Phrynidae

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Phrynidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent
Paraphrynus sp. with her young - Belize.jpg
Paraphrynus spp. with her young in Belize
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynidae
Thorell, 1883

Phrynidae is a family of amblypygid arachnida arthropods also known as whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions. Phrynidae species are found in tropical and subtropical regions in North and South America. Some species are subterranean; all are nocturnal.[1] At least some species of Phrynidae hold territories that they defend from other individuals.[2]

Taxonomy[]

The following genera are recognised:[3]

Phrynidae Blanchard, 1852
  • Acanthophrynus Kraepelin, 1899 (1 species)
  • † Dunlop & Martill, 2002 (1 species; Cretaceous)
  • † Petrunkevich, 1971 (1 species; Miocene)
  • Heterophrynus Pocock, 1894 (14 species)
  • Paraphrynus Moreno, 1940 (18 species)
  • Phrynus Lamarck, 1801 (28 species, Oligocene - Recent)

References[]

  1. ^ Chapin, KJ; Hebets, EA (2016). "Behavioral ecology of amblypygids". Journal of Arachnology. 44 (1): 1–14.
  2. ^ Chapin KJ; Hill-Lindsay S (2015). "Territoriality evidenced by asymmetric intruder-holder motivation in an amblypygid". Behavioural Processes. 122: 110–115.
  3. ^ Mark S. Harvey (2003). "Order Amblypygi". Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 3–58. ISBN 978-0-643-06805-6.

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