Chinchippus
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Chinchippus is a genus of solifugid in the Ammotrechidae family with two described species, C. peruvianus and C. viejaensis. Both species are only known from the coastal desert and guano
islands of the Ica Region
of central Peru
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Guano
Guano is the excrement of seabirds, cave dwelling bats, and seals. Guano manure is an effective fertilizer due to its high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen and also its lack of odor. It was an important source of nitrates for gunpowder...
islands of the Ica Region
Ica Region
Ica is a region in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west; the Lima Region on the north; the Huancavelica and Ayacucho regions on the east; and the Arequipa Region on the south. Its capital is the city of Ica.- Geography :...
of central Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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Species
- Chinchippus peruvianus Chamberlin, 1920
- Chinchippus viejaensis Catenazzi, Brookhart & Cushing, 2009