Mastigoproctus

Mastigoproctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Thelyphonida
Family:	Thelyphonidae
Subfamily:	Mastigoproctinae
Genus:	Mastigoproctus; Pocock, 1894

Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the tropical forest regions of northern South America, these whip scorpions can reach a length of up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in) and can weigh over 30 grams (1.1 oz). Despite popular belief, they are not venomous as, like all other whip scorpions, they do not possess venom glands.

Species[]

The following species have been described:^[1] ^[2]

Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
(C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – Mexico, United States
(Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
Armas, 2000 – Cuba
Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
(Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
Lazell, 2000 – Hong Kong
Barrales-Alcalá, 2018 – Mexico, United States

Including: Since transferred to

Roewer, 1954 – El Salvador

Since treated as junior synonym of

Pocock, 1900 – Guatemala

Since transferred to

Valerio, 1981 – Costa Rica

References[]

^ Mark S. Harvey (2003). "Order Uropygi". Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 59–100. ISBN 978-0-643-06805-6.
^ Barrales-Alcalá, Diego; Francke, Oscar F. (2018-02-05). "Systematic revision of the giant vinegaroons of the Mastigoproctus giganteus complex (Thelyphonida, Thelyphonidae) of North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (418): 2–51. doi:10.1206/0003-0090-418.1.1. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

External links[]

Media related to Mastigoproctus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Mastigoproctus at Wikispecies

[1] Mark S. Harvey (2003). "Order Uropygi". Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 59–100. ISBN 978-0-643-06805-6.

[2] Barrales-Alcalá, Diego; Francke, Oscar F. (2018-02-05). "Systematic revision of the giant vinegaroons of the Mastigoproctus giganteus complex (Thelyphonida, Thelyphonidae) of North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (418): 2–51. doi:10.1206/0003-0090-418.1.1. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

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