Hubbardiidae is a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
arachnid
Arachnida () is a class of joint-legged invertebrate animals (arthropods), in the subphylum Chelicerata. Arachnida includes, among others, spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, camel spiders, whip spiders and vinegaroon ...
s, superficially resembling spiders. It is the larger of the two extant families of the
order,
Schizomida
Schizomida (common name shorttailed whipscorpion) is an order of arachnids, generally less than in length.
The order is not yet widely studied. About 300 species of schizomids have been described worldwide, most belonging to the Hubbardiidae fa ...
, and is divided into two
subfamilies
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
. The family is based on the description published by
Orator F. Cook in 1899, and was previously named as Schizomidae.
[''Australian Faunal Directory'' (Harvey 2002)] The American Arachnological Society assigns the common name hubbardiid shorttailed whipscorpion to members of this family
The subfamily of Megaschizominae contains only one genus endemic to
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...
, while the rest belong to the subfamily Hubbardiinae. Seven of these genera are found in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
(of which five are endemic): ''
Draculoides'', ''
Julattenius'', ''
Notozomus'', ''
Attenuizomus'' and ''
Brignolizomus''.
Five genera are found in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, three of which are endemic (''
Pacal'', ''
Mayazomus'' and ''
Sotanostenochrus'').
[Montaño Moreno & Francke 2009:33; Harvey 2003:112–123]
Genera
, the World Schizomida Catalog accepts the following seventy-six genera:
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Adisomus''
Cokendolpher & Reddell, 2000
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Afrozomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Ambulantactus''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2019
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Anepsiozomus''
Harvey, 2001
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Antillostenochrus''
Armas & Teruel, 2002
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Apozomus''
Harvey, 1992
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Artacarus''
Cook, 1899
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Attenuizomus''
Harvey, 2000
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Baalrog''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2019
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Bamazomus''
Harvey, 1992
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Belicenochrus''
Armas & Víquez, 2010
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Brignolizomus''
Harvey, 2000
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Bucinozomus''
Armas & Rehfeldt, 2015
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Burmezomus''
Bastawade, 2004
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Calima''
Moreno-González & Villarreal, 2012
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Cangozomus''
Pinto-da-Rocha, Andrade, R. & Moreno-González, 2016
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Caribezomus''
Armas, 2011
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Clavizomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Cokendolpherius''
Armas, 2002
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Colombiazomus''
Armas & Delgado-Santa, 2012
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Cubacanthozomus''
Teruel, 2007
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Cubazomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Draculoides''
Harvey, 1992
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Dumitrescoella''
Teruel, 2017
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Enigmazomus''
Harvey, 2006
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Gravelyzomus''
Kulkarni, 2012
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Guanazomus''
Teruel & Armas, 2002
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Hansenochrus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Harveyus''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2019
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Heterocubazomus''
Teruel, 2007
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Heteroschizomus''
Rowland, 1973
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Hubbardia
''Hubbardia'' is a genus in the grass family that is endemic to India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and th ...
''
Cook, 1899
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Javazomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Julattenius''
Harvey, 1992
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Kenyazomus''
Armas, 2014
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Lawrencezomus''
Armas, 2014
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Luisarmasius''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Mahezomus''
Harvey, 2001
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Mayazomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Megaschizomus''
Lawrence, 1969
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Naderiore''
Pinto-da-Rocha, Andrade, R. & Moreno-González, 2016
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Nahual
In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual (pronounced a'wal is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into their tonal animal counterpart. Nagualism is tied to the belief one can access power and spiritual insight by connecting with the ...
''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2019
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Neozomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Notozomus''
Harvey, 1992
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Oculozomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Olmecazomus''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2017
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Orientzomus''
Cokendolpher & Tsurusaki, 1994
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Ovozomus''
Harvey, 2001
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Pacal''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Paradraculoides''
Harvey, Berry, Edward & Humphreys, 2008
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Piaroa
The Piaroa people, known among themselves as the ''Huottüja'' or ''De'aruhua'', are a pre-Columbian South American indigenous ethnic group of the middle Orinoco Basin in present-day Colombia and Venezuela, living in an area larger than Belgium, ...
''
Villarreal, Giupponi & Tourinho, 2008
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Reddellzomus''
Armas, 2002
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Rowlandius''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Schizomus''
Cook, 1899
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Schizophyxia''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2019
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Secozomus''
Harvey, 2001
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Siguanesiotes''
Teruel, 2018
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Sotanostenochrus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1991
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Stenochrus''
Chamberlin, 1922
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Stenoschizomus''
González-Sponga, 1997
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Stewartpeckius''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Surazomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Tayos''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Trithyreus''
Kraepelin, 1899
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Troglocubazomus''
Teruel, 2003
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Troglostenochrus''
Monjaraz-Ruedas, Prendini & Francke, 2019
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Vinabayesius''
Teruel & Rodriguez-Cabrera, 2021
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Wayuuzomus''
Armas & Colmenares, 2006
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Zomus''
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
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Annazomus''
De Francesco Magnussen & Müller, 2022
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Calcoschizomus''
Pierce, 1951
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Cretaceozomus''
De Francesco Magnussen & Müller, 2022
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Groehnizomus''
De Francesco Magnussen & Müller, 2022
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Mesozomus''
Müller, Dunlop, Kotthoff, Hammel & Harms, 2019
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Muellerizomus''
De Francesco Magnussen & Müller, 2022
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Onychothelyphonus''
Pierce, 1950
Notes
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Arachnid families
Schizomida