Thelyphonidae
Thelyphonidae[1] is the sole family in the Thelyphonida order of arachnids.[2]
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Hypoctonus formosus from Myanmar | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Thelyphonida |
Family: | Thelyphonidae Lucas, 1835 |
Subfamilies | |
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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
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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)
Incertae sedis
- †Mesoproctus Dunlop, 1998 (Crato Formation, Aptian)
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References
- Lucas H (1835) Sur une monographie du genre Thélyphone. Magasin de Zoologie vol. 5, Classe VIII.
- Biolib
External links
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