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Taxonomy
Phrynus whitei Gervais, 1842
Nomenclature
Species:
Phrynus whitei Gervais, 1842
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Entomologie [NOT SEEN]
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
ambypygids
Language:
English
Country check:
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Media
SUMMARY
There are variation of specimens sizes. It is possible to find small, medium and big specimens. They can have 11-29 mm long bodies, legs 35 to 71 mm and pedipalpi 20 to 43 mm. This is a polymorphic species that can vary in color and size and this can be confusing if we want to identify it. The general coloration is black gray or brown reddish, the best characteristic for recognizing is that they have two light marks, close to the lateral eyes, on the sides of prosoma. Dorsal tibial spine V shorter than III, and II longer than VI. Also distal displacement is present in dorsal spines of tibia of pedipalpi.