Etienneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Uropygi
Family: Thelyphonidae
Genus: Etienneus
Heurtault, 1984
Species:
E. africanus
Binomial name
Etienneus africanus
(Hentschel, 1899)

Etienneus is a monotypic genus of Thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Jacqueline Heurtault in 1984.[1] Its single species, Etienneus africanus is distributed in West Africa.[2] It is the only uropygid found in Africa.[3]

References

  1. Heurtault, Jacqueline (1984). "Identité d'Hypoctonus africanus Hentschel et d'Hypoctonus clarki Cooke et Shadab (Arachnides, Uropyges)" (PDF). Revue Arachnologique. 5: 115–123.
  2. "Etienneus Heurtault, 1984". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. Harvey, M.S. (2003c). Catalogue of the smaller arachnid orders of the world: Amblypygi, Uropygi, Schizomida, Palpigradi, Ricinulei and Solifugae.
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