Phrynus and Paraphrynus Sexual dimorphismus

[Banshee05]

hello!
as i wrote in the title above, i like to know what are the Sexual dimorphismus on Phrynus and Paraphrynus. i have papers to see it when i prepare the opisthogeminate organs, are there some other signals to see in subadults age, or different size adult species, etc. maybe someone can help me.

take care

[Banshee05]

hello!
can noone help me with ID the sex by subadult para- phrynus.
are their any marks on males which are visible just with the eyes, etc.

[Goliath]

Hi Michael,

Everytime I have ever had to sex paraphrynus, I always check the first three ventral abdominal segments. What they look like will depend on the species but in sub-adults there should be an obvious difference.

Thanks,
mike

[Banshee05]

hello Mike!
that's also i thing i never thought about it :) hehe,
yes if i check the genital furrow outside in adult species i must see differences, maybe i cannot say first what is female and what is male, but i can seperate them. thank you. {D

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Hi Michael.

This may help You a bit: paper by Armas (http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/RIA_1/R01-005-039.pdf)

[Banshee05]

Hi,
ok thank you, i will try to translate them ;)

btw: can anyone help me with papers on Paraphrynus spp. and special Paraphrynus cubensis. i need a key for paras in cuba, their should be just 3 species, ... maybe someone has any old papers.

i am also searching on that two papers:

Revision of the Species of Phrynichus Karsch, 1879 and Euphrynichus Weygoldt, 1995 (Chelicerata, Amblypygi)

and

Revision of Paraphrynus Moreno (Amblypygida: Phrynidae) for North America and the Antilles

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Michael!

If You have some time and the eager to write derectly to the arachnologists who research Cuban arachnids, that just go here: http://www.sea-entomologia.org/
You can find some excellent stuff there indeed.
Good luck1

[M.F.Bagaturov]

And here is the Cuban arachnid checklist: http://www.ecosis.cu/cenbio/biodiversidadcuba/arachnida.pdf

[Banshee05]

this checklist and everything what google pulls out, i have already ;)
i just wanted to know, if someone has this special paper at home, i won't buy it {D

but thank you for your effort!!