aspenae Shear, 2018 (USA: Oregon)
 * Taracus audisioae Shear, 2016 (USA: California)
 * Taracus birsteini Ljovuschkin, 1971 (Russia: Primorsky Krai)
 * Taracus carmanah Shear, 2016 (Canada: British Colombia)
 * Taracus fluvipileus Shear, 2016 (USA: California)
 * Taracus gertschi Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942 (USA: Idaho, Oregon, etc; Canada: Alberta, British Colombia)
 * Taracus marchingtoni Shear & Warfel, 2016 (USA: Oregon)
 * Taracus packardi Simon, 1879 (USA: Colorado, New Mexico)
 * Taracus pallipes Banks, 1894 (USA: Washington, Oregon, California)
 * Taracus silvestrii Roewer, 1930 (USA: Oregon)
 * Taracus spesavius Shear, 2016 (USA: Nevada)
 * Taracus taylori Shear, 2016 (USA: Nevada)
 * Taracus timpanogos Shear, 2016 (USA: Utah)
 * Taracus ubicki Shear, 2016 (USA: California)

Elsewhere (as of 2023): For Taracus spinosus Banks, 1894 and its synonym Taracus malkini Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 see Oskoron spinosus (Banks, 1894). For Taracus nigripes Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943 see as synonym of Taracus packardi Simon, 1879.