Short-tailed-whipscorpion

Guides

• Hubbardia belkini

  Belkin's Short-tailed Whipscorpion

  Hubbardia belkini is a species of short-tailed whipscorpion in the family Hubbardiidae. It is one of several species in the genus Hubbardia, which is endemic to the southwestern United States and Mexico. The species was described in 1957 and is known from limited collection records. Short-tailed whipscorpions are small, cryptic arachnids that inhabit moist microhabitats in arid and semi-arid regions.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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