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Solpugidae

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Solpugidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Solpugidae
Leach, 1815

Solpugidae is a family of solifuges or sun spiders. Solpugidae have groups of papillae on their pedipalps or sensory organs. The papillae come out of sockets that are characterized with the function of mechanoreceptor, and contact chemoreceptors, which allows them to respond to stimuli such as touch and sound.[1]

Genera

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As of January 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following seventeen genera:[2]

References

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  1. ^ [Paula E. Cushing, Patrick Casto, Elizabeth D. Knowlton, Suzanne Royer, Damien Laudier, Douglas D. Gaffin, Lorenzo Prendini, and Jack O. Brookhart "Comparative Morphology and Functional Significance of Setae Called Papillae on the Pedipalps of Male Camel Spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae),"Annals of the Entomological Society of America 107(2), 510-520, (1 March 2014).]
  2. ^ "Solpugidae Leach, 1815". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  • Simon, 1879 : Essai d'une classification des Galéodes, remarques synonymiques et description d'espèces nouvelles ou mal connues. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, ser. 5, vol. 9, p. 93-154.