Phrynidae

Phrynidae

Phrynidae

Family of whip scorpions

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]

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Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised:[3]

Phrynidae Blanchard, 1852

References

  1. [1]
    Chapin, KJ; Hebets, EA (2016). "Behavioral ecology of amblypygids". Journal of Arachnology. 44 (1): 1–14.
  2. [2]
    Chapin KJ; Hill-Lindsay S (2015). "Territoriality evidenced by asymmetric intruder-holder motivation in an amblypygid". Behavioural Processes. 122: 110–115.
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    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.
  4. [4]
    Dunlop, Jason A.; Mrugalla, Boris (2015). "Redescription of the Chiapas amber whip spider Electrophrynus mirus (Amblypygi)". The Journal of Arachnology. 43 (2): 220–223. ISSN 0161-8202.
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