Schizomida

Guides

• Hubbardia pentapeltis

  short-tailed whipscorpion

  Hubbardia pentapeltis is a species of short-tailed whipscorpion in the family 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 flagellum. The species is known from North America and has been documented in citizen science observations.

  arachnidwhipscorpionshort-tailed-whipscorpionNorth-American-faunaHubbardiidaeSchizomidacave-dwellingtroglophile

• Hubbardiidae

  hubbardiid shorttailed whipscorpion, hubbardiid short-tailed whipscorpion

  Hubbardiidae is the larger of the two extant families in the arachnid order Schizomida, comprising approximately 356 species in 69 genera. Members are superficially spider-like but distinguished by a short, segmented flagellum (tail-like structure) and divided into two subfamilies: Hubbardiinae and Megaschizominae. The family exhibits worldwide distribution with notable diversity in tropical and subtropical regions, including significant cave-adapted and subterranean faunas.

  Schizomidashort-tailed-whipscorpioncave-arachnidsubterraneantroglophileparthenogenesisconservationmining-impact