Paracharontidae
Family of whip scorpions
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Paracharontidae is an arachnid family within the order Amblypygi (tailless whip scorpions).[2] Paracharontidae and the extinct Weygoldtinidae from the Carboniferous form the suborder Paleoamblypygi, one of the two suborders within Amblypygi.[3] The family contains two genera: Paracharon, containing the single species Paracharon caecus from Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, and Jorottui, with the single species Jorottui ipuanai from Colombia in northern South America.[4][5] Paracharonopsis from the Eocene (Ypresian) aged Cambay amber of India was initially assigned to this family,[6] but this was later questioned, and it has since been reassigned to Euamblypygi.[7][5] Both living species are troglobites, having no eyes; P. caecus lives in termite nests while J. ipuanai inhabits caves.[4][3]
| Paracharontidae | |
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| Paracharon caecus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Suborder: | Paleoamblypygi |
| Family: | Paracharontidae Weygoldt, 1996[1] |
| Genera | |