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Mastigoproctus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Thelyphonida Family: Thelyphonidae Genus: Mastigoproctus
Pocock, 1894Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the rain forest regions of northern South America, these whip scorpions can reach a length of up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in) and can weigh over 30 grams (1.1 oz). Despite popular belief, they are not venomous as like all other whip scorpions, they do not possess venom glands.
The following species have been described:[1]
- Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
- Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
- Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
- Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – Mexico, United States
- Mastigoproctus liochirus Pocock, 1900 – Guatemala
- Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus nara Valerio, 1981 – Costa Rica
- Mastigoproctus pelegrini Armas, 2000 – Cuba
- Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
- Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
- Mastigoproctus tantalus Roewer, 1954 – El Salvador
- Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000 – Hong Kong
References
- ^ Mark S. Harvey (2003). "Order Uropygi". Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 59–100. ISBN 9780643068056. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I5JNqiORopUC&pg=PA65.
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