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Hadrobunus grandis is a species of harvestmen native to the southeastern United States (South Carolina, Georgia, Florida). H. grandis can be distinguished by its golden brown body and thin legs protruding from an oval-like build that is characteristic of the Hadrobunus genus.

Description
H. grandis is characterized by its light brown dorsal color and its relatively short legs compared to its body size. Because of the lack of definition between the cephalothorax and abdomen, H. grandis appears to have a singular oval shape. Its dorsal side is also covered with curved spines. In Notes on the Opiliones of the southeastern United States with descriptions of new species, males were described with an average length of 6mm. A darker brown stripe also runs along its back.

Females are longer than males with an 8mm average length. The cephalothorax is a slightly darker brown.

Taxonomy
Hadrobunus grandis was discovered on an expedition through Florida and the Georgia coast by Thomas Say from 1817-1818. It is described under the name Phalangium grandis.

One of the first instances of taxonomic confusion occurred after a series of journal articles by Clarence Weed on Harvestmen across the United States.

In 1900, the genus Hardrobunus was created by Nathan Banks for Phalangium grandis.