The Arachnid Order Solifugae

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PHYLOGENY/TAXONOMY

Phylogeny of the Solifugae
Keys to FamiliesFamily Ammotrechidae
 
AMMOTRECHINAE
  Ammotrecha
  Ammotrechella
  Ammotrechesta
  Ammotrechinus
  Ammotrechona
  Ammotrechula
  Antillotrecha
  Campostrecha
  Dasycleobis
  Neocleobis
  Pseudocleobis
MORTOLINAE
  Mortola
NOTHOPUGINAE
  Nothopuga
OLTACOLINAE
  Oltacola
SARONOMINAE
  Branchia
  Chinchippus
  Inessa
  Procleobis
  Saronomus
INCERTAE SEDIS
  Chileotrecha
  Eutrecha
  Xenotrecha
  Happlodontus

Family Ceromidae
Family Daesiidae
Family Eremobatidae
Family Galeodidae
Family Gylippidae
Family Hexisopodidae
Family Karschiidae
Family Melanoblossidae
Family Mummuciidae
Family RhagodidaeFamily Solpugidae
 Catalog of the Solifugae

Genus Branchia Muma 1951

 


 

The genus Branchia Muma 1951, whose members occur in the southwestern United States and Mexico, includes three species:
 


 

 

 

 


Flagellum of male Branchia potens Muma                                         ©Warren E. Savary, 2003

 

Males of the genus are easily recognized by the cleaver-shaped flagellum.

 

Branchia angustus Muma 1951
Branchia brevis Muma 1951
Branchia potens Muma 1951

   
   

 



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