Jorottui

Jorottui
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Amblypygi
Family:	Paracharontidae
Genus:	Jorottui; Moreno-González et al, 2023
Species:	J. ipuanai
Binomial name
	Jorottui ipuanai; Moreno-González et al, 2023

Jorottui is a genus of amblypygid containing a single species, Jorottui ipuanai. It is endemic to Colombia, being first collected from caves in the Upper Camarones river basin. It is one of two genera within the family Paracharontidae, the other being Paracharon from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. J. ipuanai is troglobitic, living only in caves and lacking eyes. Like Paracharon, the pedipalps of Jorottui fold vertically upwards, rather than horizontally in front of the body. It was described in 2023.¹

References

Moreno-González, Jairo A.; Gutierrez-Estrada, Miguel; Prendini, Lorenzo (28 June 2023). "Systematic Revision of the Whip Spider Family Paracharontidae (Arachnida: Amblypygi) with Description of a New Troglobitic Genus and Species from Colombia" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (4000): 1–36. doi:10.1206/4000.1. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 259275494.

[1] Moreno-González, Jairo A.; Gutierrez-Estrada, Miguel; Prendini, Lorenzo (28 June 2023). "Systematic Revision of the Whip Spider Family Paracharontidae (Arachnida: Amblypygi) with Description of a New Troglobitic Genus and Species from Colombia" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (4000): 1–36. doi:10.1206/4000.1. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 259275494.

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