Thelyphonidae

Thelyphonidae[1] is the sole family in the Thelyphonida order of arachnids.[2]

Thelyphonidae
Temporal range: Aptian–Recent
Hypoctonus formosus from Myanmar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Thelyphonida
Family: Thelyphonidae
Lucas, 1835
Subfamilies

See text

Description

These arachnids can reach a length of 18–85 millimetres (0.71–3.35 in). The body consists of a cephalothorax coated with chitin and of an abdomen divided into 12 segments.

Genera

Most genera are currently placed in four recognised subfamilies:

Hypoctoninae

Auth.: Pocock, 1899

  • Etienneus Heurtault, 1984
  • Hypoctonus Thorell, 1888
  • Labochirus Pocock, 1894
  • Thelyphonellus Pocock, 1894
  • Ravilops Viquez & de Armas, 2005

Mastigoproctinae

Auth.: Speijer, 1933

Mastigoproctus colombianus
  • Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894
  • Mayacentrum Viquez & de Armas, 2006
  • Mimoscorpius Pocock, 1894
  • Uroproctus Pocock, 1894
  • Valeriophonus Viquez & de Armas, 2005

Thelyphoninae

Auth.: Lucas, 1835

Thelyphonus sp. (Malaysia)
  • Abaliella Strand, 1928
  • Chajnus Speijer, 1936
  • Ginosigma Speijer, 1936
  • Glyptogluteus Rowland, 1973
  • Minbosius Speijer, 1936
  • Tetrabalius Thorell, 1888
  • Thelyphonoides - monotypic Thelyphonoides panayensis Krehenwinkel, Curio, Tacud & Haupt, 2009
  • Thelyphonus Latreille, 1802
  • †Mesothelyphonus Cai and Huang, 2017 (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)

Typopeltinae

Auth.: Rowland & Cooke, 1973

Typopeltis sp.

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References
  1. Lucas H (1835) Sur une monographie du genre Thélyphone. Magasin de Zoologie vol. 5, Classe VIII.
  2. Biolib
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