External Morphology of Pyza taurica Gruber, 1979 (Arachnida: Opiliones)

The harvestmen species Pyza taurica Gruber, 1979 (Opilionida, Nemastomatidae) is endemic to Anatolia. In this study, external morphology of P. taurica was investigated in detail by using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Cuticular structures and sense organs on the segments of legs, pedipalps, chelicerae, and the dorsal integument of male specimens of P. taurica are investigated and depicted, in particular, characters of taxonomic and systematic importance. Such studies are needed especially for understanding the functional anatomy and morphology of opilionids