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Amblypygi (amblypygids, whip spiders)
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Amblypygid. Body length
about 22 mm. [image N. Larsen ©] |
Seventeen genera and 136 species worldwide, with four genera
and seven species native to southern Africa. Found mainly in the tropics and
subtropics, occurring under rocks, in crevices and under bark (Harvey 2003).
Genera native to southern Africa
All these genera are in the family Phrynichidae.
Information from Harvey (2003).
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Damon An African genus
of 10
species, four of which are native to southern Africa. |
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Phrynichodamon One species,
Phrynichodamon scullyi, which is native to South Africa (Northern Cape)
and Namibia. |
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Euphrynichus Two species with one,
Euphrynichus bacillifer, native to southern Africa. Its overall
distribution includes Zimbabwe, Malawi, DRC, Angola, Tanzania, Kenya and
Madagascar. |
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Xerophrynus One species,
Xerophrynus machadoi, which is native to Namibia and Angola. |
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Links
Publications
- Harvey MS. 2003. Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world.
CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
- Weygoldt P. 1998. Mating and spermatophore morphology in whip spiders (Phrynichodamon
scullyi [Purcell, 1901], Damon gracilis nov. spec., Damon
variegatus [Perty, 1834] and Euphrynichus bacillifer
[Gerstaecker, 1873]) (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Phrynichidae). Zoologischer
Anzeiger 236: 259-276.
- Weygoldt P. 1999. Revision of the genus Damon C.L. Koch, 1850
(Chelicerata: Amblypygi: Phrynichidae). Zoologica, Stuttgart 150: 1-45.
- Weygoldt P. 2000a. Whip spiders. Their biology, morphology and
systematics. Apollo Books, Stenstrup.
- Weygoldt P. 2000b. African whip spiders. Synopsis of the Amblypygi
reported from Africa (Arachnida). Memorie della Societé Entomologica
Italiana, Supplemento 78: 339-359.
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