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Valeriophonus

Valeriophonus is a monotypic genus of Thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Víquez and Armas in 2005. Its single species, Valeriophonus nara is distributed in Costa Rica.

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Jun 18, 2026
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Length
99 w
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Source
Valeriophonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Uropygi
Family: Thelyphonidae
Genus: Valeriophonus
Víquez & Armas, 2005
Species:
V. nara
Binomial name
Valeriophonus nara
(Valerio, 1981)

Valeriophonus is a monotypic genus of Thelyphonid whip scorpions, first described by Víquez and Armas in 2005.1 Its single species, Valeriophonus nara is distributed in Costa Rica.2

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References

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