Vempironiella is a monotypic genus of mummuciid camel spiders, first described by Ricardo Botero-Trujillo in 2016.[1] Its single species, Vempironiella aguilari is distributed in Peru.[2]

Vempironiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Mummuciidae
Genus: Vempironiella
Botero-Trujillo, 2016
Species:
V. aguilari
Binomial name
Vempironiella aguilari
Botero-Trujillo, 2016

References

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  1. ^ Botero-Trujillo, R. (2016). "The smallest known solifuge: Vempironiella aguilari, new genus and species of sun-spider (Solifugae: Mummuciidae) from the coastal desert of Peru". Journal of Arachnology. 44 (2): 218–226. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-16-012.
  2. ^ "Vempironiella Botero-Trujillo, 2016". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2023.