Phrynichus orientalis is a species of whip spider native to Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[1][2]

Phrynichus orientalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Amblypygi
Family: Phrynichidae
Genus: Phrynichus
Species:
P. orientalis
Binomial name
Phrynichus orientalis
Weygoldt, 1998

Unusually for species in the order Amblypygi, the antenniform legs of females are longer than those of males. However, the sexual dimorphism of the pedipalps is more typical of amblypygids, with males having longer pedipalps than females.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Weygoldt, Peter (2009-12-01). "Courtship and mating in the whip spider Phrynichus orientalis Weygoldt, 1998 (Chelicerata: Amblypygi)". Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology. 248 (3): 177–181. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2009.09.001. ISSN 0044-5231.
  2. ^ "Phrynichus orientalis Weygoldt, 1998". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ McArthur, Iain W.; de Miranda, Gustavo Silva; Seiter, Michael; Chapin, Kenneth James (2018-03-01). "Global patterns of sexual dimorphism in Amblypygi". Zoologischer Anzeiger. In honor of Peter Weygoldt. 273: 56–64. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2018.02.005. ISSN 0044-5231.