{"id":4181,"date":"2026-01-27T06:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=4181"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:04:06","slug":"electroturrus-caballarius","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=4181","title":{"rendered":"Electroturrus caballarius"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=129\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/region_nearctic.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=64\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ecol-watch.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"37\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=177\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60\" title=\"taxon_chron\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taxon_chron.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"38\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Electroturrus caballarius<\/h1>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<div class=\"sciname\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/te_elec_cab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4152\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/te_elec_cab.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/te_elec_cab.jpg 248w, http:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/te_elec_cab-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\u201cHorseman electric-tower\u201d<\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>Kingdom<\/dt>\n<dd>Microsynthera<\/dd>\n<dt>Phylum<\/dt>\n<dd>Plasticae<\/dd>\n<dt>Class<\/dt>\n<dd>Lepistomella<\/dd>\n<dt>Order<\/dt>\n<dd>Chronovora<\/dd>\n<dt>Family<\/dt>\n<dd>Tempotortidae<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<dl>\n<dt>Genus<\/dt>\n<dd><em>Electroturrus<\/em><\/dd>\n<dt>Species<\/dt>\n<dd><em>E. caballarius<\/em><\/dd>\n<dt>External morphology<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>Super small. Two sets of palps on distal edge. Size 7.8 mm x 5.6 mm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p>The specific epithet &#8220;<em>caballarious<\/em>&#8220;, is in reference to the thick oral hooks, which somewhat resemble riding-chaps. This specimen of the <em>Electroturrus<\/em> genus was discovered on an off-brand luxury watch by an anonymous, and possibly nefarious, gentleman-researcher. This unknown individual, while professing to be involved in various yet undisclosed criminal plots, is nonetheless thought to have honestly and legally found the above specimen in upstate New York, and sent it to HORG for identification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electroturrus caballarius \u201cHorseman electric-tower\u201d Kingdom Microsynthera Phylum Plasticae Class Lepistomella Order Chronovora Family Tempotortidae Genus Electroturrus Species E. caballarius External morphology Super small. Two sets of palps on distal edge. Size 7.8 mm x 5.6 mm. The specific epithet &#8220;caballarious&#8220;, is in reference to the thick oral hooks, which somewhat resemble riding-chaps. 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