Paraphrynus carolynae

Paraphrynus carolynae is a species of tailless whip scorpion from Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Paraphrynus carolynae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynidae
Genus: Paraphrynus
Species:
P. carolynae
Binomial name
Paraphrynus carolynae
de Armas (2012)[1]

Description

13–20 mm in length, reddish-brown overall, with a darkened carapace.[1]

Range

United States: southern Arizona and southeastern California[1]

Mexico: Sonora, Michoacán, and Morelos[1]

Habitat

Rocky areas, especially with fragmented vertical faces.[2]

Ecology

Like all tailless whip scorpions, this species is largely nocturnal and feeds on smaller arthropods it feels with its antenniform legs.[2]

Etymology

The specific epithet carolynae was chosen to honor the arachnologist Carolyn L. Mullinex.[1]

Taxonomy

Populations from the Mexican state of Sonora and the U.S. state of Arizona were previously referred to as Paraphrynus mexicanus, but de Armas (2012) assigned the name Paraphrynus carolynae based on morphological differences.[1]

References
  1. de Armas, Luis F. (2012-12-31). "Nueva Especie de Paraphrynus, Moreno, 1940 (Amblypygi: Phrynidae) de México y El Suroeste de los EE.UU. de América" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 21: 27–32. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. "Species Paraphrynus carolynae - Tail-less Whip Scorpion - BugGuide.Net". BugGuide. Retrieved 23 August 2019.


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