Austrochernes

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Austrochernes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Pseudoscorpiones
Family: Chernetidae
Subfamily: Chernetinae
Genus: Austrochernes
Beier, 1932 [1]
Type species
Austrochernes australiensis
(With, 1905)

Austrochernes is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the subfamily Chernetinae, first described by Max Beier in 1932. [1] [2] Species of this genus are found in mainland Australia and New Guinea. [1] [3] [4] The Australian Faunal Directory decisions for synonymy are based on a 2018 paper by Mark Harvey. [1] [5]

Species

Species of this genus include: [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Australian Faunal Directory: Austrochernes". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Beier, M. (1932). Beier, Max; Wermuth, Heinz; Mertens, Robert; Schulze, Franz Eilhard; Hesse, Richard; Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (eds.). "Pseudoscorpionidea II. Suborder Cheliferinea". Das Tierreich. 58: i–xxi, 1-294 [170]. doi:10.1515/9783111435114. ISBN   978-3-11-106939-5.
  3. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia. "Genus: Austrochernes". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Austrochernes Beier, 1932". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Mark S. Harvey (2018). "Balgachernes occultus, a new genus and species of pseudoscorpion (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) associated with balga (Xanthorrhoea preissii) in south-western Australia, with remarks on Austrochernes and Troglochernes". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 33 (1): 115. doi:10.18195/ISSN.0312-3162.33(1).2018.115-130. ISSN   0312-3162. Wikidata   Q104461901.
  6. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Austrochernes name list". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 1 April 2022.


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