Title
A new troglomorphic whip spider of the genus Charinus from the Sultanate of Oman (Amblypygi: Charinidae)
Source of Publication
Fauna of Arabia
Abstract
Charinus omanensis n. sp. is described from the Al Fallah - Al Hota cave system in the Jebel Akhdar in northern Oman. It is a troglomorphic species with reduced eyes and in most characters is very similar to Charinus stygochthobius from Socotra. However, the different tibia IV articulation, the possession of lateral eye vestiges, and the different genitalia, particularly in the male, suggest that both species evolved their nearly identical troglomorphic appearance by convergent evolution.
Document Type
Article
First Page
129
Last Page
134
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Recommended Citation
Delle Cave, Laura; Gardner, Andrew S.; and Weygoldt, Peter, "A new troglomorphic whip spider of the genus Charinus from the Sultanate of Oman (Amblypygi: Charinidae)" (2009). Scopus Indexed Articles. 2285.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/scopus-indexed-articles/2285