Mastigoproctus

Mastigoproctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Thelyphonida
Family:	Thelyphonidae
Genus:	Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894

Mastigoproctus is a genus of whip scorpions. Native to the rain 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.

The following species have been described:^[1]

Mastigoproctus abeli Villarreal & Giupponi, 2009 – Venezuela
Mastigoproctus ayalai Viquez & Armas, 2007 – Venezuela
Mastigoproctus baracoensis Franganillo, 1931 – Cuba
Mastigoproctus brasilianus (C. L. Koch, 1843) – Brazil
Mastigoproctus butleri Pocock, 1894 – Brazil
Mastigoproctus colombianus Mello-Leitão, 1940 – Colombia
Mastigoproctus formidabilis Hirst, 1912 – Venezuela
Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) – Mexico, United States
Mastigoproctus liochirus Pocock, 1900 – Guatemala
Mastigoproctus maximus (Tarnani, 1889) – Brazil
Mastigoproctus minensis Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
Mastigoproctus nara Valerio, 1981 – Costa Rica
Mastigoproctus pelegrini Armas, 2000 – Cuba
Mastigoproctus perditus Mello-Leitão, 1931 – Brazil
Mastigoproctus proscorpio (Latreille, 1806) – Dominican Republic, Haiti, Martinique
Mastigoproctus tantalus Roewer, 1954 – El Salvador
Mastigoproctus transoceanicus Lazell, 2000 – Hong Kong

References

^ Mark S. Harvey (2003). "Order Uropygi". Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 59–100. ISBN 9780643068056. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I5JNqiORopUC&pg=PA65.