Mastigoproctus giganteus
Mastigoproctus giganteus or giant vinegarroon is a species of whip scorpion in the family Thelyphonidae.
This species grows up to 85 mm. It lives in the southern US and in Mexico. Mastigoproctus giganteus preys on various insects, worms and slugs.[2]
Subspecies
- Mastigoproctus giganteus giganteus (Lucas, 1835)
- Mastigoproctus giganteus scabrosus (Pocock, 1902) — Mexico
- Mastigoproctus giganteus mexicanus (Butler, 1872) — Mexico
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Carlos Viquez commented on an older version of Mastigoproctus giganteus:
Actually, the 3 subspecies are under a study to determinate if all 3 are already subspecies or need to categorize again to other category
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Carlos Viquez marked "Mastigoproctus giganteus" as trusted on the "Mastigoproctus giganteus (Lucas, 1835)" page.
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"Mastigoproctus giganteus." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 8 Feb 2013, 21:11 UTC. 9 Mar 2013 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mastigoproctus_giganteus&oldid=542654100>.
