Biology:Phrynichidae

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Short description: Family of whip scorpions

Phrynichidae
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Damon diadema
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynichidae
Eugène Simon, 1892

Phrynichidae is a family of arachnids.[1][2][3][4]

Distribution

The species of this family are found in Africa, South Asia and South America.

Genera

  • Damoninae Simon, in Fage & Simon 1936
    • Damon C. L. Koch, 1850
    • Musicodamon Fage, 1939
    • Phrynichodamon Weygoldt, 1996
  • Phrynichinae Simon, 1892
    • Euphrynichus Weygoldt, 1995
    • Phrynichus Karsch, 1879
    • Trichodamon Mello-Leitao, 1935
  • indefinite subfamily
    • Xerophrynus Weygoldt, 1996

References

  • Simon, 1892 : Arachnides. Etude sur les Arthropodes cavernicoles de île Luzon, Voyage de M. E. Simon aux îles Philippines (Mars et avril 1890), Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, vol. 61, p. 35–52.
  • Harvey, Mark S. 2003-01-01. Catalogue of the Smaller Arachnid Orders of the World: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. xi + 400. 0-643-06805-8.

Wikidata ☰ Q660680 entry