Phrynichus scaber (Gervais, 1844)

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Phrynus scaber

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:095dda0e-77a5-4cbe-b7b8-3c10243dd000


Genus type of Myodalis Simon, 1936

Taxonomic references

Phrynus scaber Gervais:

Gervais, 1844: 3 original description
Butler, 1873c: 120, plate 7, fig. 2
Butler, 1879: 314

Phrynichus scaber (Gervais):

Simon, 1887b: 455 (as Phryniscus [sic] scaber)
Simon, 1893: 211 (as Phryniscus [sic] scaber)
Gravely, 1915b: 454
Mello-Leitão, 1931: 36 (as Phrynicus [sic] scaber)
Benoit, 1979: 458
Weygoldt, 1998c: 42–45, figs. 87, 98–102 (designating a neotype)
Bowler, Bullock, Cadbury, Gerlach and Hunter, 1999: 49
Weygoldt, 1999b: 49, 56–58, 60, 62, figs. 14–24
Weygoldt, 2000a: n/a, figs. 71, 192–197, 249–253, 292
Harvey, 2001b: 691
Harvey, 2003c: 18–19
Arabi, Judson, Deharveng, Lourenco, Cruaud and Hassanin, 2012: n/a, fig. 2a
Seiter and Hörweg, 2014: 50

Tarantula reniformis (Linnaeus):

Kraepelin, 1895: 10 (in part)
Lönnberg, 1898: 88–89 (in part)

Phrynichus reniformis (Linnaeus):

Kraepelin, 1899a: 237 (in part)

Tarantula scaber (Gervais):

Hirst, 1913: 34

Myodalis scabra (Gervais):

Simon in Fage and Simon, 1936: 298–299, figs. 2d–e
Fage, 1951: 11–12, fig. 2
Fage, 1954: 180, fig. 1
Lawrence, 1969b: 81, 86 (in part, see Phrynichus exophthalmus Whittick, 1940)

Phrynichus scaber scaber (Gervais):

Delle Cave and Simonetta, 1975: 150–15

Phrynichus cf. scaber (Gervais):

Messana, Chelazzi and Baccetti, 1985: 334

Distribution
Distribution table
Mauritius
Seychelles
Type locality: Mahé Island, Seychelles.

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Mahé -4.683333 55.483333
Type repository
  • Neotype Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France Female (neotype designated by Weygoldt, 1998c: 43) (MNHN 66)
Zoobank LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:0621EB6D-4C15-4613-AB4C-FAFF338A0E97

References

Arabi, J., Judson, M.L., Deharveng, L., Lourenco, W.R., Cruaud, C. & Hassanin, A. (2012). Nucleotide composition of CO1 sequences in Chelicerata (Arthropoda): detecting new mitogenomic rearrangements. Journal of Molecular Evolution 74: 81–95. -- Show included taxa

Benoit, P.L.G. (1979). Contributions à l'étude de la faune terrestre des îles granitiques de l'archipel des Séchelles. (Mission P.L.G. Benoit - J.J. van Mol 1972). Amblypygi et Scorpiones.. Revue de Zoologie Africaine 93: 458–460. -- Show included taxa

Bowler, J., Bullock, I., Cadbury, J., Gerlach, J. & Hunter, J. (1999). The ecology and conservation of the Aride island, Seychelles. Phelsuma 7: 37–55. -- Show included taxa

Butler, A.G. (1873c). A monographic revision of the genus Phrynus, with descriptions of four remarkable new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 12: 117–125. -- Show included taxa

Butler, A.G. (1879). Respecting a new distinction between the species of the genus Phrynus of authors. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 4: 313–316. -- Show included taxa

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

Fage, L. (1951). Pedipalpes (Amblypyges) récoltés en Angola par M. A. de Barros Machado. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, Publiçacões Culturais 13: 9–17. -- Show included taxa

Fage, L. (1954). Remarques sur la distribution géographique des Pédipalpes Amblypyges africains, accompagnées de la description d'une espèce nouvelle de Madagascar: Charinus madagascariensis, nov. sp.. Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, Sciences Zoologiques 1: 180–184. -- Show included taxa

Fage, L. & Simon, E. (1936). Mission Scientifique de l'Omo, Tome III. - Fascicule 30. Arachnida III. Pedipalpi, Scorpiones, Solifuga et Araneae (1re partie).. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 4: 293–340. -- Show included taxa

Gervais, P. (1844). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Aptères. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris 3. -- Show included taxa

Gravely, F.H. (1915b). A revision of the Oriental subfamilies of Tarantulidae (order Pedipalpi). Records of the Indian Museum 11: 433–455. -- Show included taxa

Harvey, M.S. (2001b). The Schizomida (Arachnida) of the Seychelle Islands. Invertebrate Taxonomy 15: 681–693. doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/IT01006 -- 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

Hirst, S. (1913). Second report on the Arachnida - The Scorpions, Pedipalpi and supplementary notes on the Opiliones and Pseudoscorpions. In: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, under the leadership of Mr J. Stanley Gardiner, M.A. (vol. 5(2)). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology (2) 16: 31–37. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1914.tb00122.x -- Show included taxa

Kraepelin, K. (1895). Revision der Tarantuliden Fabr.. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 13(3): 3–53. -- Show included taxa

Kraepelin, K. (1899a). Scorpiones und Pedipalpi. Tierreich 8: i–xviii, 1–265. -- Show included taxa

Lawrence, R.F. (1969b). A collection of African Amblypygi with keys to the subfamilies, genera and species of the Ethiopian fauna. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 80: 80–87. -- Show included taxa

Lönnberg, E. (1898). A revision of the Linnean type specimens of scorpions and pedipalps in the Zoological Museum of the Royal University at Upsala. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 1: 82–89. -- Show included taxa

Mello-Leitão, C. (1931). Pedipalpos do Brasil e algumas notas sobre a ordem. Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro 33: 8–72. -- Show included taxa

Messana, G., Chelazzi, L. & Baccetti, N. (1985). Biospeleology of Somalia. Mugdile and Showli Berdi Caves. Monitore Zoologico Italiano, n.s., Supplemento 20: 325–340. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03749444.1985.10736702 -- Show included taxa

Seiter, M. & Hörweg, C. (2014). The whip spider collection (Arachnida, Amblypygi) held in the Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 46: 47–53. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1887b). Arachnides recueillis à Obock en 1886 par M. le Dr L. Faurot. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 12: 452–455. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1893). Mission scientifique de M. Ch. Alluaud aux Iles Séchelles (Mars, Avril, Mai 1892). Arachnides. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 18: 204–211. -- 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. (1999b). Sperm transfer, spermatophore morphology, and female genitalia of three species of whip spiders: Charinus seychellarum Kraepelin, 1898, Damon medius (Herbst, 1797), and Phrynichus scaber (Gervais, 1844) (Chelicerata, Amblypygi). Zoologica, Stuttgart 150: 47–64. -- Show included taxa

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

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2024-04-17 Species updated Old value
2024-04-17 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 1998
2024-04-17 Taxonomic reference update Lawrence, 1969
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Fage, 1954
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Fage, 1951
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Fage and Simon, 1936
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Arabi, Judson, Deharveng, Lourenco, Cruaud and Hassanin, 2012
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 2000
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 1999
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Weygoldt, 1998
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update Butler, 1873
2024-03-18 Taxonomic reference update
2024-03-18 Species updated Old value