Mastigoproctus

<i>Mastigoproctus</i>

Mastigoproctus

Genus of whip scorpions

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.

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Species

As of October 2023, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following twenty-fives species:[1]

  • Mastigoproctus abeli Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
  • Mastigoproctus annectens Werner, 1916 – Brazil
  • Mastigoproctus ayalai Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
  • Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
  • Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
  • Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
  • Mastigoproctus cinteotl Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
  • Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
  • Mastigoproctus floridanus Lönnberg, 1897
  • Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
  • Mastigoproctus franckei Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
  • Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – United States
  • Mastigoproctus lacandonensis Ballesteros & Francke, 2006 – Mexico
  • Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
  • Mastigoproctus mexicanus (Butler, 1872)
  • Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
  • Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
  • Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
  • Mastigoproctus santiago Teruel, 2010 – Cuba
  • Mastigoproctus scabrosus Pocock, 1902
  • Mastigoproctus tohono Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018
  • Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000
  • Mastigoproctus vandevenderi Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
  • Mastigoproctus xetame Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
  • Mastigoproctus yalchanchak Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023

References

  1. [1]
    "Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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