Mastigoproctus

Mastigoproctus
Mastigoproctus baracoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Thelyphonida
Family:	Thelyphonidae
Genus:	Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894

Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the rain 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]

• Mastigoproctus abeli Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
• Mastigoproctus ayalai Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
• Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
• Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
• Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
• Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – Mexico, United States
• Mastigoproctus liochirus Pocock, 1900 – Guatemala
• Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus nara Valerio, 1981 – Costa Rica
• Mastigoproctus pelegrini Armas, 2000 – Cuba
• Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
• Mastigoproctus tantalus Roewer, 1954 – El Salvador
• Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000 – Hong Kong

References

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.

External links

• Data related to Mastigoproctus at Wikispecies