Eremobates

Eremobates is a genus of arachnids of the order Solifugae.[1] About 2 inches long, this fast-moving arachnid has the largest jaw size to body ratio of any animal . It is not venomous, but has a remarkably powerful bite. Often hunting at night, it has poor eyesight and navigates mostly by use of a pair of pedipalps.

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

Eremobates
Eremobates sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Solifugae
Family: Eremobatidae
Subfamily: Eremobatinae
Genus: Eremobates
Banks, 1900

They are solitary creatures, coming together only to mate, the male using his pedipalps to transfer seminal fluid to the female, who 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 south-western Canada, and south into Mexico.

The genus Eremobates contains the following species:[1]

  • Eremobates actenidia Muma, 1989
  • Eremobates affinis (Kraepelin, 1899)
  • Eremobates ajoanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates angustus Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates arizonicus (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates ascopulatus Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates aztecus Pocock, 1902
  • Eremobates bajadae Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates bajaensis Muma, 1986
  • Eremobates bantai Brookhart, 1965
  • Eremobates becki Muma, 1986
  • Eremobates bixleri Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates californicus (Simon, 1879)
  • Eremobates chihuaensis Brookhart & Cushing, 2002[2]
  • Eremobates cinerascens (C. L. Koch, 1842)
  • Eremobates clarus Muma, 1989
  • Eremobates coahuilanus Muma, 1986
  • Eremobates constrictus (Putnam, 1882)
  • Eremobates corpink Brookhart & Cushing, 2004
  • Eremobates cruzi Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates ctenidiellus Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates dentilis Brookhart & Muma, 1981
  • Eremobates dilatatus (Putnam, 1882)
  • Eremobates docolora Brookhart & Muma, 1981
  • Eremobates durangonus Roewer, 1934
  • Eremobates fagei (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates formicarius (C. L. Koch, 1842)
  • Eremobates gerbae Brookhart & Cushing, 2002[2]
  • Eremobates girardi (Putnam, 1883)
  • Eremobates gracilidens Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates guenini (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates hessei (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates hodai Muma, 1989
  • Eremobates hystrix (Mello-Leitao, 1942)
  • Eremobates icenogelei Brookhart & Cushing, 2004
  • Eremobates inyoanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates kastoni Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates kiseri Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates kraepelini Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates lapazi Muma, 1986
  • Eremobates leechi Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates legalis Harvey, 2002
  • Eremobates lentiginosus (Kraepelin, 1899)
  • Eremobates marathoni Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates mormonus (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates nanus Muma, 1962
  • Eremobates nivis Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates nodularis Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates norrisi Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates otavonae Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates pallidus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates pallipes (Say, 1823)
  • Eremobates palpisetulosus Fichter, 1941
  • Eremobates papillatus Muma, 1970
  • Eremobates pimanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates polhemusi Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates purpusi (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates putnami (Banks, 1898)
  • Eremobates pyriflora Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates scaber (Kraepelin, 1899)
  • Eremobates scopulatellus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates scopulatus Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates similis Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates simoni Muma, 1970
  • Eremobates socal Brookhart & Cushing, 2004
  • Eremobates spissus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates suspectus Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates tejonus Chamberlin, 1925
  • Eremobates texanus Muma & Brookhart, 1988
  • Eremobates titschacki (Roewer, 1934)
  • Eremobates tuberculatus (Kraepelin, 1899)
  • Eremobates vallis Muma, 1989
  • Eremobates vicinus Muma, 1963
  • Eremobates villosus Muma, 1951
  • Eremobates williamsi Muma & Brookhart, 1951
  • Eremobates woodruffi Brookhart & Muma, 1988
  • Eremobates zinni Muma, 1951

References
  1. "Genus Eremobates Banks 1900". The Arachnid Order Solifugae. Retrieved February 2011. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. Brookhart, Jack O.; Cushing, Paula E. (2002). "New Species of Eremobatidae (Arachnida, Solifugae) from North America". The Journal of Arachnology. 30 (1): 84–97. JSTOR 3706179. BHL page 53034257.
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