DESCRIPTION OF MALE PHRYNUS ASPERATIPES (AMBLYPYGI, PHRYNIDAE) FROM BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

The first known male of the whip spider Phrynus asperatipes (Wood) is described from two oases and other regions of Baja California Sur, México. It differs from the females as follows: males have the carapace (6.5–7.9 mm) and abdomen (11.0–12.4 mm) smaller than females. Also on an average, the femor...

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Published in:The Journal of arachnology 2005-09, Vol.33 (3), p.862-865
Main Authors: Jimenez, Maria-Luisa, Llinas-Gutierrez, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Baja California
Biology
Female animals
Femur
Genitalia
Identification and classification
Legs
Mexico
Phenetics
Phrynus
Physiological aspects
Short Communications
Spiders
Tarsus
taxonomy
Tibia
Whip spiders
Whips
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Summary:The first known male of the whip spider Phrynus asperatipes (Wood) is described from two oases and other regions of Baja California Sur, México. It differs from the females as follows: males have the carapace (6.5–7.9 mm) and abdomen (11.0–12.4 mm) smaller than females. Also on an average, the femora (2.3 mm) and tibiae (7.2 mm) of the antenniform legs are shorter than in females.
ISSN:0161-8202
1937-2396
DOI:10.1636/H03-42.1