Genus: Phrynus Lamarck, 1801 | Family: Phrynidae Blanchard, 1852 | Order: Amblypygi Thorell, 1883

Phrynus abstrusus Cazzinga & Prendini, 2026

SPECIES |   ACCEPTED

Original combination: Phrynus abstrusus

LSID urn:lsid:wac.nmbe.ch:name:4f9b0930-071e-4476-bf03-d21a63013d7e

Taxonomic references

Phrynus abstrusus Cazzinga & Prendini:

Cazzaniga and Prendini, 2026: 7-13, Figs 3-9, Fig. 1, Map original description

Distribution
Distribution table

Realm: North America

US Texas
Type locality: Terrell County: Sanderson Canyon, 0.4 mi. NW turnoff to 5 Mile Road on US 90 to Dryden

Coordinates

Locality Lat Lon
1 Rock crevices 30.066667 -102.35
Type repository
  • Holotype American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA ♀ (no registration number)
  • Paratype American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 8 juveniles (AMCC [LP 20764; LP 20775; LP 20721)
References

Cazzaniga, N. & Prendini, L. (2026). Phrynus abstrusus, a New Troglophilous Whip Spider (Amblypygi: Phrynidae) from Southern Texas. American Museum Novitates 4050: 1-16. -- Show included taxa

Logs
Date Type Reference Old value
2026-08-21 New taxonomic reference entry Cazzaniga and Prendini, 2026
2026-08-21 Species updated Old value
2026-08-21 New species inserted