Paraphrynus carolynae is a species of tailless whip scorpion from Mexico and the southwestern United States.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Family: | Phrynidae |
| Genus: | Paraphrynus |
| Species: | P. carolynae
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraphrynus carolynae de Armas (2012)[1]
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Description
edit13–20 mm in length, reddish-brown overall, with a darkened carapace.[1]
Range
editUnited States: southern Arizona and southeastern California[1]
Habitat
editRocky areas, especially with fragmented vertical faces.[2]
Ecology
editLike all tailless whip scorpions, this species is largely nocturnal and feeds on smaller arthropods it feels with its antenniform legs.[2]
Etymology
editThe specific epithet carolynae was chosen to honor the arachnologist Carolyn L. Mullinex.[1]
Taxonomy
editPopulations from the Mexican state of Sonora and the U.S. state of Arizona were previously referred to as Paraphrynus mexicanus, but de Armas (2012) assigned the name Paraphrynus carolynae based on morphological differences.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f de Armas, Luis F. (2012-12-31). "Nueva Especie de Paraphrynus, Moreno, 1940 (Amblypygi: Phrynidae) de México y El Suroeste de los EE.UU. de América" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 21: 27–32. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Species Paraphrynus carolynae - Tail-less Whip Scorpion - BugGuide.Net". BugGuide. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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