Afrozomus machadoi

Afrozomus bramstokeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Schizomida
Family: Hubbardiidae
Genus: Afrozomus
Species: A. machadoi
Binomial name
Afrozomus machadoi
Reddell & Cokendolpher, 1995
Synonyms[1]

Schizomus machodoi Lawrence, 1958

Afrozomus machadoi is a species of arachnid, belonging to the family Hubbardiidae in the order Schizomida ("shorttailed whipscorpions"). It is the only identified species in the genus Afrozomus.[2][3]

Distribution

The species can be found throughout Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lawrence, Reginald Fredrick (1958). Whipscorpions (Uropygi) from Angola, the Belgian Congo and Mossambique. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola, Serviços Culturais. pp. 69–79.
  2. "Afrozomus machadoi". Catalogue of Life. ITIS. Species 2000.
  3. "Afrozomus machadoi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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