Stenochrus portoricensis

Stenochrus portoricensis is a species of short-tailed whipscorpion in the family Hubbardiidae.[1][2][3] They are mostly found in North and Central America, but their parthenogenetic lifestyle allows them to live in other parts of the world in temperate climates.[4][5][6]They are able to thrive in different parts of the world, especially in caves, forests, fallen logs, and abandoned nests of termites.[7]

Stenochrus portoricensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Schizomida
Family:	Hubbardiidae
Genus:	Stenochrus
Species:	S. portoricensis
Binomial name
Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922

References

1. "Stenochrus portoricensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Stenochrus portoricensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Stenochrus portoricensis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Szymkowiak, Pawel, et al. “First Record of the Schizomid Stenochrus Portoricensis (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) in Poland, with DNA Barcode Data.” Türk Zooloji Dergisi = Turkish Journal of Zoology., vol. 37, no. 3, 2013, pp. 357–361., doi:10.3906/zoo-1210-9.
5. Prendini, Lorenzo, and Oscar F. Francke. “Systematics of the Short-Tailed Whipscorpion Genus Stenochrus Chamberlin, 1922 (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae), with Descriptions of Six New Genera and Five New Species.” Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History., no. 435, 2019, pp. 5–91.
6. Dias, Sidclay C., et al. “The Arachnid Order Schizomida in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest: a New Species of Rowlandius and New Records of Stenochrus Portoricensis (Schizomida : Hubbardiidae).” Zootaxa, no. 1850, 2008, pp. 53–60.
7. Lira, Afa. “First Record of Stenochrus Portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 (Arachnida: Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) for the Pernambuco State, Brazil.” Brazilian Journal of Biology = Revista Brasileira De Biologia., vol. 75, no. 3, 2015, pp. 766–767., doi:10.1590/1519-6984.21113.

Further reading

• Reddell, James R.; Cokendolpher, James C. (1995). Catalogue, bibliography, and generic revision of the order Schizomida (Arachnida) (PDF). Texas Memorial Museum Speleological Monographs. 4. Texas Memorial Museum.