The whip spider family Charinidae Quintero, 1986 is the most speciose and widely
distributed in the arachnid order Amblypygi Thorell, 1883. It comprises three genera and 95 …

In many engineering fields surface topography is of crucial importance solving problems of
friction and other problems of tribology. A review of mathematical approaches for description …

The present contribution addresses the phylogeny and biogeography of the pantropical
whip spider family Charinidae Quintero, 1986, the most species-rich in the arachnid order …

Numerous studies have focussed on the mechanisms of entry of pesticides into insect body
parts such as oral intake, penetration through the integument of the body wall, and …

The presence of dermal glands is a synapomorphy in the freshwater mites—the large
branch of the hyporder Parasitengonina. Dermal glands of the mite Limnesia maculata (OF …

Artificial bio-nanocoatings, primarily composed of proteins, offer a broad range of
applications across various fields thanks to their unique properties. Proteins, as major …

Many organisms secrete structural materials from their bodies to enhance protection,
foraging or signalling. The function of such secretion products can be further extended by …

Certain arachnids exhibit complex coatings of their exoskeleton, consisting of globular
structures with complex surface features. This, so-called, cerotegument is formed by a multi …

Abstract Whip spiders (Amblypygi Thorell, 1883) are easily distinguished from their spider
relatives (Araneae Clerck, 1757) by their raptorial pedipalps, the second pair of …

The whip spider (Amblypygi) genus Paraphrynus Moreno, 1940 is distributed from the
southern USA to the Greater Antilles and northern South America. Mexico is the diversity …