''Jorottui'' is a genus of

amblypygi Amblypygi is an order of arachnids also known as whip-spiders or tailless whip-scorpions, not to be confused with whip-scorpions or vinegaroons that belong to the related order Thelyphonida. The name "amblypygid" means "blunt tail", a referen ...

d containing a single species, ''Jorottui ipuanai''. It is endemic to

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, being first collected from caves in the Upper Camarones river basin. It is one of two genera within the family

Paracharontidae Paracharontidae is an arachnid family within the order Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions). Paracharontidae and the extinct Weygoldtinidae from the Carboniferous form the suborder Paleoamblypygi, the sister group to the remaining Amblypygi. The ...

, the other being '' Paracharon'' from

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. ''J. ipuanai'' is troglobitic, living only in caves and lacking eyes. Like ''Paracharon'', the

pedipalp Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the secondary pair of forward appendages among Chelicerata, chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders. The pedipalps are lateral to ...

s of ''Jorottui'' fold vertically upwards, rather than horizontally in front of the body. It was described in 2023.

References

Taxa described in 2023 Amblypygi Arachnids of South America Monotypic arachnid genera {{Arachnid-stub