Hubbardia pentapeltis

Cook, 1899

short-tailed whipscorpion

Hubbardia pentapeltis is a of short-tailed whipscorpion in the Hubbardiidae, first described by Cook in 1899. It belongs to the order Schizomida, a small group of arachnids characterized by their compact bodies and reduced . The species is known from North America and has been documented in citizen science observations.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Hubbardia pentapeltis: /həˈbɑːrdiə ˌpɛntəˈpɛltɪs/

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Distribution

North America

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Taxonomic Note

The specific epithet 'pentapeltis' refers to the five-shielded (or five-plated) structure, likely describing a diagnostic feature of the opisthosoma. The is the type species of the Hubbardia.

Etymology

The name Hubbardia honors Henry Guernsey Hubbard (1850–1899), an American entomologist and naturalist who worked extensively on cave fauna and arachnids.