Genus: Phrynichus Karsch, 1879 | Family: Phrynichidae Simon, 1892 | Order: Amblypygi Thorell, 1883

Phrynichus brevispinatus Weygoldt, 1998

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Phrynichus brevispinatus

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:52d93392-9c82-4cdd-85eb-10965e8e7888

Taxonomic references

Phrynichus brevispinatus Weygoldt:

Weygoldt, 1998c: 17–18, figs. 35–38 original description
Weygoldt, 2000a: n/a, fig. 292
Weygoldt, 2000b: 343, 346
Harvey, 2003c: 15

Not Phrynichus scaber longespina (Simon):

Delle Cave and Simonetta, 1975: 151–153, fig. 3 (misidentification)

Distribution
Distribution table
Eritrea
Somalia
Type locality: Janale (as Genale), Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Janale 1.8 44.7
Type repository
  • Holotype Museo Zoologico 'La Specola', Università di Firenze (MZUF), Florence, Italy Male (MZUF Coll. 127)
References

Delle Cave, L. & Simonetta, A.M. (1975). Taxonomic notes on the Amblypygi (Arachnida Chelicerata) from Ethiopia and Somalia. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, n.s., Supplemento 6: 141–166. -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. (2003c). Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. -- Show included taxa

Weygoldt, P. (1998c). Revision of the species of Phrynichus Karsch, 1879 and Euphrynichus Weygoldt, 1995 (Chelicerata, Amblypygi). Zoologica, Stuttgart 147: 1–65. -- Show included taxa

Weygoldt, P. (2000a). Whip spiders (Chelicerata: Amblypygi). Their biology, morphology and systematics. Apollo Books, Stenstrup. -- Show included taxa

Weygoldt, P. (2000b). African whip spiders. Synopsis of the Amblypygi reported from Africa (Arachnida). Memorie della Societé Entomologica Italiana, Supplemento 78: 339–359. -- Show included taxa

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2024-05-16 Species updated Old value
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2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 2000
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 1998
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2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Delle Cave and Simonetta, 1975
2024-03-18 Species updated Old value