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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Windscorpions (Solifugae) » Eremobatidae
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Solifugae from South Texas
Copyright © 2013 Melody Lytle

Solifugae from South Texas
near Encino, Brooks County, Texas, USA
April 4, 2013
Size: approx 1.5 in
I would appreciate any ID on this camel spider. Family would be great if genus and species are difficult in this little-known group.
appreciatively
Melody
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Contributed by Melody Lytle on 14 April, 2013 - 9:09am
Last updated 1 December, 2014 - 1:25pm

Eremorhax!
Note the massive build, short , stout legs. The only other large genus that approaches this size to my knowledge is Eremocosta, which looks more like a gigantic eremobates
… Marcus bullock, 12 June, 2015 - 4:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 April, 2013 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

Eremobatidae
The propeltidium (part of the head with the eyes) has the anterior edge as a straight line, not recurving toward the posterior (Ammotrechidae).
Not sure if the site is still available, you could try solpugid.com for more information.

My list shows three Texas genera: Eremobates (about 13 species), Eremocosta (2 species), Eremorhax (2 species). I'll see if I can find any keys.
… Kerry S. Matz, 14 April, 2013 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Apparently there is a key -
http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v34_n2/arac-34-2-299.pdf

Sadly, my invertebrate vocabulary is not up to speed so I was unable to key this one out. I appreciate your help.

Melody
… Melody Lytle, 14 April, 2013 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

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