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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Windscorpions (Solifugae) » Eremobatidae » Eremobatinae » Eremobates

Genus Eremobates

Classification · Pronunciation · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Internet References
Pseudo Scorp? - Eremobates HOLOTYPE: Habitus, ventral - Eremobates corpink - male HOLOTYPE: Ectal Chelicera - Eremobates corpink - male PARATYPE: Mesal Chelicera - Eremobates bixleri - male PARATYPE: Habitus Dorsal - Eremobates ajoanus - female PARATYPE: Habitus Ventral - Eremobates norrisi - female Habitus Dorsal - Eremobates pallipes - female Habitus Ventral - Eremobates pallipes - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Solifugae (Windscorpions)
Family Eremobatidae
Subfamily Eremobatinae
Genus Eremobates
Pronunciation
air-ee-moe-BAY-teez
Explanation of Names
erem, -i, -o (G). A lonely place; bat, =es (G) One that walks or haunts (From Mike Quinn's Texas Entomology website.
Size
Most specimens are around 20-30 mm as adults.
Identification
The subfamily Eremobatinae have a single, flat claw on the tarsus of the first leg; of the genus Eremobates have a straight fixed finger on the chelicerae
Internet References
Key to the species of Eremobates
Contributed by Kari J McWest on 6 July, 2008 - 9:49am
Additional contributions by Chris Grinter
Last updated 5 March, 2013 - 1:01pm

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