Typopeltis

Typopeltis
Typopeltis sp. (Museum of Wiesbaden)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Uropygi
Family:	Thelyphonidae
Subfamily:	Typopeltinae
Genus:	Typopeltis Pocock, 1894
Type species
Typopeltis crucifer Pocock, 1894
Species
13, see text
Synonyms
Gipopeltis Speijer, 1934 Teltus Speijer, 1936

Typopeltis is an Asian genus of whip scorpions or 'vinegaroons' and currently the only member of subfamily Typopeltinae.

Species

As of October 2022, the World Uropygi Catalog accepts the following thirteen species:

• Typopeltis cantonensis Speijer, 1936 – China
• Typopeltis crucifer Pocock, 1894 – Japan, Taiwan
• Typopeltis dalyi Pocock, 1900 – Thailand
• Typopeltis guangxiensis Haupt & Song, 1996 – China
• Typopeltis harmandi Kraepelin, 1900 – Vietnam
• Typopeltis kasnakowi Tarnani, 1900 – Thailand
• Typopeltis laurentianus Seraphim, Giupponi & Miranda, 2019 – Vietnam
• Typopeltis magnificus Haupt, 2004 – Laos
• Typopeltis niger (Tarnani, 1894) – China
• Typopeltis soidaoensis Haupt, 1996 – Thailand, Vietnam
• Typopeltis stimpsonii (Wood, 1862) – Japan
• Typopeltis tarnanii Pocock, 1902 – Thailand
• Typopeltis vanoorti (Speijer, 1936) – China

External Links & See Also

• List of Thelyphonidae species (includes fossil taxa)
• Media related to Typopeltis at Wikimedia Commons