Typopeltis is an Asian genus of whip scorpions or 'vinegaroons' and currently the only member of subfamily Typopeltinae.
| Typopeltis | |
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| Typopeltis sp. (Museum of Wiesbaden) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Uropygi |
| Family: | Thelyphonidae |
| Subfamily: | Typopeltinae |
| Genus: | Typopeltis Pocock, 1894 |
| Type species | |
| Typopeltis crucifer Pocock, 1894
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13, see text | |
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Species edit
As of October 2022[update], the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following thirteen species:[1]
- Typopeltis cantonensis Speijer, 1936 – China
- Typopeltis crucifer Pocock, 1894 – Japan, Taiwan
- Typopeltis dalyi Pocock, 1900 – Thailand
- Typopeltis guangxiensis Haupt & Song, 1996 – China
- Typopeltis harmandi Kraepelin, 1900 – Vietnam
- Typopeltis kasnakowi Tarnani, 1900 – Thailand
- Typopeltis laurentianus Seraphim, Giupponi & Miranda, 2019 – Vietnam
- Typopeltis magnificus Haupt, 2004 – Laos
- Typopeltis niger (Tarnani, 1894) – China
- Typopeltis soidaoensis Haupt, 1996 – Thailand, Vietnam
- Typopeltis stimpsonii (Wood, 1862) – Japan
- Typopeltis tarnanii Pocock, 1902 – Thailand
- Typopeltis vanoorti (Speijer, 1936) – China
References edit
- ^ "Typopeltis Pocock, 1894". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
External Links & See Also edit
- List of Thelyphonidae species (includes fossil taxa)
Media related to Typopeltis at Wikimedia Commons
