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''Phrynus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of whip spider
Amblypygi is an ancient order of arachnid chelicerate arthropods also known as African cave-dwelling spiders, whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions (not to be confused with whip scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelypho ...
s found in tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and subtropical regions, mostly in the new world.
Appearance
Like other species of the orderAmblypygi
Amblypygi is an ancient order of arachnid chelicerate arthropods also known as African cave-dwelling spiders, whip spiders and tailless whip scorpions (not to be confused with whip scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelyph ...
, species of the genus ''Phrynus'' are dorso-ventrally flattened arachnids with elongate, antenniform front legs used to navigate their environment and communicate with conspecifics. Individuals capture prey using raptorial pedipalps. ''Phrynus'' species vary in size, from the small '' Phrynus marginemaculatus'' to the larger ''Phrynus longipes
''Phrynus longipes'' is a species of amblypygid (whip spider) often found in the Caribbean. They are also found in other warm climate areas such as the forests of Central America. Within this region, however, ''Phrynus longipes'' lives in an arr ...
''. At least one species of ''Phrynus'' is territorial and cannibalistic (''Phrynus longipes
''Phrynus longipes'' is a species of amblypygid (whip spider) often found in the Caribbean. They are also found in other warm climate areas such as the forests of Central America. Within this region, however, ''Phrynus longipes'' lives in an arr ...
''). ''Phrynus'' is a New World genus, found from the southern United States to northern South America; the sole exception is '' Phrynus exsul'' from Indonesia.
List of species
*'' Phrynus alejandroi'' Armas & Teruel, 2010 *'' Phrynus araya'' Colmenares Garcia & Villarreal Manzanilla 2008 *'' Phrynus asperatipes'' Wood, 1863 *'' Phrynus barbadensis'' (Pocock, 1894) *''Phrynus calypso
''Phrynus'' is a genus of whip spiders found in tropical and subtropical regions, mostly in the new world.
Appearance
Like other species of the order Amblypygi, species of the genus ''Phrynus'' are dorso-ventrally flattened arachnids with elon ...
'' Joya, 2017
*'' Phrynus cozumel'' Armas, 1995
*'' Phrynus damonidaensis'' Quintero, 1981
*'' Phrynus decoratus'' Teruel & Armas, 2005
*'' Phrynus eucharis'' Armas & Perez Gonzalez, 2001
*'' Phrynus exsul'' Harvey 2002
*'' Phrynus fuscimanus'' Koch, 1847
*'' Phrynus garridoi'' Armas, 1994
*'' Phrynus gervaisii'' (Pocock, 1894)
*'' Phrynus goesii'' Thorell, 1889
*'' Phrynus hispaniolae'' Armas & Perez Gonzalez, 2001
*'' Phrynus hoffmannae'' Armas & Gadar, 2004
*'' Phrynus kennidae'' Armas & Perez Gonzalez, 2001
*'' Phrynus levii'' Quintero, 1981
*''Phrynus longipes
''Phrynus longipes'' is a species of amblypygid (whip spider) often found in the Caribbean. They are also found in other warm climate areas such as the forests of Central America. Within this region, however, ''Phrynus longipes'' lives in an arr ...
'' (Pocock, 1894)
*'' Phrynus maesi'' Armas, 1996
*'' Phrynus marginemaculatus'' Koch, 1841
*'' Phrynus noeli'' Armas & Perez, 1994
*'' Phrynus operculatus'' Pocock, 1902
*'' Phrynus palenque'' Armas, 1995
*'' Phrynus panche'' Armas & Angarita Arias 2008
*'' Phrynus parvulus'' Pocock, 1902
*'' Phrynus pinarensis'' Franganillo, 1930
*'' Phrynus pinero'' Armas & Avila Calvo, 2000
*'' Phrynus pseudoparvulus'' Armas & Viquez, 2001
*'' Phrynus pulchripes'' (Pocock, 1894)
*'' Phrynus santarensis'' (Pocock, 1894)
*'' Phrynus similis'' Armas, Viquez & Trujillo, 2013
*'' Phrynus tessellatus'' (Pocock, 1894)
*'' Phrynus viridescens'' Franganillo, 1931
*'' Phrynus whitei'' Gervais, 1842
*''† Phrynus fossilis'' Keferstein, 1834
*''† Phrynus mexicana'' Poinar & Brown, 2004
*''† Phrynus resinae'' (Schawaller, 1979)
Original publication
*Lamarck, 1801 : Système des Animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Paris, .References
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