Microwhip-scorpion
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Prokoenenia
microwhip scorpions
Prokoenenia is a genus of microwhip scorpions (order Palpigradi) in the family Prokoeneniidae, established by Carl Julius Bernhard Börner in 1901. The genus comprises six recognized species distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of North America, South America, and Southeast Asia. Members of this genus are among the smallest arachnids, inhabiting soil and leaf litter habitats. As with all palpigrades, they possess a characteristic whip-like flagellum on the first pair of walking legs.
Prokoenenia wheeleri
microscorpion, microwhip scorpion
Prokoenenia wheeleri is a species of microwhip scorpion (order Palpigradi) in the family Prokoeneniidae. These minute arachnids are among the smallest of all arachnids, typically measuring less than 3 mm in length. They inhabit moist, dark microhabitats and are rarely encountered due to their cryptic lifestyle and diminutive size. The species was described in 1901 and represents one of the few named species in this poorly studied arachnid order.