Phrynus
| Phrynus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Family: | Phrynidae |
| Genus: | Phrynus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynus Lamark, 1801 | |
Phrynus is a genus of Amblypygi found in tropical and subtropical regions, mostly in the new world.[1]
Appearance
Like other species of Amblypygi, Phrynus species are dorso-ventrally flattened arachnids with elongate, antenniform front legs used to navigate their environment and communicate with conspecifics.[2] Individuals capture prey using raptorial pedipalps. Phrynus species vary in size, from the small Phrynus marginemaculatus to the larger Phrynus longipes. At least one species of Phrynus is territorial and cannibalistic (Phrynus longipes).[3]
List of species
- Phrynus alejandroi Armas & Teruel, 2010
- Phrynus araya Colmenares Garcia & Villarreal Manzanilla 2008
- Phrynus asperatipes Wood, 1863
- Phrynus barbadensis (Pocock, 1894)
- Phrynus cozumel Armas, 1995
- Phrynus damonidaensis Quintero, 1981
- Phrynus decoratus Teruel & Armas, 2005
- Phrynus eucharis Armas & Perez Gonzalez, 2001
- Phrynus fuscimanus Koch, 1847
- Phrynus garridoi Armas, 1994
- Phrynus gervaisii (Pocock, 1894)
- Phrynus goesii Thorell, 1889
- Phrynus hispaniolae Armas & Perez Gonzalez, 2001
- Phrynus hoffmannae Armas & Gadar, 2004
- Phrynus kennidae Armas & Perez Gonzalez, 2001
- Phrynus levii Quintero, 1981
- Phrynus longipes (Pocock, 1894)
- Phrynus maesi Armas, 1995
- Phrynus marginemaculatus Koch, 1841
- Phrynus noeli Armas & Perez, 1994
- Phrynus operculatus Pocock, 1902
- Phrynus palenque Armas, 1995
- Phrynus panche Armas & Angarita Arias 2008
- Phrynus parvulus Pocock, 1902
- Phrynus pinarensis Franganillo, 1930
- Phrynus pinero Armas & Avila Calvo, 2000
- Phrynus pseudoparvulus Armas & Viquez, 2001
- Phrynus pulchripes (Pocock, 1894)
- Phrynus santarensis (Pocock, 1894)
- Phrynus tessellatus (Pocock, 1894)
- Phrynus viridescens Franganillo, 1931
- Phrynus whitei Gervais, 1842
- †Phrynus fossilis Keferstein, 1834
- †Phrynus mexicana Poinar & Brown, 2004
- †Phrynus resinae (Schawaller, 1979)
Original publication
- Lamarck, 1801 : Système des Animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Paris, p. 1-432.
External links
- "Phrynus Lamarck, 1801". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- "Phrynus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
See also
References
- ↑ Diomedes Quintero, Jr. (1981). "The amblypygid genus Phrynus in the Americas (Amblypygi, Phrynidae)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology 9: 117–166.
- ↑ Chapin, KJ; Hebets, EA (2016). "Behavioral ecology of amblypygids". Journal of Arachnology 44 (1): 1–14.
- ↑ 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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