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 .
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 <small>Shear, 2018</small> (USA: Oregon)
- Taracus audisioae <small>Shear, 2016</small> (USA: California)
- Taracus birsteini <small>Ljovuschkin, 1971</small> (Russia: Primorsky Krai)
- Taracus carmanah <small>Shear, 2016</small> (Canada: British Columbia)
- Taracus fluvipileus <small>Shear, 2016</small> (USA: California)
- Taracus gertschi <small>Goodnight & Goodnight, 1942</small> (USA: Idaho, Oregon, etc; Canada: Alberta, British Columbia)
- Taracus marchingtoni <small>Shear & Warfel, 2016</small> (USA: Oregon)
- Taracus packardi <small>Simon, 1879</small> (USA: Colorado, New Mexico)
- Taracus pallipes <small>Banks, 1894</small> (USA: Washington, Oregon, California)
- Taracus silvestrii <small>Roewer, 1930</small> (USA: Oregon)
- Taracus spesavius <small>Shear, 2016</small> (USA: Nevada)
- Taracus taylori <small>Shear, 2016</small> (USA: Nevada)
- Taracus timpanogos <small>Shear, 2016</small> (USA: Utah)
- Taracus ubicki <small>Shear, 2016</small> (USA: California)
Elsewhere (as of 2023): For Taracus spinosus <small>Banks, 1894</small> and its synonym Taracus malkini <small>Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945</small> see Oskoron spinosus <small>(Banks, 1894)</small>. For Taracus nigripes <small>Goodnight & Goodnight, 1943</small> see as synonym of Taracus packardi <small>Simon, 1879</small>.
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