| Austrochthonius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Chthoniidae |
| Genus: | Austrochthonius J.C.Chamberlin, 1929 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Chthonius chilensis Chamberlin, 1923 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Austrochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. [1] [2]
As of September 2023 [update] , the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepted the following species: [3]
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