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Ravilops

Ravilops is a genus of thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Víquez and Armas in 2005. Both species are endemic to the Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

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Ravilops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Uropygi
Family: Thelyphonidae
Genus: Ravilops
Víquez & Armas, 2005
Type species
Ravilops wetherbeei
(Armas, 2002)
Species

2, see text

Ravilops is a genus of thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Víquez and Armas in 2005.1 Both species are endemic to the Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.

Species

As of October 2022, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following two species:2

  • Ravilops kovariki Teruel, 2017 – Dominican Republic
  • Ravilops wetherbeei (Armas, 2002) – Dominican Republic
References

References

  1. Viquez, Carlos; Armas, Luis F. (2005). "Dos neuvos géneros de vinagrillos de Centroamérica y las Antillas (Arachnida: Thelyphonida)". Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa. 37: 95–98.
  2. "Ravilops Víquez and Armas, 2005". World Uropygi Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.