Thelyphonus sepiaris
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| Thelyphonus sepiaris | |
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| From Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Uropygi |
| Family: | Thelyphonidae |
| Genus: | Thelyphonus |
| Species: | T. sepiaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelyphonus sepiaris (Butler, 1873) | |
Thelyphonus sepiaris is a species of whip scorpion or vinegaroons found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Thelyphonus sepiaris specimens exhibit a black or blackish-brown deep coloration with reddish brown coloration with reddish brown undersides. It features distinct ocular ridges along its carapace margin and exhibits specific anatomical characteristics on its pedipalp, including teeth on the trochanter and femur. Notably, the first abdominal sternum has a pronounced posterior border. T. sepiaris has tibial spines on its second, third, and fourth leg pairs and a telson with 27 hairy segments.[3]
