Paraphrynus Mexicanus
''Paraphrynus'' is a genus of whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions (order Amblypygi), of the family Phrynidae. It is distributed from the southwestern United States to Central America, including several Caribbean islands. Most species are endemic to Mexico. The genus was first described as ''Hemiphrynus'' by Reginald Innes Pocock, Reginald Pocock in 1902. Since there was already a beetle genus named ''Hemiphrynus'', A. Moreno renamed the genus ''Paraphrynus'' in 1940. The genus was revised by Carolyn Mullinex in 1975. Description The pedipalp tibia has nine or ten (rarely more) dorsal spines. Between the two longest spines are two shorter ones. This pattern of spines distinguishes ''Paraphrynus'' from the closely related genus ''Phrynus'', which has only one spine between the two longest spines. Taxonomy This genus can be told apart from ''Phrynus'' by observing the patella of the pedipalp, which in ''Phrynus'' has one small spine between the two largest, whi ...
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