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Charon grayi

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Charon grayi
Charon grayi from Sulawesi on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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C. grayi
Binomial name
Charon grayi
(Gervais, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Phrynus grayi Gervais, 1842
  • Charon hoeveni Karsch, 1880
  • Charon beccarii Thorell, 1888
  • Charon papuanus Thorell, 1888
  • Charon subterraneus Thorell, 1888

Charon grayi, the giant whip-spider, is a species of whip spider found in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Palau. This whip-spider usually lives in caves.

References

  • Gervais, 1842 : Entomologie. L'Institut, Journal Universel des Sciences et des Sociétés Savantes en France et a l'Étranger, 1ere Section, vol. 10, p. 76.

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