| Cheliferidae Temporal range: | |
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| Chelifer cancroides, the house pseudoscorpion | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Superfamily: | Cheliferoidea |
| Family: | Cheliferidae Risso, 1827 |
Cheliferidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the order Pseudoscorpiones, first described by Antoine Risso in 1827. [1]
As of October 2023 [update] , the World Pseudoscorpiones Catalog accepts the following sixty-four genera: [2]
Pseudoscorpions, also known as false scorpions or book scorpions, are small, scorpion-like arachnids belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida.
Giuseppe Antonio Risso, called Antoine Risso, was a Niçard and naturalist.
Chthoniidae is a family of pseudoscorpions within the superfamily Chthonioidea. The family contains more than 600 species in about 30 genera. Fossil species are known from Baltic, Dominican, and Burmese amber. Chthoniidae now includes the former families Tridenchthoniidae, and Lechytiidae which has been demoted to subfamilies.
Chernetidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Anton Menge in 1855.
Olpiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions in the superfamily Garypoidea. It contains the following genera:
Garypinidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Eugen von Daday in 1889.
Dinocheirus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chernetidae.
Neobisiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions distributed throughout Africa, the Americas and Eurasia and consist of 748 species in 34 genera. Some species live in caves while some are surface-dwelling.
Chthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1843.
Garypidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Eugène Simon in 1879.
Mesochelifer is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Cheliferidae, first described by Max Vachon in 1940.
Withiidae is a family of pseudoscorpions, first described by Joseph Conrad Chamberlin in 1931.
Austrochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.
Lagynochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1951 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
Tyrannochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Chthoniidae. It was described in 1929 by American arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin.
Pseudotyrannochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Pseudotyrannochthoniidae. It was described in 1930 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
Ideoblothrus is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Syarinidae family. It was described in 1892 by Italian naturalist Luigi Balzan as a subgenus of Ideobisium.
Dactylochelifer is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the family Cheliferidae, first described by Max Beier in 1932.
Paraliochthonius is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Chthoniidae family. It was described in 1956 by Austrian arachnologist Max Beier.
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