Eremobates

This article is about the arachnid genus. For the noctuid moth genus, see Tabomeeres.

Eremobates
Eremobates sp.male from Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Eremobatidae
Subfamily: Eremobatinae
Genus: Eremobates
Banks, 1900
Type species
Eremobates cinerascens
(C.L. Koch, 1842)
Species

97, see text

Eremobates is a genus of arachnids of the order Solifugae.[1] About 2 inches long, these fast-moving arachnids have the largest jaw size to body ratio of any animal.[citation needed] They are not venomous, but have a remarkably powerful bite. Often hunting at night, they have poor eyesight and navigate mostly by use of a pair of pedipalps.

They are solitary creatures, coming together only to mate, the male using his pedipalps to transfer seminal fluid to the female, which buries between 50 and 200 eggs in the ground. The female stays with the young until they are mature enough to hunt and defend themselves, feeding and caring for them.

Species of the genus Eremobates are generally found in the western United States, and at northern end into southwestern Canada, and south into Mexico.

Species

As of January 2023, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following ninety-seven species:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Genus Eremobates Banks 1900". The Arachnid Order Solifugae. Archived from the original on 2015-06-25.
  2. ^ "Eremobates Banks, 1900". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

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