01294nas a2200145 4500008004100000245011200041210006900153300001200222490000900234520068500243100002100928700002500949700001500974856015900989 2016 eng d00aTwo new species of whip spider (Amblypygi): an epigean and a cave dwelling Charinus Simon, 1892 from Belize0 aTwo new species of whip spider Amblypygi an epigean and a cave d a545-5590 v40983 a

Central America is rich in whip spider species, mainly of the genera Phrynus and Paraphrynus (Phrynidae), but also in- cludes few registers of Charinus (Charinidae) with no description of taxa. In this paper two new species of Charinus from Belize are described and illustrated (Charinus belizensis sp. nov. and Charinus reddelli sp. nov.) being the first species named from Central America. New records of Charinus victori Armas, 2010 from Puerto Rico, a comparative table listing the differential characters of the Caribbean and Central American species, and a distributional map of those species are also provided.

1 aMiranda, Gustavo1 aGiupponi, Alessandro1 aWizen, Gil uhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/299827928_Two_new_species_of_whip_spider_Amblypygi_an_epigean_and_a_cave_dwelling_Charinus_Simon_1892_from_Belize