Mastigoproctus

Mastigoproctus
Mastigoproctus baracoensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Clade:	Tetrapulmonata
Order:	Uropygi
Family:	Thelyphonidae
Subfamily:	Mastigoproctinae
Genus:	Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894
Type species
Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835)
Species
25, see text

Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the tropical forest regions of northern South America, these whip scorpions can reach a length of up to 9 centimetres (3.5 in) and can weigh over 30 grams (1.1 oz). Despite popular belief, they are not venomous as, like all other whip scorpions, they do not possess venom glands.

Species

As of October 2023^[update], the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following twenty-fives species:^[1]

• Mastigoproctus abeli Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
• Mastigoproctus annectens Werner, 1916 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus ayalai Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
• Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
• Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus cinteotl Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
• Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
• Mastigoproctus floridanus Lönnberg, 1897
• Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
• Mastigoproctus franckei Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
• Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – United States
• Mastigoproctus lacandonensis Ballesteros & Francke, 2006 – Mexico
• Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus mexicanus (Butler, 1872)
• Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
• Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
• Mastigoproctus santiago Teruel, 2010 – Cuba
• Mastigoproctus scabrosus Pocock, 1902
• Mastigoproctus tohono Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018
• Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000
• Mastigoproctus vandevenderi Barrales-Alcalá, Francke & Prendini, 2018 – Mexico
• Mastigoproctus xetame Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023
• Mastigoproctus yalchanchak Barrales-Alcalá & Francke, 2023

References

External links

• Media related to Mastigoproctus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Mastigoproctus at Wikispecies