Kraepelin 1899a : 243
Eremobates spinipalpis (Kraepelin 1899)
Kraepelin 1901 : 124
Eremorhax spinipalpis (Kraepelin 1899)
Muma 1970 : 8
Eremocosta spinipalpis (Kraepelin 1899)
Harvey 2002 : 451
Revision of the camel spider genus Eremocosta Roewer and a description of the female Eremocosta gigas Roewer (Arachnida, Solifugae)
Cushing, Paula E.
Channiago, Felix
Brookhart, Jack O.
Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-29
4402
3
443
466
4DSW
Roewer
1934
[151,294,1844,1870]
Arachnida
Eremobatidae
Eremocosta
GBIF
Animalia
Solifugae
15
458
Arthropoda
genus
Datames spinipalpis Kraepelin 1899a: 243–244. Eremobates spinipalpis(Kraepelin 1899): Kraepelin 1901: 124. Eremorhax spinipalpis(Kraepelin 1899): Muma 1970: 8. Eremocosta spinipalpis(Kraepelin 1899): Harvey 2002: 451.
Typematerial. Female holotypefrom Santa Rosalio, Lower California, México, coll. S. Diguet, Number 33–97 inMuséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Type not examined. Male unknown.
Diagnosis. Muma (1970)distinguishes E. spinipalpisfrom the related E. striatusby the lack of markings on the legs and palpi and the “curved lateral margins of the median caudal opercular notch.”
Measurements.From Muma (1970). TL 30; CL 10.2; CH5.0; PL 31; PT 3.0; PMT 14.2; LI 18; LIV 30; PPL 4.6.
Distribution. Known from typeonly. MÉXICO: Baja CaliforniaSur. Biome: Sonoran Desert.
Discussion.Since Kraepelin (1899a)described the female only, the placement of this species is speculative as the presence of the male VDC is a critical criterion in determining this genus. The female genital operculum figured by Muma (1970)closely resembles that of Eremocosta striata. Its typelocality on the southern Baja Peninsula would seem to separate it from E. striatabut until further specimens are examined, the placement will remain in Eremocosta. Kraepelin (1899a)described the palp as having spines “with width equal to height,” hence the name. Eremocosta formidabilisfemale also has some short, robust palpal setae that might be interpreted as spines. Muma’s (1987) Eremocostakey does not include E. spinipalpisbut his unpublished manuscript (in library of JOB) does.
1836936174
[151,953,151,176]
Santa Rosalio
16
459
2
California
holotype
1836936176
S. Diguet
Mexico
Mexico
16
459
1
holotype