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

Phrynichus gaucheri Weygoldt, 1998

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Phrynichus gaucheri

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:e1d5b595-9763-4f6a-92a9-361864f05b1c

Taxonomic references

Myodalis jayakari (Pocock):

Whittick, 1941: 45–48, figs. 1–7 (misidentification, see also Phrynichus deflersi Simon, 1887 and Phrynichus jayakari Pocock, 1894)

Phrynichus jayakari Pocock:

Weygoldt, 1995a: n/a, fig. 12 (misidentification, in part)

Phrynichus gaucheri Weygoldt:

Weygoldt, 1998c: 9–10, figs. 12–15, 34
Harvey, 2003c: 16

Distribution
Distribution table
Saudi Arabia
Type locality: Khotib, Sadig Island, Farasan al Kabir Islands, Jīzān, Saudi Arabia.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Khotib 16.9 41.866666
Type repository
  • Holotype Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland Female
References

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. (1995a). The development of the phrynichid "hand": notes on allometric growth and introduction of the new generic name Euphrynichus (Arachnida, Amblypygi). Zoologischer Anzeiger 234: 75–84. -- 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

Whittick, R.J. (1941). Arachnida: Scorpiones, Pedipalpi and Solifugae. In: British Museum (Natural History) Expedition to South-West Arabia 1937-8 British Museum (Natural History), London 1(5): 43–49. -- Show included taxa

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Date Type Reference Old value
2024-04-17 Taxonomic reference update Whittick, 1941
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 1998
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 1995
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Whittick, 1941
2024-03-18 Species updated Old value