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Nelima paessleri (Roewer 1910)
Harvestman
Family: Sclerosomatidae

Distribution of Nelima paessleri in British Columbia

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Introduction

This species is found in BC, Washington, Alberta, Alaska, Oregon, California and Montana and is found in numerous locations in BC (Bragg and Holmberg 2009). It is found in forested habitats in coastal and interior mountains (Bragg and Holmberg 2009), and overwinters in caves (and mines) in dense hibernating aggregations (Shaw and Davis 1999).

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted

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Species References

Bragg, Philip D. and Robert G. Holmberg. 2009. The Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) of British Columbia. Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 106: 29-37.

Shaw, Patrick and Martin Davis. 1999. Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island. Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C., 15–19 Feb. 1999.

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2023-03-23 1:06:34 PM]

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