Othoes (arachnid)

Othoes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Solifugae
Family:	Galeodidae
Genus:	Othoes Hirst, 1911
Type species
Othoes floweri Hirst, 1911
Species
5, see text

Othoes is a genus of Galeodid camel spiders, first described by Arthur Hirst in 1911.[1]

Species

As of February 2023^[update], the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following five species:[2]

• Othoes floweri Hirst, 1911 — Sudan
• Othoes hirsti Lawrence, 1954 — Saudi Arabia
• Othoes rimmonensis Panouse, Levy & Shulov, 1967 — Israel
• Othoes saharae Panouse, 1960 — Algeria, Mauritania
• Othoes vittatus Hirst, 1912 — Israel

References

1. Hirst, Arthur (1911). "Scorpions and Solifugae collected by Captain S.S. Flower in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (8): 217–222. doi:10.1080/00222931108692928.
2. "Othoes Hirst, 1911". World Solifugae Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.