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Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera . Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones) nor true spiders (order Araneae ).
Galeodes arabs is one of the larger species of camel spider and can reach a length of about 15 centimetres (5.9 in). They have large, powerful jaws, reaching one-third of their body length. They are nocturnal. They can reach a speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).
Xenotrecha is a monotypic genus of ammotrechid camel spiders.The first description of this species was of a female specimen, collected by and named after Georg Hübner, and examined by Karl Kraepelin in 1899. [1]
Rhagodessa is a genus of rhagodid camel spiders, first described by Carl Friedrich Roewer in 1933. [1] Species
Solpuga is a genus of solpugid camel spiders, first described by Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein in 1796. [1] Species
Gylippus is a genus of gylippid camel spiders, first described by Eugène Simon in 1879. [1] Species
This Carboniferous camel spider was discovered in the Mazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois. [1] [2] An illustration of Protosolpuga. References. Paleontology portal;
Gluviopsis is a genus of daesiid camel spiders, first described by Karl Kraepelin in 1899. [1] Species