Species
Phrynus ceylonicus C.L. Koch, 1843: 35-36, fig. 776; C.L. Koch, 1850: 80 (as Phrynus ceylanicus [sic]); Butler, 1873c: 119; Moritz and Fischer, 1980: 138.
Phrynichus ceylonicus (C.L. Koch): Karsch, 1879c: 548 (as Phrynichus ceylanicus [sic]); Gravely, 1915b: 449-450, fig. 14; Buxton, 1917: 3 (as Phrynicus [sic] ceylonicus); Mello-Leitão, 1931: 36 (as Phrynicus [sic] ceylonicus); Werner, 1935a: 472, fig. 179; Cloudsley-Thompson, 1968: 156, 157, 158; Weygoldt, 1998c: 19-22, figs 1-2, 39-44, 61; Weygoldt, 1999c: figs 30-33; Weygoldt, 2000a: figs 70, 199, 203, 247-248, 292; Weygoldt, 2000b: fig. 10; Weygoldt, 2002e: 242-243; Harvey, 2003c: 15-16; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2004: 186-187.
Tarantula reniformis (Linnaeus): Kraepelin, 1895: 10 (in part).
Phrynichus reniformis (Linnaeus): Lönnberg, 1898: 88-89 (in part); Kraepelin, 1899a: 223 (in part).
Phrynichus pusillus var. gracillibrachiatus Gravely, 1911c: 140 (synonymised by Weygoldt, 1998c: 22).
Phrynichus ceylonicus var. gracillibrachiatus Gravely: Gravely, 1915b: 450-452; Gravely, 1915c: 527.
Phrynichus ceylonicus ceylonicus (C.L. Koch): Gravely, 1915c: 526, fig. 28.
Phrynichus ceylonicus gracilibrachiatus Gravely: Mello-Leitão, 1931: 36 (as Phrynicus [sic] ceylonicus gracilibrachiatus [sic]).
Phrynichus cf. ceylonicus (C.L. Koch): Weygoldt, 1995a: 77-78, figs 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15; Weygoldt, 1995b: 6-7, unnumbered fig.; Weygoldt and Hoffmann, 1995: 5-7, figs 5-10, 21-24, 30.
Phrynus ceylonicus: Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).
Phrynichus pusillus var. gracillibrachiatus: Sri Lanka.
Phrynus ceylonicus C.L. Koch, 1843 Phrynichus pusillus var. gracillibrachiatus Gravely, 1911
Latitude: 8°N
Longitude: 81°E
Coordinates based upon: Sri Lanka (IMPRECISE)
Amblypygi Thorell 1883
Order
Euamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
Suborder
Phrynoidea Blanchard 1852
Superfamily
Phrynichidae Simon, 1892
Family
Phrynichinae Simon 1892
Subfamily
Phrynichus Karsch, 1879
Genus
Phrynichus ceylonicus (C.L. Koch, 1843)
Species
Phrynus ceylonicus C.L. Koch, 1843: 35-36, fig. 776; C.L. Koch, 1850: 80 (as Phrynus ceylanicus [sic]); Butler, 1873c: 119; Moritz and Fischer, 1980: 138.
Phrynichus ceylonicus (C.L. Koch): Karsch, 1879c: 548 (as Phrynichus ceylanicus [sic]); Gravely, 1915b: 449-450, fig. 14; Buxton, 1917: 3 (as Phrynicus [sic] ceylonicus); Mello-Leitão, 1931: 36 (as Phrynicus [sic] ceylonicus); Werner, 1935a: 472, fig. 179; Cloudsley-Thompson, 1968: 156, 157, 158; Weygoldt, 1998c: 19-22, figs 1-2, 39-44, 61; Weygoldt, 1999c: figs 30-33; Weygoldt, 2000a: figs 70, 199, 203, 247-248, 292; Weygoldt, 2000b: fig. 10; Weygoldt, 2002e: 242-243; Harvey, 2003c: 15-16; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, 2004: 186-187.
Tarantula reniformis (Linnaeus): Kraepelin, 1895: 10 (in part).
Phrynichus reniformis (Linnaeus): Lönnberg, 1898: 88-89 (in part); Kraepelin, 1899a: 223 (in part).
Phrynichus pusillus var. gracillibrachiatus Gravely, 1911c: 140 (synonymised by Weygoldt, 1998c: 22).
Phrynichus ceylonicus var. gracillibrachiatus Gravely: Gravely, 1915b: 450-452; Gravely, 1915c: 527.
Phrynichus ceylonicus ceylonicus (C.L. Koch): Gravely, 1915c: 526, fig. 28.
Phrynichus ceylonicus gracilibrachiatus Gravely: Mello-Leitão, 1931: 36 (as Phrynicus [sic] ceylonicus gracilibrachiatus [sic]).
Phrynichus cf. ceylonicus (C.L. Koch): Weygoldt, 1995a: 77-78, figs 3, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15; Weygoldt, 1995b: 6-7, unnumbered fig.; Weygoldt and Hoffmann, 1995: 5-7, figs 5-10, 21-24, 30.
Type Locality
Phrynus ceylonicus: Sri Lanka (as Ceylon).
Phrynichus pusillus var. gracillibrachiatus: Sri Lanka.
Distribution
Phrynus ceylonicus C.L. Koch, 1843
Phrynichus pusillus var. gracillibrachiatus Gravely, 1911
Latitude: 8°N
Longitude: 81°E
Coordinates based upon: Sri Lanka (IMPRECISE)
Amblypygi Thorell 1883
Order
Euamblypygi Weygoldt 1996
Suborder
Phrynoidea Blanchard 1852
Superfamily
Phrynichidae Simon, 1892
Family
Phrynichinae Simon 1892
Subfamily
Phrynichus Karsch, 1879
Genus