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Arthropods
Tailless Whip Spider
Phrynus operculatus
Authorship: Pocock
Records
These interesting spiders were found near IMRS HQ in pit-fall traps.
Sources
[Lenhart (UTEP), J.D.Johnson (UTEP), Riveroll (UTEP), Maldonado et al., 2006]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
SubphylumChelicerata (Scorpions and spiders)
ClassArachnida
OrderAMBLYPYGI (Whip Spiders)
FamilyPHRYNIDAE (Whip Spider Family)
GenusPhrynus
Speciesoperculatus